A former ANZ Bank senior executive has been appointed as Victoriaâs first ever chief information security officer to oversee the implementation of the stateâs cyber security strategy. John OâDriscoll...
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The federal governmentâs new facial recognition capabilities are set to be made available to the private sector in what digital rights group have branded a âcomplete betrayalâ of civil...
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New technology alone is not enough to deliver on the promise of digital transformation in government, the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) says in its submission to the Senate...
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Former Victorian Premier and current Australian China Business Council (ACBC) national president John Brumby has backed Labor calls for a new plan for economic engagement with Asia. Shadow treasurer...
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As he heads into retirement, Queenslandâs inaugural chief entrepreneur Mark Sowerby used his outgoing speech on Wednesday blow the horn of the Buy Queensland policy. Itâs definitely working, he...
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The Turnbull government has edged closer to its desire for a national opt-in digital identity regime as it closes off the discussion period for its trusted framework rules that...
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The federal government has launched Australiaâs first international cyber strategy, with a focus on growing digital trade, improving cyber security in the Indo-Pacific and countering state-based cyberattacks. The International...
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Commonwealth plans to incorporate state government driversâ licence photos in its facial recognition systems used by law enforcement is a âmassive privacy overreach,â digital rights advocates have said. Prime...
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Government must get on the front foot in embracing and regulating new technologies to ensure Australia can be a âtest bedâ for the worldâs great innovations, Assistant Innovation Minister...
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The Australian Government is under pressure to extend existing tax cuts to include all businesses after Donald Trump announced sweeping changes to the US tax system, which included a...
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Melbourne-based businesswoman and serial board member Laura Anderson has been appointed as the new chair of the troubled LaunchVic, filling a seat that had been left vacant for eight...
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The Auditor-Generalâs recent review of the design and monitoring of the National Innovation and Science Agenda risks throwing out the outcome baby with the process bathwater. Industry development policy...
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A Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee report calling for a comprehensive overhaul of the NBN rollout and slamming current processes was quietly released to the public on a Friday afternoon...
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It has been an awfully long time since any political party in Australia gave any serious thought to what US President George H. W. Bush (41) once referred to...