Author: Justin Hendry

Scientists push government for $2bn supercomputing plan

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Australia’s top science body is ramping up pressure on the federal government to commit to a multi-billion dollar, decade-long overhaul of the country’s “oversubscribed” and near end-of-life supercomputers. The...

Cyber policy shakeup for govt cloud, networking

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Cloud and networking policies used to help secure the federal government’s vast IT estate will be consolidated as part of a new joined-up framework being developed by the Department...

Future Fund lifts stake in CDC Data Centres by $1.8bn

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Australia’s sovereign wealth fund has boosted its stake in Canberra Data Centres, the largest provider of data centre services to the federal government, in a transaction that values the...

One and done: No plans for future across govt AI trials

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The Digital Transformation Agency has ruled out future cross-government trials of generative AI products just months after more than 7,600 public servants tested Microsoft Copilot. The decision, which puts...

ATO pays Deloitte almost $1m for GovERP follow-on plan

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Deloitte will be paid close to $1 million to devise a plan for the tax office’s enterprise resource planning overhaul as part of the federal government’s latest attempt to...

Inquiry calls for new ‘sophisticated investor’ tests

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Sophisticated investor rules should be overhauled to take into account knowledge and experience tests, a parliamentary committee has recommended in a bid to boost local capital investment. The call...