Plans for a Digital Victoria marketplace have been placed indefinitely on hold by the state government due to “unforeseen circumstances”. Earlier this year the Victorian Department of Premier &...
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The Western Australian government has released its first service delivery roadmap under its five-year Digital Strategy 2021-2025. Detailed in the roadmap are 21 initiatives across 12 state agencies, all...
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A Labor government would introduce new reporting requirements for government tenders, forcing agencies to provide more detail and consistency on the billions of dollars spent on external providers every...
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Two inquiries into the controversial ‘anti-trolling’ bill will not report back until mid-March, with it becoming increasingly unlikely the legislation will be passed before the upcoming election, despite Prime...
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The federal and Victorian governments have backed electric vehicle infrastructure and research in the state with two separate funding announcements. The Commonwealth government announced on Tuesday that it will...
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As industry policy is reconsidered around the world, Australia’s federal Opposition says it’s time to move on from “dogmatic” notions of not picking winners, promising to direct a $15...
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The Digital Transformation Agency’s platform to assist government agencies building cloud services was decommissioned late last year because it had become ‘redundant’, the agency’s boss says. Digital Transformation Agency...
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A UNSW Canberra military ethicist examines the arguments for and against the adoption of so-called “killer robots” in a new book. Associate Professor Deane-Peter Baker said that his time...
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The head of Snowy Hydro and independent Senator Rex Patrick clashed in Senate Estimates Monday over the use of foreign-manufactured steel and a lack of transparency within the “nation...
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The first iteration of the federal government’s permissions capability will launch this week, serving to digitise the Covid-19 declarations of incoming passengers and coinciding with the reopening of Australia’s...
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A joint report coordinated by the cybersecurity authorities of the US, the UK, and Australia has warned of the increased global threat of ransomware attack and have advised organisations...
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A National Space Industry Hub and accompanying mentorship program has been launched in Sydney as a joint initiative between the New South Wales government and Deep Tech incubator Cicada...
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The federal government has spent a further $30 million buying imported rapid antigen tests for the aged care sector, as several Australian companies continue to wait to get local...
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A corporate collective investment vehicle will be available in Australia from July after Parliament passed legislation with bipartisan support. The long-promised change introduces a new type of company for...