The Cybermarvel program plays a key role in enhancing cybersecurity awareness and practices among students, educators, and communities across Australia. The education departments from New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory, South Australia, ...
The NSW Government introduced Rent Check, a complimentary resource that provides renters and landlords with detailed information on rental market prices across New South Wales. The NSW Rental Commissioner created this tool to provide exceptional ...
In Australia, small businesses face a rising number of sophisticated cyberattacks, particularly scams targeting sensitive business information. These scams directly impact Australian cybersecurity by exposing weaknesses that individuals can exploit across the public sector. Scammers ...
The federal government launched the School Student Broadband Initiative (SSBI) to bridge the digital divide for school-aged children across Australia. The National Broadband Network (NBN) and the Department of Education introduced the SSBI initiative, offering ...
Through its Democracy Ambassador program, the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) actively engages underrepresented communities to increase electoral participation. This initiative targets groups that have historically faced sidelining in the electoral process, aiming to amplify their ...
The Data Division in the Department of Defence plays a key role, especially as the organisation navigates a more complex global security environment. Manage and integrate data effectively to improve decision-making abilities, optimise resource distribution, ...
The NSW Government is rolling out a $5 million fleet of new technologies to help communities affected by bushfires, floods, or severe weather stay connected after natural disasters. In a significant step forward as the ...
The National Blood Authority (NBA) implements important ICT security improvements to safeguard the integrity of its Blood Sector Systems, including BloodPortal, BloodNet, BloodSTAR, ABDR, and MyABDR. Australia’s blood supply management systems require strict security protocols ...
Australia’s public sector increasingly adopts Internet of Things (IoT) devices, presenting potential benefits and risks. As public services increasingly integrate these devices, cyber actors target them to exploit security vulnerabilities. A recent joint cybersecurity advisory ...
The NSW Department of Education launches NSWEduChat, a generative AI tool that alleviates administrative burdens for teachers in public schools across New South Wales. In early 2024, 16 schools tested the program. By Term 2, ...
The Wollongong City Council broadened its Cadet, Apprentice, and Trainee Programme to cultivate a skilled workforce that effectively addresses essential digital government functions and various public sector requirements. This initiative focuses on cybersecurity, engineering, and ...
Sven Bluemmel, the Victorian Electoral Commissioner, urgently appeals for clarity on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in the upcoming local council elections, emphasising the necessity for proper labelling and accountability. Bluemmel insists that political ...
