Morrison flags myGov, My Health Record overhaul Communications & Technology The government will commit more than $500 million to overhaul myGov and My Health Record, as part of a $1.2 billion digital economy strategy.
Premium Insights and analysis Australia’s COVID-19 response victim to federal operational failures, former secretary says Thursday May 6, 2021 By Melissa Coade Editors' Picks Stephen Duckett lists some of the key bureaucratic challenges holding the commonwealth government back on the vaccine rollout.
Australian researchers help date ancient child’s burial to 78,000 years Thursday May 6, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The earliest known deliberate burial of humans living in Africa has been found in a cave in Kenya. Sydney University's Patrick Faulkner contributed to the…
Vic infection control official stood down over alleged COVID breaches Thursday May 6, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Health CQV general manager of infection prevention and control Matiu Bush has been stood down, pending a review.
Privacy commissioner releases guide for managing risks while transitioning to cloud Thursday May 6, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology NSW's ICT strategy has set a target of having all government agencies using public cloud for a minimum of 25% of their ICT services by…
NZ public service agencies told to give pay rises to lower-paid staff only Wednesday May 5, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins New Zealand Only one-quarter of public servants in New Zealand will be eligible for modest pay increases over the next three years, says Chris Hipkins.
Advocacy group pushes for Victoria to adopt more ambitious emission reduction targets Wednesday May 5, 2021 By Melissa Coade Energy & Environment Victoria's new emissions reduction targets is ‘progress’ but the state is too vulnerable to climate change impact and must do more.
Auditor-general slams rollout of Victorian infringements system while highlighting pressures on public servants Wednesday May 5, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The audit report noted that it quickly became clear that DJCS's VIEW had 'substantially less' functionality than expected, which was later estimated to be just…
NSW government’s big bet on local tech is a good move to combat lazy ERP purchasing Wednesday May 5, 2021 By James Boddam-Whetham Communications & Technology Putting a metric on local IT procurement is an important first step, but needs to be matched by the best critical infrastructure protecting innovations getting…
Testing poultry in live markets key to curbing bird flu Wednesday May 5, 2021 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry New modelling of a live market in Vietnam has determined that the best way to stop the transmission of avian influenza H7N9 (bird flu) in…
Shane Stone to lead new National Recovery and Resilience Agency Wednesday May 5, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Energy & Environment The creation of the agency was recommended by the bushfire royal commission. Former NT chief minister Shane Stone is appointed its coordinator-general.
ATO looks to ‘modernise’ IT outsourcing portfolio Wednesday May 5, 2021 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology The ATO will be issuing RFIs in June for at least one or two service providers for a range of IT managed services under a…
Australia opens diplomatic missions in Marshall Islands, French Polynesia Wednesday May 5, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Australia now has the largest diplomatic network in the region of any country, with the Marshall Islands and French Polynesia establishment brining Australia’s diplomatic network…
ADF space command is the right next step for Australian space power Wednesday May 5, 2021 By Malcolm Davis Defence A ‘space domain review’ is underway within Defence in response to the organisation’s move to recognise space as a full operational warfighting domain.
Premium Columnists Federation balance of power – things have changed, part 3 Wednesday May 5, 2021 By Stephen Bartos Australian Capital Territory The relative moral standing of different levels of government has shifted since the closing decades of the 20th century. And here's why.
