Failed remote bridge monitoring venture cost Vic govt $20.4m
Victoria’s auditor general has savaged a failed venture to establish remote AI bridge monitoring technology.
18 October, 2023
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VicRoads roasted over $100m road safety blowout
An audit has found a key Victorian road safety program was late, over-budget and poorly managed.
22 June, 2020
Fresh hunt for NSW agency chiefs after departmental shake-up
Baird puts personal stamp on bureaucracy.
9 April, 2015
Melbourne traffic jams worsened by obsolete technology and bureaucratic resistance, Audit finds
A probe by Victoria’s Auditor-General says that his state’s lagging use of technology to manage roads contributing to traffic congestion with priority public transport users now also facing gridlock.
11 June, 2014
Queensland police expand drive-by number plate surveillance
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski The Queensland government has expanded its use of Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology to controversially include unmarked police vehicles that will be tasked to silently snoop-out car registration details as they drive-by alleged crime hot spots. The government says the drive-by surveillance technology is being deployed as part […]
15 August, 2013
Queensland cops pursue arresting apps
By Paul Hemsley The Queensland government will issue 50 police officers across the state with smartphones or a tablet devices containing a new, custom built app that lets them instantly search through person, vehicle and address details on the law enforcement data systems, a move authorities believe can save police crews around 30 minutes each […]
30 July, 2013
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