Author: Justin Hendry

GovERP faces summer slowdown as SAP build enters new phase

Work on the federal government’s massive enterprise resource planning system overhaul will be drastically cut back over the next two months, as the late-running multi-million-dollar project enters a new build phase. It comes just weeks after consulting giant Ernst & Young, the delivery partner on the Services Australia-run program,...

Ukraine crisis a test case for new critical infrastructure regime

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Ukraine crisis and recent significant data breaches have proved to be test cases for Australia’s landmark new critical infrastructure regime. Recent cyber-attacks on Optus and Medibank have highlighted...

A billion-dollar industry set to take off

Posted on   |  by Adriano Di Pietro
The Albanese government has moved quickly to put innovation on the agenda. Research into new technologies – robotics, cyber, AI and quantum – will be a national priority. But...

Malicious website blocking mandated by govt

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has mandated that agencies use protective domain name system services to prevent malware and other infections from malicious websites in the wake of several high-profile data...

Research infrastructure is a time machine

Posted on   |  by Elanor Huntington
Wajarri Yamaji Country is a magical place. For tens of thousands of years its people have stood on and cared for Country. I’ve just been there to help break...

Clear focus on digital missing in govt: Fletcher

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The digital economy must become a clear national priority for Australia to continue to prosper, according to shadow minister for government services and the digital economy Paul Fletcher, who...

Victoria to bring govt services under one roof

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Victoria will centralise government service delivery under a single department, with the government set to further leverage its investment in Service Victoria’s underpinning digital platform. Premier Daniel Andrews revealed...

Victoria gets a new Industry and Innovation minister

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Victoria has a new Industry and Innovation minister in Ben Carroll, a lawyer and one-time staffer to former Labor senator and federal minister for broadband, communications and the digital...

Delayed myGov app launches sans Medicare card

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government’s long-promised myGov app has finally launched, complete with a new digital wallet offering users the ability to prove their identity with a service provider using a...

Govt mulls widening of Big Tech news code

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A review of Australia’s media bargaining code has recommended the government investigate extending it to digital platforms other than Google and Facebook, and verify the value of the deals it...