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| 24.10.2024 | Proximity welcomes Felicity Cooper and Elise Poiner as Expert Advisor | Government consultancy firm Proximity has appointed Felicity Cooper and Elise Poiner as Expert Advisor.
A senior government lawyer and advisor, Felicity Cooper brings around 20 years of experience working with and for the public sector. She... |
| 21.10.2024 | Rising Tides: The US-Philippines Military Exercises Amid Regional Tensions | In the shadow of a brewing storm, the United States and the Philippines have embarked on a significant military exercise. This comes just a day after China flexed its muscles with extensive drills around Taiwan. The Kamandag exercises, whic... |
| 15.10.2024 | US, Philippines launch war games a day after China's Taiwan drills | MANILA: Thousands of United States and Filipino marines launched 10 days of joint exercises in the northern and western Philippines on Tuesday (Oct 15), a day after China held huge drills around Taiwan.
The annual Kamandag, or Venom, exerci... |
| 10.10.2024 | Commentary: US not walking the talk in Southeast Asia as Biden skips ASEAN Summit again | SINGAPORE: The ASEAN-US Summit and the East Asia Summit will convene in Vientiane, Laos on Friday (Oct 11), but United States President Joe Biden will once again be absent. For the second consecutive year, Biden has opted to send a represen... |
| 02.10.2024 | The Tides of Turmoil: Navigating Global Markets Amidst Rising Tensions | The world is a stage, and right now, the spotlight is on the Middle East. As tensions escalate, traders and investors are on edge. The specter of war looms large, casting a shadow over global markets. The ripple effects are palpable, affect... |
| 01.10.2024 | Commentary: At 75, China may be unwittingly veering down a path it tries to avoid | Listen to this article
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| 28.09.2024 | Philippines, US, Australia, Japan, New Zealand to hold joint maritime activity in South China Sea | MANILA: Australia and the Philippines said their militaries would conduct a joint maritime activity with Japan, New Zealand and the United States in the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines, which covers one of Asia's most sensitive s... |
| 16.09.2024 | SAP SuccessFactors HR CONNECT 2024: An Exploration of AI and HR Innovation | SAP SuccessFactors HR CONNECT 2024 has concluded in Sydney, marking a significant milestone in the intersection of technology and human resources. Held at ACO Pier in Walsh Bay, the event drew over 500 professionals. This year’s conference ... |
| 16.09.2024 | Cloudera makes waves in ANZ with hybrid data approach | As the success of the modern organisation increasingly relies on the ability to manage and leverage data, trusted vendors that support both cloud and legacy infrastructure are being sought out by business decision makers of every industry.
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| 10.09.2024 | Blinken in UK as allies seek way forward on Ukraine, Middle East | LONDON: United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet the United Kingdom's new government on Tuesday (Sep 10), with the close allies expected to share their resolve on Ukraine and paper over differences on Gaza.
The top US diplo... |
| 09.09.2024 | Australian Defence Force renews agreement with Bohemia Interactive Australia to provide game-based simulation software | The ADF uses VBS for virtual simulation and image generation across multiple programs
NEWCASTLE, Australia, Sept. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Bohemia Interactive Australia (BIA) is pleased to announce that the Australian Army has renewed the Au... |
| 28.08.2024 | The Boom and the Bust: A Tale of Jets and Cosmetics | In the vast skies over Perth, a thunderous boom echoed, rattling windows and stirring the curiosity of residents. Meanwhile, in the world of cosmetics, a different kind of shockwave rippled through the community as Kester Black, a once-prom... |
| 28.08.2024 | The Roar of Jets and the Shield of Streaming: A Tale of Sound and Security | In the skies above Perth, a thunderous boom rattled windows and raised eyebrows. Meanwhile, in the digital realm, a quiet revolution fortified the defenses of streaming content. Two stories, one about the roar of fighter jets and the other ... |
| 28.08.2024 | Cybersecurity in Healthcare: A Wake-Up Call for Software Providers | In the digital age, healthcare is a double-edged sword. On one side, technology enhances patient care. On the other, it opens doors to cyber threats. The recent breach at Power Diary, an Australian medical software provider, serves as a sta... |
| 22.08.2024 | Singapore's F-15 jets training in Australia could be reason for loud boom over Perth: MINDEF | Listen to this article
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| 20.08.2024 | Australia and Indonesia seal treaty-level defence pact | SYDNEY: Australia and Indonesia agreed a treaty-level defence cooperation agreement which allow Australian and Indonesian militaries to operate from each other's countries, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday (Aug 20)... |
| 08.08.2024 | Strengthening Defense: The U.S. and Australia Forge a New Military Alliance | In a world where threats loom large, the U.S. and Australia are stepping up their game. The recent defense talks between these two allies signal a shift in military strategy. They are not just talking; they are building. The co-manufacturin... |
| 07.08.2024 | US to increase force projection from Australia | SYDNEY: Australia will begin co-manufacturing guided weapons with the US next year to boost supply for allies in the Indo-Pacific and increase a US military presence in the country, including bomber aircraft, the two nations said after annu... |
| 06.08.2024 | Editorials | Editorial: How the US and allies can convince more citizens to serve | It is important not to compromise on quality: While preparatory boot camps have gotten thousands of poor performers in shape to join the U.S. Army, commanders must watch carefully how those soldiers do over time. It’s also worth examining w... |
| 29.07.2024 | Parbery expands principal team through promotions and recruits | Profile Parbery
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Canberra-based management consulting firm Parbery has added a number of new principals to its leadership team over the past month, while naming Sam Lemin as its employee of the year.
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| 25.06.2024 | Sayari Appoints Lieutenant General (Ret.) Joseph Anderson as Newest Advisor | WASHINGTON, June 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sayari, the leading risk intelligence platform, today announced the appointment of Lieutenant General (Ret.) Joseph Anderson as its newest advisor. With a distinguished, decade-spanning career of dr... |
| 18.06.2024 | New procurement rules to give SMEs better access to $70 billion in government contracts | Minister for Women, Finance and the Public Service Katy Gallagher. Source: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas article-article-body
Finance and Public Service Minister Katy Gallagher is preparing to ring in the new financial year with a fresh crackdown o... |
| 31.05.2024 | Counterterrorism, non-conventional threats on agenda as regional defence bloc expands cooperation | New: You can now listen to articles.
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| 22.05.2024 | Vietnam appoints top policeman as country's new president | HANOI: Vietnam's parliament elected police minister To Lam as the state president on Wednesday (May 22), in a move analysts see as a "stepping stone" for Lam to bid later for the position of chief of the ruling Communist Party, th... |
| 27.02.2024 | Hidden Lessons from China’s Coercion Campaign against Australia | Common consensus holds that China’s recent trade coercion campaign against Australia failed. Yet the consensus view misses important political effects and economic costs of coercion.
In late 2023, Canberra and Beijing stabilised bilateral r... |
| 18.02.2024 | China’s Military Buildup: the Biggest Since 1945? | The Australian government asserts that China’s military buildup is the largest of any country in post-war history. Their threat perception is overblown.
The Australian government claims that China has made the biggest military buildup of an... |
| 09.02.2024 | Neural Notes: Apple enters the AI chat, RIP Google Bard | Source: SmartCompany via Canva/Adobe Stock article-article-body
Welcome back to Neural Notes: A weekly column where I condense some of the most interesting and important AI news of the week. In the latest edition, we have ChatPwC, RIP Googl... |
| 02.02.2024 | Defence Ministry Gets Record Rs 6.21 Lakh Cr In Interim Budget, 4.72% Rise |
In the current geopolitical scenario and with the twin objective of promoting self-reliance and exports, the defence budget has touched Rs 6,21,540.85 crore in the financial year 2024-25.
This comes out to be 13.04 per cent of the total Un... |
| 17.05.2023 | AUKUS is America’s Litmus Test for Integrated Deterrence | The trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States (AUKUS) will require reinventing roles and behaviours, particularly between the U.S. and Australia. Amplifying Australian power will also requi... |
| 04.05.2023 | Australia And The U.S. Must Combine Their Heavy/Medium Landing Ship Programs | A Balikpapan-class landing craft surges through the Pacific.Royal Australian Navy |
| 26.04.2023 | Defence urged to use open architecture approach for IT | The Australian Defence Force should adopt “open” IT platforms, according to a sweeping Defence strategic review released this week.
The review findings give only limited specific attention to ICT, with the most prominent other recommendatio... |
| 15.02.2023 | Defence Minister launches 'iDEX Investor Hub', Rs 200 cr already pledged | Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday launched the 'iDEX Investor Hub' (iIH), under which more than Rs 200 crores had already been pledged by leading Indian investors.
He also launched the ninth edition of 'Defence India Startup Chall... |
| 31.01.2023 | US Navy Adopts Phillips Additive Hybrid 3D Printing for Enhanced Defense | US Navy has installed its first Phillips Additive Hybrid metal 3D printing solution on board powered by metal 3D printer developer Meltio and Haas.
The Phillips Additive Hybrid powered by Haas incorporated Meltio’s laser metal deposition te... |
| 08.11.2022 | BAE Systems and AML3D to 3D print metal parts for future battleships | The prototype components will aid BAE Systems Australia in fulfilling its obligation under its contract with the Australian Department of Defence to design and construct nine Hunter class frigates for the Royal Australian Navy.
AML3D, an Au... |
| 14.09.2022 | Austal In Play: Australian Billionaire Andrew Forrest Eying Big Naval Shipyard | LCS shipbuilder Austal is in playU.S. Navy |
| 01.09.2022 | Defence to set up 'single virtual distributed data centre' | Defence has laid out plans to change the architectural underpinnings of its ICT environment, known as the single information environment or SIE, with a “single virtual distributed data centre” at its core.
The department unveiled new ICT an... |
| 20.04.2022 | Defence to use Optus C1 satellite until 2034 | The Department of Defence has extended its long-running C1 satellite contract with Optus until its new “sovereign controlled” military satellite communication constellation comes online.
The contract, published last week, will see Defence c... |
| 01.04.2022 | Defence cancels SkyGuardian drones to fund REDSPICE cyber plan | The Department of Defence has scrapped its $1.3 billion SkyGuardian armed drone program to partially fund the expansion of Australia’s offensive and defensive cyber security capabilities over the coming decade.
Officers revealed the decisio... |
| 30.11.2021 | Sydney-based quantum sensing startup Q-CTRL raises $25M Series B led by Airbus Ventures | Q-CTRL, a Sydney-based startup that provides quantum control engineering solutions, announced today it has raised a $25 million Series B led by Airbus Ventures with participation from Ridgeline Partners, Main Sequence Ventures, Horizons Ven... |
| 04.08.2021 | Defence to create data division, appoint data integration chief | The Department of Defence will create a new data division and appoint a chief data integration officer as part of a new strategy aimed at uplifting its data maturity.
Assistant Defence minister Andrew Hastie launched the inaugural data stra... |
| 11.09.2020 | Canberra's biggest agencies reveal size of outsourced IT workforce | Some of Canberra’s largest IT shops have revealed the extent of their outsourcing, with new data placing renewed attention on the government's heavy reliance on IT contractors.
In a series of documents published under freedom of information... |
| 01.09.2020 | The Dynamics of Japan’s “Armed Attack Initiation” Doctrine and Anticipatory Self-Defense | Recent events have brought back into the spotlight the question of whether Japan should acquire weapons capable of striking missile launch sites in enemy territory. This controversy was sparked by a recently revived debate over introducing ... |
| 02.07.2020 | Defence IT investment to climb to $20 billion over next decade | The federal government is expected to spend more than $20 billion strengthening the Department of Defence's IT and cyber security capabilities over the coming decade.
The funding, outlined in the 2020 strategic update [pdf] released on Wedn... |
| 26.05.2020 | Defence looks to VR, gaming and AI for future of learning | The Australian Defence Force plans to take advantage of a number of emerging technologies to improve its learning strategies and appeal to younger demographics.
Identified as part of the Defence Enterprise Learning Strategy 2035, Defence is... |
| 08.04.2020 | ASD hiring blitz breaks cover | Australia’s cyber spy agency will almost double its graduate intake next year, with as many as 120 recruits expected to join the ranks of the highly secretive agency.
The Australian Signals Directorate is currently looking for graduates fro... |
| 26.11.2019 | The Jus in Bello of White Phosphorus: Getting the Law Correct | As Turkey’s military incursion into Syria to target Kurdish forces continues to unfold, reports have surfaced that Turkey used white phosphorus munitions during its military operations. The reports inspired calls for investigations and accu... |
| 29.08.2019 | Second tech deputy splits from Defence's CIO group | The Department of Defence has lost a second deputy in its chief information officer group (CIOG) in just four months.
A spokesperson confirmed ICT delivery head Paul Cazaz “separated” from the department last month after two-and-a-half year... |
| 14.02.2019 | Defence's bid for new technology restrictions scuttled by Thom review | An independent review of Australia’s tough export control laws has conspicuously tempered the Department of Defence's demands for sweeping new powers and suggested it work better with stakeholders to address perceived gaps in the legislatio... |
| 30.05.2018 | Defence begins 'cyber-worthiness' ratings | Australia’s nascent cyber warfare unit has been tasked with rating the “cyber-worthiness” of military equipment and systems before they are used in operations.
Vice Admiral Ray Griggs told a senate estimates hearing last night that cyber-wo... |
| 23.04.2018 | Defence progresses its space awareness projects | Defence has mounted an initial business case to deploy a space situational awareness mission system of its own.
The agency is in various stages of planning to deploy “indigenous” ground-based optical sensors to track space objects and their... |
| 27.03.2017 | Defence's Oracle HR overhaul is over time and over budget | The Defence department's long-running replacement of its personnel systems with an Oracle software suite is over time, over budget, and will leave the agency with a gap needing to be addressed through custom-built software.
The Australian N... |
| 26.04.2016 | France Sells Submarines to Australia in One of the Biggest Defense Contracts in the World | France has won one of the biggest defense contracts in recent years with an order to build 12 submarines for the Australian navy. The $40-billion deal — which has been described as Australia's "largest-ever" defense contract — is ... |
| 04.03.2016 | Water Wars: With Tensions Simmering, ASEAN Foreign Ministers Weigh in on South China Sea | The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) flag (Photo: Shutterstock.com)
In a move that will be seen by some as a vindication of February’s U.S.-ASEAN Sunnylands Summit, the Chairman of ASEAN released a statement on Saturday expres... |
| 26.02.2016 | Water Wars: Missile-Deployment Controversy Splashes on, as PRC Foreign Minister Visits Washington | Satellite imagery of Woody Island, the site of recent PRC military deployments (Photo: DigitalGlobe/Getty Images)
Picking up right where our last post left off, diplomatic sparring over China’s reported missile deployment to Woody Island co... |
| 25.02.2016 | Defence given $17 billion to improve IT | The federal government has committed to spending over $17 billion to improve the Defence department's technological capabilities in a massive program of works funded through its 2016 white paper.
The government has pledged to increase Defen... |
| 19.01.2016 | Defence CIO hunting for a new deputy | The Defence department's CIO Group is looking for a new technology deputy to lead the implementation of its behemoth suite of IT projects.
The department has begun recruiting for a first assistant secretary to take over the CIOG’s ICT deliv... |
| 17.01.2016 | Is Time Really on China's Side? What the Economic Slowdown Means for Future Chinese Power | Editor's Note: Official estimates and popular discourse portray China as an emerging colussus whose ever-expanding economy will make it the dominant power in Asia and a peer competitor to the United States. John Lee, of the Hudson Institute... |
| 19.10.2015 | The Clock Is Ticking Down on Australia's Massive Submarine Deal | By year's end, there should be resolution to Australia's thorniest and most expensive military procurement program: the replacement and upgrade of its current submarine fleet.
The sub saga includes domestic and international political dimen... |
| 01.04.2015 | Defence ordered by Govt to fix IT | Australia's Department of Defence has been directed to undergo a wide-ranging and in-depth overhaul of its approach to information technology as part of the Government's sweeping 'first principles' review.
Defence Minister Kevin Andrews tod... |
| 28.04.2014 | Australia Will Buy Any Fighter Jets the US Tells It To | This article originally appeared on VICE Australia.
Australia’s alliance with the US is a linchpin of its defense policy. And to have a close relationship with the US is to have a close relationship with the American arms industry. On Tuesd... |
| 10.09.2012 | The Hot Girl That Just Added You On Facebook Is a Terrorist | A few months ago, I was using that sleazy Badoo site, trying my damnedest to find a girl that I might meet in real life. If you recall the feature, I was unsuccessful. After the site spammed my mom — asking her for her birthdate — I ended u... |
| - | Defence making data prep moves under 'opaque' AUKUS pillar | Defence is laying more foundations for its contribution to pillar II activity under AUKUS, the barely-spoken-of tranche of work focused on AI, quantum and other emerging technology.
The Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) is in the ... |
| - | Defence sets specific goals for next three years of IT modernisation | Defence has set a three-year horizon for the modernisation of IT systems across multiple technology and security domains, with existing systems to be retired progressively.
Defence CIO Chris Crozier (file photo)
The department yesterday rel... |
| - | AUKUS partners to expand AI in submarine tracking | Australia is continuing to ramp up activities under the long-opaque technology pillar of AUKUS, pushing artificial intelligence to assist in submarine tracking and maritime autonomous vehicles.
While most of a trilateral weekend meeting in ... |
| - | Australia's cyber security coordinator recalled after four months | Australia’s first national cyber security coordinator has been recalled by Defence just four months into the role to deal with an unspecified “workplace matter”.
Defence said in a brief statement that Air Marshal Darren Goldie “has been rec... |
| - | Defence to migrate 100,000 ADF personnel to new HR tool | Defence is readying to migrate 100,000 personnel to a new performance management system based on SAP SuccessFactors as part of a mammoth ERP project.
The department had been attempting to deploy the SuccessFactors performance and goals modu... |
| - | Defence to build 'virtual environments' to model decisions and systems | Defence will stand up “virtual environments” in which to experiment and test decisions and systems before they are delivered by industry.
The department has unveiled a digital engineering strategy that outlines plans to use data-driven mode... |
| - | Defence restructures ICT function | Defence has restructured its ICT function, renaming it as the Defence Digital Group (DDG) and establishing six divisions.
The restructure was first revealed in a job advertisement at the start of the week which iTnews filed questions about.... |
| - | Defence counts $1.5bn-plus investment for enterprise data and ICT | Defence is looking at an investment in enterprise data and ICT of up to $11 billion through to mid-2034, though only a fraction of that - $1.5 billion - is considered “approved”.
The numbers are contained in the 2024 integrated investment p... |
| - | Defence needs help to "win in a networked domain", says SoftIron | Defence lacks the “skills, capabilities or innovations required to fight and win in a networked domain” where threats posed by offensive cyber are increasing, the Australian arm of US vendor SoftIron says.
In a submission to an inquiry into... |
| - | Gov proposes reducing defence tech trade barriers | The federal government has put forward proposed bill changes that would see “barriers to technology transfer” across the UK and the US reduce in efforts to support growth, education and research.
On Friday the government opened the floor to... |
