Author: Justin Hendry

Renewed calls for public sector privacy laws in WA

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The Western Australian government is facing renewed calls to introduce public sector privacy laws following a spate of high-profile data breaches in the private sector and questions over data...

NSW Parliament backs artificial intelligence inquiry in 2023

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A New South Wales parliamentary committee has “strongly endorsed” an inquiry into the development and use of artificial intelligence next year after referral by Customer Service and Digital Government...

Bronwyn Harch named interim Qld chief scientist

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Renowned statistician and data scientist Professor Bronwyn Harch has been appointed interim Queensland Chief Scientist while the state government searches for a permanent replacement. Professor Harch assumed the top...

WA Police to retain COVID border entry data for 25 years

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The Western Australian police will retain personal information collected by the state’s COVID-19 border management system for at least 25 years, before archiving it indefinitely, the state government has...

Katy Gallagher on in-house consulting model for APS

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An in-house consulting unit will be established within the federal government to provide professional services to agencies, reducing the reliance on external consultants, while contractors will be used “only...