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Councils rejoice over $1.8 billion cash splash
Australia's councils will share half a billion dollars of federal roads and infrastructure funding.
Consortium plans to roll out hydrogen buses
The H2OzBus project hopes to have hydrogen buses in public transport within 18 months.
Treasurer stands by ATO after $60b JobKeeper bungle
The Treasurer is standing by his department despite a $60 billion JobKeeper error.
BreastScreen WA first to join My Health Record
WA's breast cancer screening organisation has become the first in Australia to connect to My Health Record.
Consultants slip through screening cracks
A Victorian audit has found government contractors and consultants aren’t adequately screened.
Government wants access to car data
The government wants a data-sharing partnership with the automative industry.
Councils slammed by coronavirus
Council budgets are starting to show the financial toll COVID-19 is taking on local government.
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Sydney gets 10km of pop-up cycleways
Councils slammed by coronavirus
Councils rejoice over $1.8 billion cash splash
Senior council officers in ‘jobs for mates’ probe
Govt style manual updated for digital age
Government wants access to car data
Consortium plans to roll out hydrogen buses
Consultants slip through screening cracks
Nepotism complaints at Vic schools
Court rules NDIS can fund sex workers
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Data analytics companies need the government to be more transparent with sharing their large data sets so that they can better predict and plan future healthcare outcomes and build consumer trust and literacy.
A recent swathe of ransomware attacks against government organisations shows how this desire to cause as much disruption as possible has put public sector agencies squarely in the crosshairs.
Big data is determining the way governments in Australia and abroad are responding to the health and economic threats posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
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COVID19 revolutionises ICT-led healthcare
COVID-19 will have a lasting legacy for ICT-led healthcare, a technology summit has heard.
Urban planning in a post-pandemic world
COVID-19 is challenging many conventions within urban development across the globe.
Sydney councils seek help for ibis problem
Councils are seeking solutions to the urban bin chicken problem.
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Sydney council takes on NASA for award
A Sydney council’s ocean pollution website is up against NASA for an international award.
Council finds solution to mattress headaches
A NSW Council is trialing a recycling solution for its ever growing stockpiles of dumped mattresses.
Australia enters era of ‘grab-and-go’ library
Yarra City Council has developed an Australia-first 'grab-and-go' library app.
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Sustainable solutions for sports grounds
Councils are exploring new, smarter ways of managing their parks and sports grounds.
50 years of surface solutions
Synthetic sports surface specialist Polytan will showcase its most cutting edge technology at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Talking turf with an industry leader
Paul Kamphuis, General Manager of Polytan Asia Pacific, outlines some innovations in synthetic turf, and why councils should be taking notice.
Standards for data sharing in sight
Data sharing across agencies is a growing trend in Australian government, but even anonymised data can often be re-identified. A new Australian initiative aims to solve the problem.
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