Government News

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has been given the go-ahead to establish a national authority to enforce e-invoicing standards, following the passage of the Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2019 through parliament on Tuesday.  

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has urged public sector agencies to exercise caution in response to a widespread malware campaign spreading across the country.  

New Zealand government agencies may soon be charter-bound to ensure their algorithms are “fair, ethical and transparent” in a proposal by the state’s official data agency, Stats NZ.   

A world-first research centre will be established in Melbourne to investigate responsible, ethical and inclusive automated decision-making, following a $31.8 million grant from the Federal Government.  

New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) has announced a major organisational change to its all-of-government digital branch, establishing a new core permanent team to spearhead digital integration and vendor collaboration efforts across government.  

Following a week-long post-mortem, the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) has confirmed no patient data was stolen during a ransomware breach that swept the state’s hospital network last month.  

The Australian Government has revealed it has entered into formal negotiations with the US on a bilateral agreement that will expedite data requests made by local law enforcement agencies to US-based businesses.  

The Western Australian Government has announced the launch of a new 24/7 virtual clinical Command Centre to support healthcare clinicians in the state’s regions.  

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has warned NSW agencies of an email scam targeting government suppliers.  

Australian government agencies will have a new 24/7 cybersecurity monitor at their ready, with Macquarie Government announcing the launch of its security operations centre as-a-service (SOCaaS).  

The Victorian Government has shut down information systems across the state’s hospital network following a suspected ransomware breach on Monday.  

IP Australia, the Government’s chief administrator for intellectual property and patent applications, has launched a new platform to help increase third party exposure to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) tools.  

The Territory’s health services and policy department, ACT Health Directorate, has signed a four-year, $3.2 million deal with TechnologyOne to overhaul its ageing inventory management system.   

The Federal Government’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has announced it will lead a public consultation to devise the latest iteration of the Trusted Digital Identity Framework (TDIF) – a security verification standard for individuals and organisations accessing government services.  

Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) will adopt biometric image processing on its new ‘smart card’ drivers’ licences in a bid to tackle identity fraud and prevent the issuance of fake IDs, contracting Unisys to deliver the next-gen facial recognition technology.