Westpac’s Group CTO exits – iTnews
Westpac’s group chief technology officer of six-and-a-half years David Walker has left the bank, with his responsibilities divvied up among existing and new technology leaders.…
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Services Australia to document 40 years of business rules in core ISIS system
Services Australia has agreed to document the business rules used by its 40-year-old mainframe-based core system to calculate aged pension entitlements after a series of…
Woolworths to fill digital gap on its board
Woolworths Group has moved to fill an impending gap in its board’s technology leadership credentials, created by the departure of former Microsoft Australia chief executive…
Beyond Compliance: How Australia’s Aged Care Reforms Create an Innovation Imperative
The findings from the 2021 Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety didn’t mince words. It described a sector ‘deeply analogue’ and ‘well behind…
NSW to overhaul state cyber emergency plan
The NSW government has embarked on a redesign of its cyber response and threat intelligence foundation, including incident and emergency response frameworks to enable faster…
Amazon axes 16,000 jobs as it pushes AI and efficiency
Amazon has confirmed 16,000 corporate job cuts, completing a plan for around 30,000 since October, while leaving open the possibility of further reductions. Reuters first…
Malware toolkit guarantees store approval for Chrome extensions
A suspected Russian malware-as-a-service operation has been selling a turnkey website-spoofing toolkit that promised to bypass Google’s Chrome Web Store security review, charging up to…
Gov faces Senate wrath over social media ban secrecy
Federal Communications Minister Anika Wells is facing a Senate challenge to her decision to block access to documents that could reveal what the government knew…
NSW gov to make AI risk assessments less “subjective”
The NSW government has updated its AI risk assessment framework, requiring departments and agencies to adhere to a more rigid decision making process based on…
Google troubled by EU move to help AI, search rivals access services
Google will be given guidance by European Union antitrust regulators on how to help online search rivals and artificial intelligence developers access its services and…
WhatsApp unveils high-security mode – iTnews
Meta’s WhatsApp messaging service is offering users an advanced security mode, joining a growing number of US tech firms that are letting users opt into…
Bureau of Meteorology’s VMware bill more than doubles
The Bureau of Meteorology’s VMware licensing bill for the next three years has more than doubled to $12.2 million, the latest example of a federal…