Mistakes? We made a few admits govt services minister

The Department of Government Services has admitted to errors in its initial Covid response.

9 July, 2020

Poor food safety regulation puts WA public at risk

An auditor has told councils in WA to lift their game on food safety regulation.

2 July, 2020

National geographical rollout of NDIS complete

Christmas Island and the Cocos Islands have joined the NDIS in a major milestone for the scheme.

1 July, 2020

Vaccination records loaded onto My Health Record

Information from the Australian Immunisation Register has been incorporated into My Health Record.

15 June, 2020

Making cycling more female-friendly

City of Sydney wants to make cycling more attractive to women.

4 June, 2020

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.

25 May, 2020

Sydney gets 10km of pop-up cycleways

Sydney is getting pop-up bike paths as capacity limits are placed on public transport.

18 May, 2020

Trust in healthcare data is at an all time high

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.

17 May, 2020

COVID19 revolutionises ICT-led healthcare

COVID-19 will have a lasting legacy for ICT-led healthcare, a technology summit has heard.

14 May, 2020

NSW Health ready to start using COVIDSafe data: CIO

NSW health is looking at data collected via the COVIDSafe app after finalising its access agreement.

14 May, 2020

Court rules NDIS can fund sex workers

Sex workers are a “reasonable and necessary” item to be funded by the NDIS, the Federal Court has ruled.

13 May, 2020

SilverTerrier cybercrime gang targets government

Australian government institutions have been targeted by a Nigerian cybercrime gang known as SilverTerrier.

8 May, 2020

COVID response to come under eye of audit office

The national audit office is developing an audit program of the government’s COVID-19 response.

27 April, 2020

Pledge to prevent COVID app ‘function creep’

Downloads of the COVIDSafe app have exceeded government expectations.

27 April, 2020