Tag: Daniel Andrews

Victoria’s Innovation minister to quit politics at election

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Victoria’s Innovation and Digital Economy minister Jaala Pulford has announced plans to leave politics at the upcoming state election next month. In a statement on Wednesday morning, Ms Pulford...

Victorian RAT manufacturer wants to supply the nation

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The medtech company partnering with the Victorian government to establish a rapid antigen test manufacturing plant hopes to eventually use the base to supply the nation with the much-needed...

Grant Dooley appointed to lead Victoria’s $2b tech fund

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Former ARA Infrastructure boss and ex-trade official Grant Dooley has been appointed to lead Victoria’s $2 billion fund, which will provide cash to local companies for R&D development and...

‘Misguided’: Vic govt ditches COVID platform

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian government made a “misguided and costly mistake” in buying a $4 million IBM platform as part of its effort to combat the COVID-19 second wave, appearing to...

Victorians bring in tech giants for tracing

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian government has brought in tech giants IBM and Salesforce to digitise its contact tracing efforts, which is currently still using pen and paper methods. San Francisco-based Salesforce...

Vic hospitals hit by cyber incident

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A number of Victorian hospitals have been hit by a “serious cyber incident”, with patient records and information still inaccessible and entire systems left offline. The Victorian government confirmed...

Apple Fed Square store cancelled

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Victorian government’s plan for a “flagship” Apple store at Federation Square are over after Heritage Victoria rejected an application to demolish part of the Melbourne public space. The...

Dalidakis removed from Cabinet

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Former Victorian Innovation Minister Philip Dalidakis has been removed from the state government’s ministry as part of a Cabinet reshuffle following Labor’s crushing re-election over the weekend. Victoria will...

Apple redesign still criticised

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A complete redesign of the proposed flagship Apple store at Federation Square in Melbourne has failed to win over the many critics of the controversial plan. Through a drop...