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DTA identity chief Dixon resigns

Rachel Dixon, the head of the Federal Government’s digital identity project has resigned, leaving the Digital Transformation Agency seeking a replacement just as the initiative enters a crucial stage....

Incubator funds: Confusion reigns

A war of words has broken out between the government and opposition over planned changes to the Incubator Support initiative, as confusion reigns over the program’s future. A small...

Estimates welcome for new DTA chief

Newly-appointed DTA chief Gavin Slater concedes he has a lot to learn about his new role after an embarrassing first appearance at the Senate estimates where his political impartiality...

CeBIT: NSW’ new digital strategy

The nation’s most important business technology trade fair CeBIT Australia makes a welcome return to Sydney’s CBD this morning after a three year oxygen-starved stint at the Olympic Park...

Robo-debt gets an expanded brief

The government is ploughing ahead with plans to expand the controversial robo-debt program to save nearly $1 billion in a move that the Opposition said will unfairly target pensioners....

Wikipedia in new copyright fight

US tech giant Wikipedia has launched a large political campaign calling for copyright reform in Australia, reigniting the fiery war between copyright holders and the tech community. Wikipedia’s campaign,...

RegTech focus a huge opportunity

Legendary FinTech pioneer and Tyro Payments executive director Jost Stollmann will headline InnovationAus.com’s RegTech Australia 2017, the first deep dive look at the opportunities and challenges for the nation...

Albo on automation and future jobs

The Labor opposition by way of Anthony Albanese is attempting to come to terms with mass automation of jobs and the so-called ‘gig’ economy where everyone’s a freelancer. Automation and...

Senior staff exits hit Austrade

Austrade staff were reeling in shock last night after recently-appointed CEO Stephanie Fahey began a major bloodletting at the organisation with three of most senior executives set to leave...

Privacy code to cover drug data

The Federal Government has agreed to the creation of a new privacy code to apply to the Australian Public Service following a series of high-profile and embarrassing data debacles...

Govt ICT spend in Labor sights

Federal Labor would continue to press for an independent review of multi-billion dollar increases in Commonwealth spending on information technology, and have held open the prospect of a Senate...

Bowen smashes govt tech creds

Labor shadow treasurer Chris Bowen put the boot into the Coalition’s innovation credentials during his budget reply speech, accusing Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of ignoring the country’s future to...

Dodging bullet is not good enough

The global cyber attack that hit more than 200,000 computers across 150 countries last weekend should serve as a wake-up call for the Australian businesses and government agencies that...

Data-driven drug tests a disaster

The government’s new “data-driven profiling” method for drug testing welfare recipients risks running into the same issues as its robo-debt tool and poses a serious privacy risk, the Opposition...