Archived News for IT Professionals - June, 2019
A senior Queensland Health bureaucrat appears to have been caught criticising the state’s $1.5 billion digital upgrade.
Second 'robodebt' case launched
The Federal Government will soon face a second legal challenge to its controversial welfare debt recovery scheme.
Adelaide looks at asteroid mines
Australian researchers are developing techniques for asteroid mining.
Billionaire wants coal closure
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg says he will pay $US500 million to close coal-fired power plants across the US.
Climate puts eyes on microbes
The impacts of a changing climate are often measured via its larger inhabitants: scrawny polar bears, bleached coral, dwindling catch in fishing nets.
FWO calls Uber drivers contractors
The Fair Work Ombudsmen (FWO) has found Uber drivers are not employees.
WA cops seek AI edge
WA Police are turning to AI for digital evidence, hoping to massively reduce investigation times.
QLD punters watched
Queensland’s Privacy Commissioner says the public deserves to know when facial recognition technology is being used.
ANU hit by data hack
Hackers have accessed almost 20 years’ worth of personal data on ANU staff, students and visitors.
QLD spends big on new IT
The Queensland Government is spending $51.1 million on a new core child safety IT system.
Services Australia outlined
Reforms to set up the new centralised Services Australia agency have been signed.
Telstra changes booth charges
Telstra will soon allow publicly-accessible payphones to receive incoming calls.
US seeks incoming handles
The US Government may soon require immigrants to submit five years of social media history.