Category: ITnews

Government AI Adoption: From Ambition to Implementation
11
Aug
2025

Government AI Adoption: From Ambition to Implementation

While the transformative potential of AI for public service delivery is undeniable, the path from policy ambition to practical implementation…

Geoscience Australia shakes up IT support with $16.6m Leidos deal
11
Aug
2025

Geoscience Australia shakes up IT support with $16.6m Leidos deal

Geoscience Australia has appointed Leidos Australia as its new IT services provider, six months ahead of the expiry of an…

Westpac turns to AIOps and event-driven automation
11
Aug
2025

Westpac turns to AIOps and event-driven automation

Westpac is embracing event-driven automation and AIOps as part of a multi-year infrastructure automation program underpinned by Ansible. Westpac’s Sean…

Microsoft raises Zero Day Quest bug bounties to US$5 million
10
Aug
2025

Microsoft raises Zero Day Quest bug bounties to US$5 million

Microsoft has raised the total potential rewards for its Zero Day Quest bug bounty program from US$4 million to US$5…

Optus to answer privacy court case stemming from 2022 data breach
08
Aug
2025

Optus to answer privacy court case stemming from 2022 data breach

Optus is set to face a privacy lawsuit stemming from its 2022 data breach, with Federal Court proceedings filed by…

Cybersecure Eliminates Backup Risk with Independent, Immutable Protection.
08
Aug
2025

Cybersecure Eliminates Backup Risk with Independent, Immutable Protection.

Melbourne, Australia – For too long, backups have been the weak link in IT – especially when managed by the same…

OpenAI launches GPT-5 to 700m ChatGPT users
08
Aug
2025

OpenAI launches GPT-5 to 700m ChatGPT users

OpenAI launched its GPT-5 artificial intelligence model, the highly anticipated latest installment of a technology that has helped transform global…

ANZ 'redefines' institutional data service with Gemini AI
08
Aug
2025

ANZ ‘redefines’ institutional data service with Gemini AI

ANZ Banking Group is to pilot a generative AI-powered upgrade of its Economic Pulse insights platform to help institutional customers…

WA Health tech leadership sees changing of the guard
08
Aug
2025

WA Health tech leadership sees changing of the guard

Western Australia’s Department of Health is undergoing a shake-up of its technology leadership as it advances a 10-year digital strategy….

NSW Education taps Infosys for SAP upgrade
08
Aug
2025

NSW Education taps Infosys for SAP upgrade

The NSW Department of Education has enlisted global IT services giant Infosys to help uplift its SAP enterprise resource planning…

Confusion reigns as phishers abuse Exchange Online Direct Send
07
Aug
2025

Confusion reigns as phishers abuse Exchange Online Direct Send

An email feature for Microsoft’s Exchange Online that allows unauthenticated message submissions for mail deliveries is causing ongoing customer concern…

Google commits US$1 billion for AI training at US universities
07
Aug
2025

Google commits US$1 billion for AI training at US universities

Google has announced a three-year, US$1 billion (A$1.54 billion) commitment to provide artificial intelligence training and tools to US higher…