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Overnight the Australian Government has released a discussion paper for our Technology Investment Roadmap. 74 page document, available here, focuses on accelerating low-emission technologies in our energy and resources industries. The paper seeks feedback from the public between today and the 21st of May and applications can be up...
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Today the Australian Government is launching the smartphone app for Android and iOS to help in the efforts of contact tracing. The app is called CovidSafe and is published by the Australian Department of Health. A new Government website – https://covidsafe.gov.au/ has been established and provides the link to...
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Should politicians be able to vote on legislation at home? ...
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Elon Musk recently sat down for a fireside chat with Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, Chief of Space Operations, during the Air Force Association’s 2020 Air Warfare Symposium. The US Air Force, like many Government agencies, are fighting the challenge of being innovative to stay ahead of the international...
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The challenge of verifying who you are online is a challenging one. The previous authentication method was AUSkey which the Government has announced is being terminated, as of March 2020. Authenticating yourself to Government services is incredibly important as it involves Government services that deal with business operations, tax,...
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Most Government services we interact with feel like they were created for the last decade. Thankfully there are some improvements underway. Digital services and consulting company, Infosys has announced an agreement with the Australian Federal Government’s Services Australia to transform the entitlement calculation engine for the nation’s welfare system....
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The NSW Government has awarded $100,000 to Junglefy. The company loves to green up spaces from the walls of office buildings, to the side of highways. Two of Sydney’s busiest motorways will be among the first in the world to trial new ‘breathing walls’ which promise to absorb pollution,...
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Powered by Blockchain, Libra is a new open source digital currency that aims to be the first truly global currency. In the age of the internet, we can transact with people across the world, but there’s a couple of barriers, the first which is language, but thanks to computer...
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Today, and for the next 2 days, Sydney is playing host to more than 400 global business leaders and senior officials from 36 countries. The 2019 World Forum for Foreign Direct Investment is an effort, funded by the NSW Government and provides a great platform for the world to...
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A different way to do energy....
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The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) is the peak national body representing Australia’s mobile telecommunications industry. AMTA has welcomed the appointment of Paul Fletcher as Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts and is expecting to have a positive and productive relationship that supports Australia’s ongoing development and...
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Today recently elected Prime Minister announced his cabinet positions, handing portfolios to ministers responsible for executing on his Government’s election promises. Since September 2015 Mitch Fifield has been Minister for Communications, a portfolio that is responsible for much of the technology that we all use daily. By far the...
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As Australians head to bed tonight, it looks very much like the Coalition Government will returned to Government in the latest federal election. Across the country thousands of booths were staffed to enable Aussies to get out and submit their vote and then grab a democracy sausage on the...
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Tonight Australia’s treasurer Josh Frydenberg presented his first budget ahead of an upcoming federal election. In that budget, there wasn’t a lot for technology enthusiasts. What is an important development in the transport infrastructure in Australia, is an investment in ‘high speed’ rail. This forms a central pillar of...
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Scott Morrison, Australia’s Prime Minister just joined Snapchat. Ahead of a federal election, I have no doubt the decision to join and then recruit new followers by using his existing social platforms (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram), was on the advice from a media advisor that it’s good for his...
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The Australian Labor Party and current opposition party have announced a bold new policy today regarding electric vehicles. The party that is on track to be in power after the next federal election, which could be as soon as next month. The new EV friendly policy aims to accelerate...
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Last night, the Victorian Labor party was returned to Government for the next 4 years. In charge of Australia’s second largest state, Premiere Daniel Andrews says Victoria is the most progressive state in the country. One of the biggest issues in the election was power prices and the Labor...
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The Victorian Government is currently in caretaker mode, ahead of a state election on the 24th November. While both sides of politics are busy coming up with vote winning policies, they should look to South Australia for a great one. This week, the South Australian Government committed to subsidise...
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Today, the Victorian Minister for Energy, Lily D’Ambrosio, opened the Ballarat Energy Storage System (BESS), located at the Ballarat Terminal Station in Warrenheip. This is the first of 2-large scale batteries planned for the state, to assist in the reliability of the grid. The first comes from Siemens-owned Fluence...
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This week Australia got a new Prime Minister, Scott Morrison and as such, as today announced his new ministerial portfolios. The most applicable for our readers is the Minister for Communications, given it’s responsbility for running the NBN. Senator Mitch Fifield has been returned to the position of Minister...
Overnight the Australian Government has released a discussion paper for our Technology Investment Roadmap. 74 page document, available here, focuses on accelerating low-emission technologies in our energy and resources industries. The paper seeks feedback from the public between today and the 21st of May and applications can be up...
Today the Australian Government is launching the smartphone app for Android and iOS to help in the efforts of contact tracing. The app is called CovidSafe and is published by the Australian Department of Health. A new Government website – https://covidsafe.gov.au/ has been established and provides the link to...
Should politicians be able to vote on legislation at home? ...
Elon Musk recently sat down for a fireside chat with Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, Chief of Space Operations, during the Air Force Association’s 2020 Air Warfare Symposium. The US Air Force, like many Government agencies, are fighting the challenge of being innovative to stay ahead of the international...
The challenge of verifying who you are online is a challenging one. The previous authentication method was AUSkey which the Government has announced is being terminated, as of March 2020. Authenticating yourself to Government services is incredibly important as it involves Government services that deal with business operations, tax,...
Most Government services we interact with feel like they were created for the last decade. Thankfully there are some improvements underway. Digital services and consulting company, Infosys has announced an agreement with the Australian Federal Government’s Services Australia to transform the entitlement calculation engine for the nation’s welfare system....
The NSW Government has awarded $100,000 to Junglefy. The company loves to green up spaces from the walls of office buildings, to the side of highways. Two of Sydney’s busiest motorways will be among the first in the world to trial new ‘breathing walls’ which promise to absorb pollution,...
Powered by Blockchain, Libra is a new open source digital currency that aims to be the first truly global currency. In the age of the internet, we can transact with people across the world, but there’s a couple of barriers, the first which is language, but thanks to computer...
Today, and for the next 2 days, Sydney is playing host to more than 400 global business leaders and senior officials from 36 countries. The 2019 World Forum for Foreign Direct Investment is an effort, funded by the NSW Government and provides a great platform for the world to...
A different way to do energy....
The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) is the peak national body representing Australia’s mobile telecommunications industry. AMTA has welcomed the appointment of Paul Fletcher as Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts and is expecting to have a positive and productive relationship that supports Australia’s ongoing development and...
Today recently elected Prime Minister announced his cabinet positions, handing portfolios to ministers responsible for executing on his Government’s election promises. Since September 2015 Mitch Fifield has been Minister for Communications, a portfolio that is responsible for much of the technology that we all use daily. By far the...
As Australians head to bed tonight, it looks very much like the Coalition Government will returned to Government in the latest federal election. Across the country thousands of booths were staffed to enable Aussies to get out and submit their vote and then grab a democracy sausage on the...
Tonight Australia’s treasurer Josh Frydenberg presented his first budget ahead of an upcoming federal election. In that budget, there wasn’t a lot for technology enthusiasts. What is an important development in the transport infrastructure in Australia, is an investment in ‘high speed’ rail. This forms a central pillar of...
Scott Morrison, Australia’s Prime Minister just joined Snapchat. Ahead of a federal election, I have no doubt the decision to join and then recruit new followers by using his existing social platforms (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram), was on the advice from a media advisor that it’s good for his...
The Australian Labor Party and current opposition party have announced a bold new policy today regarding electric vehicles. The party that is on track to be in power after the next federal election, which could be as soon as next month. The new EV friendly policy aims to accelerate...
Last night, the Victorian Labor party was returned to Government for the next 4 years. In charge of Australia’s second largest state, Premiere Daniel Andrews says Victoria is the most progressive state in the country. One of the biggest issues in the election was power prices and the Labor...
The Victorian Government is currently in caretaker mode, ahead of a state election on the 24th November. While both sides of politics are busy coming up with vote winning policies, they should look to South Australia for a great one. This week, the South Australian Government committed to subsidise...
Today, the Victorian Minister for Energy, Lily D’Ambrosio, opened the Ballarat Energy Storage System (BESS), located at the Ballarat Terminal Station in Warrenheip. This is the first of 2-large scale batteries planned for the state, to assist in the reliability of the grid. The first comes from Siemens-owned Fluence...
This week Australia got a new Prime Minister, Scott Morrison and as such, as today announced his new ministerial portfolios. The most applicable for our readers is the Minister for Communications, given it’s responsbility for running the NBN. Senator Mitch Fifield has been returned to the position of Minister...
