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…
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Tackling the growing cyber threat to Australian healthcare providers
The healthcare sector worldwide is under growing pressure from cyber attackers. In its Annual Cyber Threat Report 2024-2025, the Australian Signals Directorate noted that the number…
Australian Public Service plans whole-of-gov “learning technology ecosystem”
Federal departments and agencies are set to benefit from a whole-of-government learning technology ecosystem, after 37 agencies came together on draft “user, business and system…
AEC tasks Accenture with $30m election donation system
The Australian Electoral Commission will use Accenture to build and deliver a new technology system to implement election donation laws that passed parliament early last…
Singapore to invest over $1.1 billion in public AI research
The Singapore government will invest over S$1 billion ($1.14 billion) in public artificial intelligence research through 2030 to strengthen the nation’s capabilities and global competitiveness.…
‘Jobs, jobs, jobs’ the AI mantra in Davos
Biting cold, political tensions and doubts about artificial intelligence did nothing to curb the enthusiasm of business leaders in Davos over technology’s ability to create…
Fix out for remotely exploited Cisco enterprise UC suite bug
Patches are available for a critical vulnerability in Cisco’s unified communications (UC) products, following detection of the bug being exploited by attackers in the wild.…
Comms Department queries Telstra over outback LEOsat outages
The federal government has started examining the performance of around 200 Telstra-supplied small cell mobile base stations providing service to remote communities using LEOsat services…
Fintech Airwallex to be audited by AUSTRAC
Australia’s financial crime watchdog has ordered an audit of payment platform Airwallex for suspected anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing compliance failures. The Australian Transaction Reports…
Apple to revamp Siri as a built-in chatbot
Apple plans to revamp Siri later this year by turning the digital assistant into the company’s first artificial intelligence chatbot, Bloomberg News reported. The chatbot,…
OAIC calls on federal agencies to be transparent on ADM use
The Australian Office of the Information Commissioner (OAIC) says that lack of disclosure around use of automated decision-making (ADM) systems across government agencies is putting…
APRA to modernise data stack with Databricks on Azure
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is set to modernise its data stack and governance architecture, underpinned by a new platform built with Databricks on…