Tag: COVIDSafe app

COVIDSafe overhaul fails to stem criticism

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government’s decision to completely overhaul the protocol underpinning COVIDSafe in an effort to improve functionality of the contact tracing app has done little to stem the ongoing calls...

COVIDSafe contractor bill now close to $10M

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A Canberra firm has been handed an additional $4 million for its work on COVIDSafe, with the government now having paid private contracts worth nearly $10 million for the...

Local developer gets a COVIDSafe pay rise

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Local technology firm Shine Solutions has been given a $350,000 pay rise from the federal government for its ongoing work on COVIDSafe, bringing the total amount spent on contractors...

DTA defends effectiveness of COVIDSafe app

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Digital Transformation Agency has gone into bat for its COVIDSafe contact tracing app, defending it against a barrage of criticism from Labor senators. Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) representatives...

‘Cancelled’ ANU academic goes on the record

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The lecturer at the centre of the ANU academic freedom controversy has spoken out, saying she was surprised and “disappointed” she was removed as moderator of a panel discussion...

COVIDSafe data: 14 new contacts, none outside NSW

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s much-hyped contact tracing app has identified just 14 new close contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases, and none outside of New South Wales, nearly six months after...

The trust deficit of temporary telehealth

Posted on   |  by Marie Johnson
Over the past week, there were two very significant announcements regarding healthcare. But the announcements could not have been more different in terms of ambition, future focus and person...

Trust in govt surges through pandemic: Study

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It has been a pretty safe bet, anecdotally at least, to say that trust in government has increased since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Researchers at Curtain University...

DTA releases COVIDSafe encryption details

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Digital Transformation Agency has finally released details of the encryption process behind its COVIDSafe contact tracing app, but no further information on the server used to store the...
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