IAG trials Starlink for its property assessors – Financial Services – Telco/ISP
Insurance group IAG is trialling Starlink “micro terminals” to enable property assessors to work in weather-affected or natural disaster zones....
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Australian Kaspersky ban triggered by detection in gov agency supply chain – Security
A formal ban on the use of Kaspersky Lab software by the federal government last month was triggered by “a...
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FBI investigating cyberattack at Oracle – Security
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is probing a cyberattack at Oracle that has led to the theft of...
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AARNet to operate Basslink communications cable – Telco/ISP
AARNet will take over operation of telecommunications services on the Basslink cable linking Victoria and Tasmania from July. The internet...
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UniSuper starts to explore agentic AI – Cloud – Software
UniSuper is starting to explore opportunities with agentic AI, with an initial use case aimed at helping a financial advisory...
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DAFF recruiting new CIO to address ‘compounding’ IT debt – Cloud – Hardware – Networking – Security – Software
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has begun searching for a new CIO following the departure of Mark...
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ASIC scopes data forensics future ahead of Nuix deal expiry – Software
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is planning a major overhaul of its digital evidence-gathering environment, ahead of the late-2027 expiry...
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European lawmakers urge Commission to move quickly on Chips Act 2.0 – Hardware
Members of the European Parliament have urged the European Commission to launch a new support program for the region’s semiconductor...
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Gov injects a further $229m into My Health Record modernisation – Software
The federal government is to put $229 million into further modernisation of the My Health Record platform under its latest...
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The full list of IT projects in the 2025-26 federal budget – Strategy
The final budget before the next federal election includes scant funding for technology projects compared to previous years, with the...
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PsiQuantum raising at least US$750 million – Hardware
Quantum computing startup PsiQuantum is raising at least US$750 million ($1.2 billion) at a US$6 billion pre-money valuation, according to...
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Secretive Chinese network tries to lure fired US gov workers – Security
A network of companies operated by a secretive Chinese tech firm has been trying to recruit recently laid-off US government...
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