Australian Government news stories - Page 2

Prime Minister Scott Morrison told media on Friday morning that a 'malicious' attack by a state-based cyber actor is underway in the country.

With construction due to commence in July, the initial investment of AU$17 million will be used to build stage one by December 2020.

“We can supply technology that creates a low-overhead, low-cost, cyber-secure regulatory environment that assists our major financial sector players meet integrity tests quickly," says ProvenDB CTO.

Retailers from across Australia have welcomed the federal government's stimulus package announced this week, as it looks to help the economy through the coronavirus outbreak.

Epicor has launched a new Community Care solution with the primary aim of aiding in-home services for aged care providers.

“Until now employees have relied on their employers to meet their obligations, but the extent of the reported wage theft incidents over the last twelve months show that this is not working."

“The Terabit Territory is a game-changer for Vocus and the Territory, establishing Darwin as a major new gateway for capacity from Asia to other mainland capital cities."

The PJCIS, Human Right Law Centre, Digital Rights Watch and Access Now are calling for the repeal or amendment of the controversial laws.

“Everyone in Australia should be able to make full use of digital technologies. We look forward to working with the Government as it implements its commitment."

The Phase 1 agreement is for Infosys to create a Proof o Design and is expected to complete mid-2020.

The Chinese behemoth claims the ban will mean bad news economically: “without us, they are in huge trouble.”

BATMn is a $2.7m proprietary electric reactor, based on Calix technology, for producing advanced battery materials, part-funded by the Government.

"We are seeing a real-world effect of technology creep on our privacy rights in Australian cities through the rapid expansion of surveillance technology in public spaces."

"Much like in the corporate world, we have witnessed a considerable shift in the requirements of state government departments over the last two years."

New tools that leverage AI and other innovative technologies have potential to future-proof the provision of online services in Australia."

"For the government to suggest this is anything other than blanket surveillance of the Australian population is ridiculous."

Huawei Australia has released a statement pointing out a UK cross-party committee’s findings that there is no need to ban Huawei’s 5G technologies.

The deal accelerates transformation opportunity, invests in public sector skills, drives inclusion and leverages local investment.

Australia’s Federal, State and Territory government agencies will now access all AWS Cloud services, after AWS struck a deal with Whole-of-Government Australia to deploy AWS.

“This panel is an important step in the go-to-market strategy for Kojensi Gov. This opens up an enormous marketplace for agencies and institutions that need to share information between and within government at the classified level."

Following the announcement of Australia’s 2019 Federal Budget, as you would expect there have been mixed reactions, but ACS says there is progress.

Experts from the IT and tech industries share their disappointments and satisfaction on what the budget could mean for the sector in Australia.

New research reveals Australia has not yet made the systemic changes required to achieve diversity in STEM, threatening the nation’s prosperity.

A number of IT leaders have come forward expressing their concerns around the centralisation of data centres in cities like Sydney and Melbourne, not allowing the country as a whole to thrive.