Tag: Greg Hunt

Gov’t backs medical innovation, research with $79m

Posted on   |  by Ben Grubb
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced $79 million in grants for three organisations to help develop new medical devices, medicines and digital health technologies, with half the money...

Accenture lands $7m govt deal for vaccine data work

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government will pay Accenture a further $7 million to make “modest enhancements” to its vaccine ordering system, after the global consulting giant was paid $8 million to...

Innovation Metrics Review, sunk without a trace

Posted on   |  by James Riley
An in-depth investigation of the way government measures outcomes in Australia’s innovation system conducted by the most senior of public sector advisors is missing in action, gathering dust somewhere,...

Tracing app draft legislation points the way

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Opposition and privacy and civil liberties experts have welcomed the release of draft legislation enshrining privacy safeguards and protections around the COVID-19 contact tracing app, but there is...

COVIDSafe code to be released within two weeks

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The source code of the federal government’s contact tracing app will be made public within two weeks after more than 2 million Australians downloaded the service in just one...

Govt coronavirus app set for launch

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A new app providing coronavirus information and guidance to Australians will be launched next week by the federal government after being developed by a Canberra tech company. Delv has...

Medicare data bill gets the nod

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Controversial legislation greatly expanding the scope of Medicare data-matching is set to sail through Parliament after Labor offered its full support for the bill. The Health Legislation Amendment (Data-matching)...