Tag: Commonwealth Ombudsman

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Centrelink gets $500m overhaul funding

The government has provided more than $500 million for the final stage of the massive overhaul of the IT system underpinning Australia’s welfare payments, which is now set to...

Ombudsman seeks more funds for CLOUD Act role

13 April 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The Commonwealth Ombudsman has asked for more funding to properly scrutinise the proposed new data-sharing deal with the US, which would give “significant new powers to covertly intrude on...