Denham Sadler

 A large-scale digital transformation project within the Victorian courts is running three years late and is more than $30 million over budget, as it grapples with an increasing scope and complexity. The Victorian Government’s Digital Dashboard now lists the project to implement a new case management system (CMS) at the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria and the Children’s Court of Victoria as in “red” status, meaning there are “serious issues” that are beyond the project manager’s control. The program to replace the courts’ legacy IT systems, some of which are more than three decades old, is being run by the Magistrates’ and Children’s courts, with support from Court Services Victoria.

The Australian privacy watchdog is taking Medibank to court over the insurer's 2022 data breach, alleging the company did not adequately protect the data of its customers before the hack, which impacted nearly 10 million people. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) on Wednesday said it has filed civil penalty proceedings in Federal Court against Medibank, 18 months after it launched its investigation into Australia’s largest private health insurer. The Federal Court will be able to apply a $2.22 million fine for each proven breach of the Privacy Act.

The Ukraine crisis and recent significant data breaches have proved to be test cases for Australia’s landmark new critical infrastructure regime. Recent cyber-attacks on Optus and Medibank have highlighted the devastating impact that a breach of a critical infrastructure provider can have. This was already recognised by the federal government last year, and earlier this year, with the passage of a series of legislation focusing on the security of critical infrastructure. These new rules expanded the sectors and businesses defined as critical infrastructure by the government, and placed significant new requirements on them, including around cybersecurity. Industries now included under critical infrastructure include electricity, communications, data storage and processing, financial services and markets, water, healthcare and medical, higher education and research, food and grocery, transport, space tech and the defence industry. The new laws require companies in these fields to maintain a critical infras

New South Wales-based tech company Invertigo has won the Food Agritech category at the InnovationAus 2022 Awards for Excellence for its novel and innovative solution to the world’s global food security struggles. The InnovationAus 2022 Awards for Excellence were presented on Thursday night at a gala…

Sydney company Samsara Eco has won the Energy and Renewables category at the InnovationAus 2022 Awards for Excellence for its innovative infinite recycling solution. The InnovationAus 2022 Awards for Excellence were presented on Thursday night at a gala black-tie dinner at the Cutaway in Sydney’s Barangaroo district. Tech companies will play a central role in Australia reaching its net-zero greenhouse gas emissions goal, which has now been baked into legislation. The passing of that bill this ye…

Sydney-based tech company Ai-Media has won the Creative Tech category at the InnovationAus 2022 Awards for Excellence for its pioneering innovations focusing on improving accessibility. The InnovationAus 2022 Awards for Excellence were presented on Thursday night at a gala black-tie dinner at the Cu…

Adelaide firm DTEX has won the Cybersecurity category at the InnovationAus 2022 Awards for Excellence for its human-focused security solutions. The InnovationAus 2022 Awards for Excellence were presented on Thursday night at a gala black-tie dinner at the Cutaway in Sydney’s Barangaroo district. The…

Melbourne startup Sleeptite has won the Digital Health and Health Tech category at the InnovationAus 2022 Awards for Excellence for its innovative monitoring technology assisting in the aged care sector. The InnovationAus 2022 Awards for Excellence were presented on Thursday night at a gala black-ti…

Canberra-based Quantum Brilliance has won the Manufacturing Innovation category at the InnovationAus 2022 Awards for Excellence for its work to make quantum computing an accessible, everyday technology. The InnovationAus 2022 Awards for Excellence were presented on Thursday night at a gala black-tie…

Adelaide-based company Fivecast has won the Software Innovation category at the InnovationAus 2022 Awards for Excellence for its use of tech innovations to foster a safer world. The InnovationAus 2022 Awards for Excellence were presented on Thursday night at a gala black-tie dinner at the Cutaway in…