Australia’s intelligence bodies could operate on a common information technology platform in the future using a model like the one planned in the United States.

Provided the government is...

All the stars are aligned for dramatic change in cybersecurity, according to Alastair MacGibbon, the Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on Cyber Security...

States and territories are spending big on technology that supports water resources in 2017-18, with Victoria and New South Wales leading the nationwide trend. Key investments include the replacement and modernisation of...

New South Wales agencies will need access to more strategic, high-value ICT skills over the next five years, the state’s 2016 Public Service Commission report shows. The trend is expected to be followed in other jurisdictions, bringing sweeping changes to the ICT labour hire market in Australia....

In the wake of the alleged fraud involving the family of former Australian Taxation Office Deputy Commissioner Michael Cranston, Commissioner Chris Jordan said that the ATO will “remain open to looking at whether our processes, controls or systems need to be bolstered” in the interests of restoring the public’s trust in the agency. ...

Provided ICT contracting continues to mimic patterns in the budget funding cycle, the forecasted downturn in the total value of ICT contracting in 2016-17 is likely excusable as a ‘trough’ year rather than an early indication of a long-term decline in Federal Government ICT contracting....

Government agencies are looking to replace one-size-fits-all service portals with more customisable, fit-for-purpose offerings, with Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) moving in this direction by pursuing partners to build a one-stop-shop transport portal that links up Opal accounts, Twitter feeds, “on demand services”, and other transport-related services....