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COVID app downloaded 1m times already

Nearly one million Australians have downloaded the government’s official coronavirus information app in just 24 hours, with “rapid enhancements” to be rolled out in the coming weeks. The coronavirus...

Govt eyes Singapore COVID-19 tracking app

27 March 2020 | by Denham Sadler

There could soon be an Australian version of Singapore’s coronavirus tracking app, with the federal government urgently reviewing the technology amidst the growing COVID-19 pandemic. An Australian Government coronavirus...

Startups guide to stimulus package

23 March 2020 | by Denham Sadler

Startups and tech firms will not miss out on government’s $189 billion stimulus package to combat the growing economic crisis, with a range of targeted new initiatives on offer....

Visa processing tender abandoned

21 March 2020 | by James Riley

The government has quietly abandoned its highly contentious billion-dollar plan to outsource the nations visa processing systems, despite already spending more than $80 million on the tender process. Acting...

COVID-19 smartphone app rollout

12 March 2020 | by James Riley

The federal government will provide funding for subsidised telehealth sessions and a new smartphone app providing information on the coronavirus as part of a $2.4 billion package. As part...

Is tech back on the political agenda?

17 February 2020 | by James Riley

It’s a pretty rare day in parliament these days when you hear consecutive, detailed speeches about innovation policy, but that’s what happened last week. Can innovation and the technology...

Credit reporting regime finally moves

5 February 2020 | by Denham Sadler

Labor will attempt to amend legislation paving the way for a mandatory credit reporting regime in the Senate after it finally passed through the lower house, nearly two and...

Encryption laws not used to fight terrorism

3 February 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The controversial anti-encryption powers have not been used once to fight terrorism, despite government using this as the justification to rush the legislation through Parliament a year ago. The...

Google to pay ATO $480M

18 December 2019 | by Denham Sadler

Google will pay the Australian Taxation Office more than $480 million after settling its 10-year tax dispute. The dispute relates to Google’s tax practices in Australia from 2008 to...

APS review response ‘totally inadequate’: Labor

18 December 2019 | by Denham Sadler

The Opposition has labelled the government response to the Thodey review of the public sector as “weak” and “inadequate”, with key recommendations like the scrapping of the staffing cap...

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