COVIDSafe has received an important update that fixed a number of bugs and improved iPhone functionality. The Opposition and developers are now calling on the government to encourage the...
Using an Australian company to host the COVIDSafe data would have delayed the rollout of the app and added “additional risk and complexity”, the Digital Transformation Agency says, amid...
The source code for Australia’s COVID-19 contact tracing app has finally been publicly released, but a group of developers scrutinising the service say it has not been properly open...
Consulting giant Deloitte has been handed a $9.5 million contract to further develop its own prototype for a revamped, social network-inspired myGov platform into a working beta product over...
Malcolm Turnbull describes the Australian government’s former digital tsar Paul Shetler as a “brilliant technocrat” who ultimately did not have the right set of management skills to lead the...
Australia will be “one of the first adopters” of Apple’s contact tracing Bluetooth fix, with government officials confirming that the current app has significant performance issues on the Apple...
It is “inconceivable” that US authorities would be able to access data from Australia’s contact tracing app, but the government’s legal advice on the matter will not be made...
Private contractors were paid nearly $2 million to work on the federal government’s COVID-19 contact tracing app, while the firm behind the official information app was given an additional...
The federal government will pay consulting giant McKinsey nearly $1 million to develop a business case for its Facebook-inspired myGov update over the next three months. The Digital Transformation...
A new ‘Digital Professional Stream Strategy will be implemented across the public service to attract new tech savvy professionals and lift the public services’s digital skills game. Launched by...