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The invisible enemy: Driving healthcare-related infections to zero

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) represent a critical challenge in modern healthcare systems worldwide.  These infections, contracted by patients during medical treatment, contribute significantly to global morbidity and mortality, claiming approximately...

Ready for lift-off: Gilmour Space lands a launch permit

Gold Coast-based rocket maker Gilmour Space Technologies passed a historic milestone on Monday after being granted the Australian Space Agency’s first-ever orbital launch permit, paving the way for the...

Consulting giants take $900m hit under Labor

The Big Four consulting firms and Accenture received almost $900 million less from federal agencies last year compared to the Coalition government’s final 12 months, data to be released...

WA ‘privacy lite’ data sharing bill back for debate

The Western Australian Parliament has been asked to consider changes to a signature public sector privacy and data sharing bill, amid criticisms that the proposed legislation delivers only “privacy...

Digital proposals reaching Cabinet without DTA review

Almost 40 per cent of federal government technology projects are progressing to Cabinet for sign-off without being reviewed by the agency tasked with overseeing digital investment. As the government...

Defence bins multi-billion dollar satellite program

A multi-billion dollar contract with Lockheed Martin for Australia’s first “sovereign-controlled” military satellite communication constellation has been cancelled by the federal government. Defence announced the decision on Monday, ending...

Defence and tech lead Canberra’s $528m insourcing drive

Technology and Defence contractors account for most of the $528 million in outsourced work that federal agencies will bring back in house this financial year under Labor’s directive to...

The true cost of Australia’s ‘silver tsunami’

We are well-practised in navigating the predictable milestones – youth, puberty, parenting – and we’re becoming more familiar with menopause and mental health. However, when it comes to dying...

Panel beaters: Audit lays bare Digital Marketplace misuse

Canberra’s $15 billion tech panel is being routinely exploited by officials, who use it as a veneer of competition when handing hundreds of millions of dollars to their preferred...

Falloff in cyber reports as businesses lawyer up

Australia’s cyber intelligence agency has witnessed a falloff in businesses proactively reporting cyber incidents in recent months, delaying their ability to respond as firms increasingly lawyer up. As Parliament...

Gig Guide: Qld gets a Customer Service minister

Queensland’s new Premier David Crisafulli has appointed a new Minister for Customer Services and Open Data after scrapping the former government’s Digital Services portfolio. Steve Minnikin was sworn in as...

Victoria’s VC fund posts loss after grants drop off

The Victorian government’s $2 billion venture capital fund recorded its first loss since inception last financial year, despite adding more than $190 million in new investments to its portfolio....

SA govt’s hydrogen plant secures final approval

The South Australian government’s $593 million plan to build a hydrogen power station, production facility and storage has received environmental approval from the federal government. The approval, announced by...