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Gavin Slater says bye to DTA

Gavin Slater will step down as the chief executive of the Digital Transformation Agency at end of the month. Mr Slater, a Melbournian, has had to face the challenges...

End of Telstra’s grand bargain

One of the many things that the National Broadband Network has done is to finally torpedo Telstra’s grand bargain with the Australian government. Once upon a time this bargain...

Telstra change a shock to Canberra

Politicians from both sides of the political spectrum have reacted with “shock” and “disappointment” at news of Telstra’s major restructuring and slashing of 8000 jobs. The federal government used...

Fleet secures launch vehicles

Adelaide-based startup Fleet Space Technologies is set to launch Australia’s first commercial nanosatellites this year as the local sector continues to rapidly grow. The company has secured two contracts to...

Tech wreck report delayed again

A Senate report on the federal government’s series of “tech wrecks” has been delayed again following the shuttering of another high-profile IT project. The Labor-led Finance and Public Administration...

NSW sets up state ‘future fund’

The NSW government has announced the NSW Generations Fund (NGF), a world-first sovereign wealth fund designed to help the government maintain long-term sustainable debt levels consistent with a triple-A...

UN gaming disorder upsets developers

The UN health agency’s decision to list gaming addiction as a mental health condition for the first time has been criticised by Australian game developers, who say there isn’t...

Digital services boost in NSW budget

New South Wales Treasurer Dominic Perrottet has confirmed the state budget, the last before NSW voters goes to the polls next March, comes in at a surplus of $3.9...

Oz robotics needs ‘urgent’ investment

Australia must “urgently” invest in robotics if it wants to remain globally competitive and secure a potential $2.2 trillion in benefits thanks to automation over the next 15 years,...

Millennials not so entrepreneurial?

A study has revealed that millennials are less entrepreneurial than other generations even though some the most successful people are part of that generation – think Mark Zuckerberg of...

‘Tech wreck’ senate report this week

A senate report into the federal government’s delivery of IT services will be handed down on Tuesday in the wake of another troubled tech project being shut down last...

NSW cranks up driverless car trial

The NSW government has announced it will set aside $10 million as part of the state budget, which will announced on Tuesday, to expand trials of driverless cars. Minister...

$90m biometrics project scrapped

A $90 million government biometrics project run by NEC Australia has been scrapped following continual delays, an overblown budget and the prospects of an audit. NEC Australia was awarded...

NEC identity gig faces ANAO audit

An investigation has been launched into the suspended biometrics project that NEC Australia was doing for the Australian Crime Intelligence Commission. The audit of the Australian Crime Intelligence Commission’s...