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Defence inks five-year, $1B contract renewal with Telstra; SA Government goes on mass tech talent hiring spree; and Vic Government seeks out new support partner for smart ticketing system, myki. – The Department of Defence has announced it has renewed...

The Australian Government is taking great strides to achieve its goal of becoming one of the top three digital governments by 2025. In its roadmap, data management is classed as an imperative for the public sector to ensure it is...

Federal Government releases Ransomware Action Plan, however critics fear businesses will fail to meet key recommendations; Govt to issue “vaccine passports” for international travel; and ICAC investigates dodgy software deal by two TAFE NSW execs. – The Federal Government has...

DTA reveals first four cloud service providers to be certified at “strategic level” – its the highest level of assurance; The Federal Government invites feedback on the exposure draft of its Trusted Digital Identity Bill, which looks to extend its...

The Federal Government poaches Queensland’s digital chief to lead the Digital Transformation Agency; Defence industry minister picks up science and technology portfolios, with Christian Porter’s former industry ministry split in two; and the NSW Government appoints lead for its AI-backed...

From its inception with the launch of Amazon Web Services in 2006, cloud computing has arguably become one the most disruptive technologies of the modern digital age. Lowering computing costs, enabling technical and business agility, delivering scalable, ultra-fast services, infrastructure...

The Victorian Government unveils its latest Cyber Strategy; AWS to build NZ$7.5 billion Asia Pacific Region in Auckland; and the NSW Government launches its ‘vaccine passport’ trial. – The Victorian Government has this week unveiled its five-year Cyber Strategy. Among...

NSW invites new cloud services and platform providers to help accelerate agencies’ public cloud migration, while the DTA opens its software marketplace panel to new vendors; Victoria to build $4m ‘sports tech’ hub; while Transport for NSW deploys AI to...

The Federal Government appoints standalone Human Rights Commissioner, backtracking on a previous call to scrap the role; and former federal and state ministers join the newly launched tech advocacy body the Technology Council of Australia. – The Federal Government has...

Software spending by Australia’s public sector is set to jump by nearly 20 per cent next year, reaching more than $4.7 billion, as the Federal Government’s Digital Economy Strategy and cloud migration initiatives hit their full stride and as the...

SA launches its ’21-22 Strategic Plan, committing to a new whole-of-government digital inclusion strategy; DTA anoints three data centre providers to its “highest level of data centre certification”; and Federal Government invests in  5G projects, including a Nokia-led National 5G...

The Australian Border Force (ABF) has confirmed it has successfully “pioneered” a new cross-border blockchain system with its Singapore counterparts, enabling expedited trade document verification between the two states. The trial was initiated as part of a wider Australia-Singapore Digital...

The inevitable, and largely welcomed, shift from on-premise to cloud-first, XaaS infrastructure across Australia’s public sector organisations, while offering manifold benefits from a technology architecture perspective, appears in large part to be spurred by the appeal of budget-friendly, OpEx-based consumption...

OAIC chief reappointed for another three-year term as the Federal Government continues search for new FoI Commissioner; Victorian Government poaches Services Australia CIO to lead the DPC’s own Digital Victoria arm; and NSW appoints new 18-member digital identity advisory council,...

NSW Government reveals members on new Digital Identity Advisory Committee; National Auditor-General casts doubt on effectiveness of annual cyber audit process; and Service NSW announces massive recruitment drive for engineers. – The nation’s Auditor-General Grant Hehir has cast doubt on...