October
Angry members brand Tech Council a ‘billionaires lunch club’
The industry association for some of the country’s largest technology firms failed to act on allegations against WiseTech founder Richard White, they say.
- Tess Bennett and Amelia McGuire
Tech Council board picked Richard White over Robin Khuda
One must pity the Tech Council of Australia, newly tied to Richard White, who joined its board in late June.
- Myriam Robin
August
- Analysis
- Government Observed
The story behind the click-to-prove revolution
Bill Shorten’s ambitious move to enable an economy wide digital verification system marks a major shift towards giving citizens power over their own data.
- Tom Burton
- Analysis
- Government Observed
Five projects to fix Australia’s productivity woes
The answer to the nation’s sagging productivity is staring us in the face says former NSW minister Victor Dominello.
- Tom Burton
May
- Analysis
- Government Observed
Nordic paradox: how male resentment fuels domestic abuse
Closing gender pay gaps fuels domestic violence, pointing to the deep challenges to stop the societal scourge.
- Tom Burton
December 2023
myGov to be single entry portal after agencies told to get on board
All major federal services will be able to be accessed through a single portal after it was agreed to mandate the consolidation of services onto the myGov platform.
- Tom Burton
LinkedIn is rotting our leaders, says Alan Joyce’s former speechwriter
Lucinda Holdforth reckons executives should focus on delivering results and ditch the bubble talk about authenticity and vulnerability.
- Myriam Robin
November 2023
Face scan logons, protection from Optus-like hacks in services revamp
Passwords are on the way out for digital services from the federal governments, as the myGov portal embraces a new secure passkey technology aimed at stopping scams.
- Tom Burton
September 2023
Robo-debt should not stop governments using AI, Dominello says
Generative AI will fundamentally change government services, hyper personalising delivery, and governments need to embrace it, says former NSW digital minister.
- Tom Burton
August 2023
How to get public sector leaders ‘match fit’ for the digital age
In the wake of the robo-debt scandal, a group of experts are developing a program to help public service executives get to grips with the next wave of technologies.
- Tom Burton
July 2023
- Analysis
- Government Observed
Identity reforms open new era of personalised government
The ambitious aim to have a working digital identity system up and running by the middle of next year paves the way for a raft of personalised government services.
- Tom Burton
- Opinion
- Government Services Summit
Government online should be a one-stop-shop. But don’t expect it soon
State and federal governments are trying to make access to digital services easier, but there is still a long way to go.
- Jennifer Hewett
- Analysis
- Government Observed
New thinking, new leaders reboot digital government
How bureaucrats are retooling services for the public will dominate The Australian Financial Review Government Services Summit next week.
- Tom Burton
May 2023
- Exclusive
- Start-ups
Dominello takes a seat in political musical chairs on Tech Council board
Former NSW minister for digital government Victor Dominello’s post-political career is continuing to take shape.
- Paul Smith
March 2023
Who is winning the war of words on WeChat in the NSW election?
NSW Labor leader Chris Minns has paid up for advertising on Chinese social media app WeChat as he looks to attract voters in key battleground seats.
- Updated
- Gus McCubbing
February 2023
NSW, Commonwealth to share Medicare and driver’s licence credentials
NSW and the Commonwealth Government are sharing medicare and driver’s licence digital credentials in the first big step to offering multi-government support for major life events.
- Tom Burton
- Analysis
- Government Observed
MyGov review rethinks how the government should work
The review team heard many suggestions to unleash the full potential of the federal service portal, but there’s little point having a flash front door if the foyer is a consumer mish-mash.
- Tom Burton
December 2022
NSW leads government website ranking
Poor readability, lack of language support and slow mobile performance are impeding many Australia government websites, according to a new global survey.
- Tom Burton
October 2022
- Exclusive
- Privacy
Government pushes for digital identity system after Optus hack
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has called together all the digital ministers to kick-start the rollout of a national identity system.
- Tess Bennett and John Davidson
September 2022
Optus, banks scramble to share data as fraud fears rises
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said regulators have been meeting all week to figure out how to share Optus data with banks so they can protect victims of the breach from fraud and identity theft.
- Updated
- Lucas Baird, Campbell Kwan and Andrew Tillett