Queensland's TransLink has signed a three-year contract extension with Cubic Transportation Systems covering the Go transport cards, while it invites expressions of interest for an overhaul of the system. [ + ]

The Tax and Revenue Committee has published a new report into the ATO, covering issues including technical difficulties with a Tax Portal upgrade and the tax implications of the sharing economy. [ + ]

Dimension Data will provide a range of infrastructure and collaboration solutions delivered as a service to the Queensland Government's new major offices on William Street.

The WA government has announced a new ICT procurement program designed to save hundreds of millions in IT costs per year by moving away from owning infrastructure and embracing services instead. [ + ]

The provision of open datasets and self-service visualisation tools will produce a win-win situation for both the public and the government. [ + ]

ACMA has completed the transition to a new outsourced provider for the Do Not Call Register as part of the second wave of a three-stage ICT transformation project. [ + ]

Computer coding, an interactive IoT project and imagining a technology future were on the curriculum at an innovation boot camp held at NSW Parliament. [ + ]

State and Commonwealth cybersecurity is in limbo as reviews slam inadequate policy and practices, saying that federal and state governments simply aren't taking cybersecurity seriously enough. [ + ]

Western Australia's Department of Sport and Recreation and NSW's Office of Environment and Heritage have completed migrations to Microsoft cloud services. [ + ]

ICT literacy in primary and secondary students is on the decline, according to the 2014 NAP report released by the Education Council. [ + ]

More than ever, Australian businesses will need to be ready to compete with newer companies that put customer experience at the heart of their strategies by embracing the change in the digital landscape. [ + ]

Eliminating 'copy data' is a common-sense approach to decreasing the chance that somebody will walk off with your sensitive information, make their own copy of a copy or mistakenly compromise data. [ + ]

The ATO has hired a former Accenture executive to fill its CIO vacancy.

Western Australia's Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages has digitalised all its identity records dating back to 1841, dramatically reducing the time needed to process a request for a document. [ + ]

New, intelligent technology that helps first responders work more efficiently and safely will make a fundamental difference in today's public safety environment. [ + ]