Global technology companies are listing themselves as small to medium enterprises (SMEs) on the NSW government’s tech procurement platform, raising concerns they may be able to take advantage of...
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Country Press Australia has been given permission by the competition watchdog to collectively negotiate with big tech firms Google and Facebook to secure revenue-sharing deals for its more than...
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A government-led Senate committee has called for the research and development tax incentive to be paid quarterly, and for a new standalone scheme for software-related claims to be considered....
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A “cavalier” approach to the handling of telecommunications data led to the AFP potentially unlawfully accessing location information hundreds of times, a scathing Commonwealth Ombudsman report has found. The...
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A cohort of “trusted” companies will share in $6.9 million in federal government grants to support SME cyber awareness and resilience, with nearly 40 per cent of the money...
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The federal government is in a “mad rush” to turn the NDIS into a “human-free robo-system” and should move to immediately scrap plans to introduce mandatory independent assessments, shadow...
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A six-monthly report required by legislation on the effectiveness of COVIDSafe has still not been completed by the government, despite the contact tracing app launching more than a year...
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The competition watchdog has fired a warning shot at Google and Apple, telling the tech giants to clean up their app stores now or face regulation which will make...
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The Digital Transformation Agency has a whole-of-government approach to data and digital policies in its new home in PM&C, employment minister Stuart Robert says. Despite his new role in...
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New South Wales led the way in improving digital government services across Australia during the pandemic, according to a new report by Salesforce which calls for more government data...
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In May 1926, the Australian inventor of the Sunshine Harvester, Hugh McKay, died. His homegrown invention had created the largest factory in Australia at the time, peaking at 3,000...
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The federal government only addressed three out of 13 recommendations from a Privacy Impact Assessment of its sweeping new data-sharing scheme in the final legislation presented to Parliament. The...
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The Queensland government diverted up to a third of its industry attraction program to support existing local manufacturers to pivot to COVID-19 supplies, including ventilators, masks and testing kits...
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Applications are now open for Victoria’s $60 million manufacturing fund, which aims to support and expand local industry and boost the state’s sovereign capability. The Manufacturing and Industry Development...