Tag: Senate Inquiry

Data Commissioner defends new sharing scheme

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government has struck the right balance with its sweeping new data-sharing scheme which will “streamline” service delivery, the Data Commissioner has told a Senate committee hearing, which also...

Facebook won’t rule out blocking news again

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Facebook has claimed it did not try to intimidate lawmakers when it pulled news content from Australian users earlier this year in response to the media bargaining code legislation,...

RDTI changes to be reviewed. Again.

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
There will be another “comprehensive” inquiry into the government’s controversial changes to the research and development tax incentive, with the Opposition planning to “interrogate” the unintended consequences of the...

ServicesAus defends outsourcing cost

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Outsourcing public sector work and calling in the contractors is often a “timely, cost-effective” option made necessary by the staffing cap and a lack of internal tech expertise, according...

Staff cap restricts CSIRO innovation

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s arbitrary cap on public sector employee numbers is “severely undermining” its science and innovation efforts, according to the CSIRO staff association. In a submission to a...

Paul Shetler at the MHR inquiry

Posted on   |  by James Riley
My Health Record will ‘fail’ unless it revert to an opt-in model and stricter access controls are implemented, the federal government’s former digital czar has told a senate inquiry....

Senate looks into ‘loot boxes’

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A senate inquiry has been launched into “loot boxes” in video games, with the potential for the controversial mechanisms to be regulated or completely banned. The motion to refer...

Digital capability problems: Shetler

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Every four weeks, more than one in eight Australians access government information and public services online. Nearly half of those users experience a problem in doing so, and a...

Talent retention key to game sector

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A once burgeoning sector, the video games development industry has suffered harsh decline in recent years with international competitors poaching talent, while Abbot’s Government closed the $20 million Australian...
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