Justin Hendry

Justin Hendry is a Sydney-based journalist and the deputy editor of iTnews. He covers all things government IT. Before joining iTnews in 2017, Hendry worked as a journalist at public sector research house Intermedium. He is a graduate of Macquarie University in Sydney.

Recent articles by Justin Hendry

Govt inks Oracle deal to cut IT procurement costs

Govt inks Oracle deal to cut IT procurement costs

After three years of negotiation.
Justin Hendry Nov 27 2020 12:52PM Strategy
WA registry system flaws force auditor to delay findings by 18 months

WA registry system flaws force auditor to delay findings by 18 months

‘Highly unusual step’ taken to protect foundational system.
Justin Hendry Nov 26 2020 5:40PM Strategy
Australia's head of cyber warfare exits

Australia's head of cyber warfare exits

After three years in the role.
Justin Hendry Nov 26 2020 12:13PM Training & Development
Australia and Singapore trial blockchain for international trade

Australia and Singapore trial blockchain for international trade

Border Force tests inter-government ledger solution.
Justin Hendry Nov 25 2020 4:27PM Software
Major NSW govt agencies still without disaster recovery plans for all systems

Major NSW govt agencies still without disaster recovery plans for all systems

Auditor finds at least seven agencies missing plans.
Justin Hendry Nov 25 2020 2:23PM Strategy
Victoria budget sinks $196m into new digital transformation entity

Victoria budget sinks $196m into new digital transformation entity

'Digital Victoria' tasked with centralising, simplifying IT services.
Justin Hendry Nov 24 2020 6:01PM Strategy
Victoria bankrolls gigabit internet, mobile blackspot elimination

Victoria bankrolls gigabit internet, mobile blackspot elimination

Budget sets aside $626m over six years.
Justin Hendry Nov 24 2020 3:53PM Strategy
COVIDSafe data 'incidentally' collected by intelligence agencies in first six months

COVIDSafe data 'incidentally' collected by intelligence agencies in first six months

But not decrypted, access or used, IGIS says.
Justin Hendry Nov 23 2020 5:45PM Security
DTA seeks input on digital strategy refresh

DTA seeks input on digital strategy refresh

Opens month-long consultation process.
Justin Hendry Nov 23 2020 12:42PM Strategy
ASIC investigates ASX over day-long trading outage

ASIC investigates ASX over day-long trading outage

Inquiries turn official.
Justin Hendry Nov 23 2020 12:35PM Financial Services
CBA finally brings eftpos option to Apple Pay

CBA finally brings eftpos option to Apple Pay

Cash withdrawals now a reality for debit card customers.
Justin Hendry Nov 20 2020 12:47PM Financial Services
Home Affairs chief calls for 'paradigm shift' in government IT approach

Home Affairs chief calls for 'paradigm shift' in government IT approach

Less fragmentation, more reuse needed.
Justin Hendry Nov 20 2020 12:44PM Strategy
IP Australia CIO jumps to Pegasystems

IP Australia CIO jumps to Pegasystems

Agency hunts for next tech chief.
Justin Hendry Nov 20 2020 7:04AM Strategy
Census 2021 cyber security measures only 'partly appropriate', audit finds

Census 2021 cyber security measures only 'partly appropriate', audit finds

Not all lessons from 2016 debacle implemented.
Justin Hendry Nov 20 2020 7:00AM Strategy
Transport for NSW trials machine learning to detect crash blackspots

Transport for NSW trials machine learning to detect crash blackspots

Puts Azure to work on telematics data.
Justin Hendry Nov 19 2020 6:38AM Cloud
NSW govt slows its roll on digital transactions

NSW govt slows its roll on digital transactions

Service NSW's attention turns to 'tell us once'.
Justin Hendry Nov 18 2020 12:50PM Strategy
Inside NSW's $1.6 billion digital restart fund

Inside NSW's $1.6 billion digital restart fund

And all the other tech in NSW's budget.
Justin Hendry Nov 17 2020 7:09PM Strategy
Service NSW puts cost of cyber attack at $7 million

Service NSW puts cost of cyber attack at $7 million

NSW budget sets aside $5 million for IT security upgrade.
Justin Hendry Nov 17 2020 3:44PM Strategy
Digital identity legislation up for consultation

Digital identity legislation up for consultation

Ahead of private sector expansion.
Justin Hendry Nov 17 2020 1:24PM Strategy
ASX outage traced to software bug on new equity trading platform

ASX outage traced to software bug on new equity trading platform

New trade system goes down on its first day.
Justin Hendry Nov 16 2020 5:30PM Software

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