Cryptocurrency is not a fad and the federal government can’t be fearful of new innovations in the space, according to Digital Economy Minister Jane Hume. In a speech to...
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Australian Signals Directorate director-general Rachel Noble has cautioned against proposals to establish a separate cybersecurity entity, saying that offensive cyber capabilities have now been “fully integrated” into the spy...
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When something political appears in a newspaper, it is because someone wanted it there. How the flow of information is managed should be of concern to all citizens. I...
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The Defence Force’s science and technology division is offering academics lucrative salaries and perks to entice them into a Defence career change, under a 12-month program with pre-determined gender...
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Australia’s corporate regulator will use consultancy giant Deloitte to manage its migration of key economic infrastructure over the next year in a move away from a local SME that...
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The Tax Office has awarded the Irish-domiciled Accenture more than $170 million in contracts in this calendar year, with the professional services giant landing more than $8 million in...
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Microsoft’s whole-of-government sourcing deal has swelled to more than $800 million, including more than doubling in the last two months, despite the US giant not yet receiving the newest...
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The tax office has handed Accenture a $31.5 million contract extension for just three extra months work on consolidating business registers, the federal government’s flagship digital initiative from last...
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Big four consultancy Ernst & Young has been given another $4.5 million for its work on IT data and analytics for the tax office, which has again declined to...
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US consulting giant McKinsey will be paid more than $1 million over just three months to design a digital trade roadmap, despite the federal government creating a new taskforce...
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The federal government bypassed the national science agency in outsourcing key modelling work for its net-zero plan to the US-based multinational consulting McKinsey at a cost of more than...
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Home Affairs is paying international consultants Ernst & Young $2.5 million to help establish its cybersecurity hub because it lacks the “capacity and specialist knowledge” to do it in-house....
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The steady rotation of ministers through the industry portfolio has caused only “minimal disruption” to the Industry department, officials fronting Senate Estimates have said, alongside a government minister who...
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After a week and a half of Nationals Party meetings and negotiations, Australia’s Long-Term Emissions Reduction Plan has been released. David Havyatt asks whether the plan is worth all...