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‘Dramatically greater’ investment needed in cyber

Australia needs to make “dramatically greater investments” in cybersecurity education and sovereign capability in order to become a more effective cyber power, according to a report by the International...

Menulog kicks off Sydney employment model trial

Menulog has begun its trial of adopting an employment model in the Sydney CBD, with riders provided with the minimum wage, superannuation and safety equipment. The Australian gig economy...

Australians among world’s most ‘data surveilled’

Australians are the tenth most “data surveilled” citizens in the world, according to analysis of data requests by government authorities to Big Tech companies over the last eight years,...

‘Opaque’ FIRB delays Aussie GovTech deal

Two Australian founded government technology companies have been acquired for an undisclosed amount by US firm Granicus, which plans to roll the software into a unified platform, as American...

Falling short on sovereign capability advice

The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has called on government to establish a ‘Made in Australia’ Office to assess domestic capability gaps in the information technology supply chain. But...

Attila Brungs named UNSW vice-chancellor

Professor Attila Brungs has been appointed  as the new UNSW Sydney president and Vice-Chancellor, moving over from the same role at the University of Technology Sydney where he has worked...

It’s the CDRs first birthday. So where’s the party?

On Thursday of this week Australia’s open banking community will celebrate the first birthday of the ground-breaking Consumer Data Right (CDR), which has started in banking sector before moving...

Rachael Falk on building local cyber capability

As chief executive of the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre, Canberra-based Rachael Falk has been one of the most clear-eyed and articulate advocates for building cyber capability across the...

Qld police accessed QR code check-in app data

Police in Queensland accessed data from the state’s QR code check-in contact tracing app to investigate a theft, with legislative changes now being considered to prevent this happening again....

AgriTech policy: On innovation and migration

Australia has a well-earned reputation for innovation in agricultural technology. What comes next might be a surprising link of innovation and migration policy. Australia has been a nation of...

States urged to protect QR code check-in data

State governments risk losing community trust and participation in crucial QR code check-in contact tracing apps if police remain able to access this information for other purposes, a number...

Qld makes push for 10,000 new digital professionals

The Queensland government has launched a new digital workforce plan with $8 million in funding and a goal of adding 10,000 digital professionals by 2024 to meet an expected surge...

Urgent action needed on productivity, digitisation: IGR

Australia is facing an enormous productivity challenge, with an urgent need for governments at all levels to drive digitisation and the reskilling of workers, the 2021 Intergenerational Report has...

New research hub for Qld ‘smart cropping’

The Queensland government has announced plans to transform the Emerald agriculture college it closed in 2019 into an “innovation flagship” research hub, with $16.7 million in funding over five years....