Government News

As part of the 2024 NDS, the Federal Government has pledged over $50 billion to strengthen the country's cyber capabilities over the next 10 years.

An opinion piece published in the Canberra Times by a federal MP has outlined examples of responsible AI in government.

Transport for NSW has released its new technology strategy, outlining its key priorities to modernise the current transport system through the use of several tech-backed solutions including digital identity, artificial intelligence (AI) and automation.

The inaugural 'World Cybercrime Index' compiled by an international team of researchers identified the top geographical hotspots of cybercrime.

The Victorian and New South Wales state governments have announced separate plans to support the transition to clean energy.

CSIRO has promoted former Executive Director Future Industries, Kirsten Rose, to the newly created position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer.

A collaboration between the NSW Government, NSW SES and researches from UTS and TPG Telecom is set to shed light on the capability of AI-powered technology to predict the risks and impacts of flooding.

The Victorian Government is set to commence the rollout of its digital driver licence services next month via the myVicRoads and Service Victoria apps.

The Western Australia Government has partnered with the Federal Government to subsidise the pre-employment pathway program, after new digital skills training courses were also added to the network.

The Provider Connect Australia (PCA) program has celebrated its first allied peak body registration in its first year since inception.

The CSIRO has committed $20 million to invest in small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and hand them greater access to research and development (R&D) opportunities.

Energy and metals company, Fortescue, has opened a new, fully-automated green energy manufacturing centre in central Queensland as part of the government's Future Made in Australia plan.

The government has agreed to a slew of amendments to its its Digital ID Bill 2023 and the Digital ID (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023 in an effort to secure more support for their passing in the Senate.

Three councils at the centre of an audit completed by the Audit Office of New South Wales were found to lack effective processes to identify and manage cyber security risks.

The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) and Microsoft have extended their collaboration to enable more customers of the latter's Sentinel solution to access and integrate into the Cyber Threat Intelligence Sharing (CTIS) program.