NBN Co to axe millions of useless planned outage notifications
NBN users and retailers may soon get a reprieve from the firehose of planned outage notifications they receive, starting with the removal of 120,000 notifications…
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ACT’s $30m HR system upgrade under scrutiny amid high staff turnover
The ACT government maintains that an upgraded human resources system will be online by 2026, despite a series of personnel changes to the delivery team…
Lawsuit says Clorox hackers got passwords simply by asking
Bleach maker Clorox has sued information technology provider Cognizant over a devastating 2023 cyber attack, alleging that the hackers pulled off the intrusion simply by…
Australia Post brings Adobe into customer experience transformation
Australia Post is set to use Adobe software as part of its customer experience transformation program to improve how customers engage with its digital services.…
Starlink interferes with radio astronomy telescopes, survey finds
Interference from low Earth orbit (LEO) Starlink satellites launched by SpaceX is now significantly affecting radio astronomy observations, a large survey by Western Australia’s Curtin…
Qld Police set to run an IT systems review
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is to assess its IT operating model and corporate systems in response to findings from a 100-day workforce review. The…
Home Affairs signs $25m biometrics renewal with Unisys
Home Affairs has extended its use of Unisys’ biometrics platform, signing a new three-year deal worth $25 million. The department first brought Unisys on board…
UK and ChatGPT maker OpenAI sign new strategic partnership
Britain and ChatGPT maker OpenAI have signed a new strategic partnership to deepen collaboration on artificial intelligence security research and explore investment in the country’s…
NBN Co’s new push for 1 million premises to make fibre switch
NBN Co is set to allow over 1 million premises with problem copper lines to upgrade to fibre without buying a more expensive plan, marking…
NDIA embarks on architectural overhaul of scheme systems
The National Disability Insurance Agency is preparing to overhaul its core IT systems, moving away from a “monolithic” architecture to a modular and flexible approach…
Anglicare Sydney starts using AI in HR operations
Anglicare Sydney is starting to use artificial intelligence in its human resources operations, with initial applications in the areas of recruitment, onboarding and job coaching.…
Gov quietly launches onshore instance of GPT-4o for APS
The federal government has quietly launched a sovereign-hosted instance of OpenAI’s GPT-4o for use by the Australian Public Service (APS). The multimodal large language model…