Tag: MYEFO

Govt pours $170m into second attempt at biometrics overhaul

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has allocated nearly $170 million to have another go at overhauling an aging fingerprints database used by law enforcement agencies, with all of this funding already...

Industry Growth Centres compete for $19m transition package

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s Industry Growth Centres have been allocated an additional $19 million to transition to self-sustaining operation next year when the federal government pulls its support for the long-running initiative....

DTA and privacy watchdog get MYEFO funding boost

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Digital Transformation Agency and national privacy watchdog have both been given funding boosts, while more cash has also been injected into the federal government’s digital economy strategy as...

Digital ID has cost $200m so far

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has thrown more than $200 million at its troubled digital identity project, which remains in its beta phase five years after it was launched. In an...

MYEFO: Robodebt an ‘unquantifiable’ risk

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has acknowledged its trouble-plagued robodebt scheme is an “unquantifiable risk” to its coffers and announced a range of new tech-focused projects as part of the Mid-Year...

Research ‘at risk’: MYEFO cuts

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Australian science and technology sector has been left “perplexed and disappointed” by the federal government’s “ram raid” cuts to research grants, with up to 500 PhD scholarships to...

Global Talent on the radar: MYEFO

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A new $13 million global talent scheme program has been unveiled by the federal government, providing fast-tracked visas to STEM-focused companies, following the launch of a pilot program earlier...

MYEFO reveals new tech savings

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government has cut $100 million from its planned spend on the Centrelink IT overhaul, but has dished out additional cash to the Medicare payments system and a new...