The Australian and New Zealand Government have launched the SmartGate trans-Tasman trial. The trial will involve the integration of New Zealand and Australia’s SmartGate systems and will give some…
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Funding to the reef rescue
By Paul Hemsley Reef Rescue will manage the government’s $38 million grant to improve water quality entering the Great Barrier Reef lagoon. Minister for Environment Tony Burke said Reef Rescue…
Senator Conroy pushes on smart government theme
By Lilia Guan The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy made an announcement to the National General Assembly of Local Government in Canberra yesterday. …
Australian Navy looks to war games for training
As part of the pilot project, Invenio Engineering Solutions provided support to the Ryal Australian Navy (RAN) through the application of its Real-time engineering fleet training interactive naval environment (Refine) solution….
Government contributes $9m for soldier protection
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare announced that along with Government contribution, defence industry and other organisations will provide about $11 million in funding contributions….
Regional Australia dives on $1b plan
Infrastructure projects in regional areas will be provided one billion dollars over five years. 300 applications have been submitted for the first round of the Regional Development Australia Fund…
Budget 2011 all about health and jobs
By Lilia Guan Australian deputy prime minister and treasurer, Wayne Swan has released the 2011-2012 budget, with the promise of getting the country back into the black. Mr…
Data centre migration panel chosen for federal agencies
By Lilia Guan A whole of government panel for the provision of data centre migration services to Australian Government agencies has been put in place. The panel, consisting…
Government procurement to drive indigenous jobs
The minister for finance and deregulation Penny Wong and minister for indigenous employment and economic development Mark Arbib have welcomed approval of the Indigenous Training, Employment and Supplier Plan under…
Housing organisation established
The National Dialogue on Universal Housing Design, a group bringing together government, the residential building industry and the community sector, met this week to progress the Livable Housing Design guidelines….