Microsoft is loading up on policy and political expertise, including hiring the Prime Minister’s former media director and a one-time Tech Council head of policy as the US giant...
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Pressure is mounting on the federal government to limit the monopoly of online conveyancing platform PEXA, with Liberal senator Dave Sharma joining calls for the competition watchdog to provide...
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National digital health systems, including the country’s My Health Record, could be insourced from as early as next year as part of government-wide push to unseat consultants and contractors...
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myGov has become one of the world’s first digital government services to roll out passkeys, removing the need for users to use a password to log into the platform....
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The competition regulator has uncovered deals between Google and Australia’s biggest telcos that saw the tech giant’s search services preinstalled on mobile phones in exchange for a cut of...
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As many as 200,000 AI-related jobs could be created in Australia by 2030 if the federal government provides deliberate policy support, according to a new report by the Tech...
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The national competition regulator has been urged to monitor the electronic conveyancing market by the NSW Productivity and Equality Commission, as federal assistant minister for competition Andrew Leigh called...
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Australia’s electronic conveyancing regulator has paused its data interoperability reforms aimed at breaking the market dominance of Property Exchange Australia (PEXA), which currently controls 90 per cent of the...
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The federal government has resumed talks with the states and territories on a stalled plan to bring digital drivers licences to myGov in exchange for access to digital Medicare...
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The Tech Council of Australia has bolstered its board membership with the addition of two new members who hold executive positions at some of the most powerful local tech...
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The New South Wales government has kicked off its first trial of a verifiable credential with the launch of a digital certificate that promises the state’s first aid volunteers...
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An overhaul of the federal government’s Digital Marketplace has been pushed back to late 2024 to evaluate a flood of new applicants and allow agencies to update their procurement...
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Accenture will be responsible for another key components of the Agriculture department’s mammoth technology upgrade after nabbing its compute and storage deal, worth more than $30 million. With the...
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The eSafety Commissioner has not backed down from requiring platform tech and generative AI providers to scan and remove child sexual abuse and pro-terror material from their services with...