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Healthdirect lands ex-operations chief for the Australian Digital Health Agency, and Queensland Government dismisses reports its Chief Entrepreneur role will be replaced by ‘advisory council’. – Healthdirect Australia, a government-funded virtual health services provider, has appointed Bettina McMahon as Chief...

Federal Government makes last-minute changes to media code to lure Facebook back to negotiating table; Centrelink recruits Indian tech giant to develop $40 million payments calculation engine; and Victoria to build new “vaccination management tool” with Microsoft. Tracking the week...

Australia’s public sector IT spend is forecast to swell to $13 billion in 2021, an increase of 6.2 per cent on last year’s figures, according to Gartner’s latest enterprise IT spending for government report. Australia’s forecast spending growth rate also...

Complex, multi-stakeholder claims processing and care provision. Streamlined. Government claim schemes are often by their nature complex. Claims must be assessed, processed, and paid out if approved, and cases can last the lifetime of the beneficiary and involve many different...

The new year saw a flurry of senior tech appointments across Australia’s public sector, with noteworthy additions to the Digital Health Agency, WA Health and DFAT. – The Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) has appointed Dr Malcolm Thatcher to the...

Commonwealth Ombudsman calls out law enforcement agencies for improper access to telecoms data; NSW Police to build new cybersecurity operations centre; and Google Cloud gets tick of approval to support government workloads. Tracking the week that was in tech and...

myGovID makes long-awaited launch; Federal Government introduces key data sharing Act to parliament; and e-invoicing now reality for SME suppliers to Govt.  The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has invited feedback on its Digital Transformation Strategy 2.0, to ensure government services...

NSW announces tech priorities in pandemic-focused state Budget; Australia’s Digital Health Agency puts call out to industry to help deliver the first phase of its infrastructure modernisation program; and Tasmania announces a $135 million investment in Government ICT service delivery....

NSW and SA Budget announcements see millions flow to digital projects; the Tasmanian Government announces a multi-million dollar health tech package; and the NSW Gov launches new ePlanning service. As part of the state budget announced last Tuesday, the South...

Beset by talent shortages, Western Australia is nevertheless “uniquely positioned” to capitalise on the opportunities created by data scientists – yet to do so will require policy change, including a refresh of the Government’s Open Data Policy, a new report...

Federal Government commences review and consultation into Privacy Act changes and AI; Service Victoria seeks new operator for all-in-one service platform; and ACSC certifies Oracle to handle government data up to protected level. The Federal Government has commenced a review...

The Federal Government is seeking public feedback into proposed changes of Australia’s Privacy Act, with new rules to address longstanding concerns around the capture and use of personal data by online platforms and other emerging technologies. The proposed amendments will,...

October saw the effects of the Budget announcement ripple through Australian Government departments, with a key tech appointment for the DoD, changes ahead for the DTA, and the formation of a new Federal advisory committee for cyber. Federal The Australian...

Home Affairs seeks developer partners to build its recently announced reusable permissions capability platform; ABS launches public pilot of its digital census; and Tasmania’s critical tech infrastructure faces fierce scrutiny in state audit. The Federal Government has announced the appointment...

NSW releases new purchasing arrangements for cybersecurity contractors; WA to build $13m health and medical “innovation hub”; and Federal Government seeks public input into proposed regulatory principles for emerging tech of “national interest”, including AI and quantum computing.  Tracking the...