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 settles robodebt class action, agrees to pay $112m in compensation

Govt settles robodebt class action, agrees to pay $112m in compensation

On day of planned trial.
Justin Hendry Nov 16 2020 3:04PM Strategy
ADHA moves to replace My Health Record's Oracle API gateway

ADHA moves to replace My Health Record's Oracle API gateway

As part of first phase of modernisation program.
Justin Hendry Nov 16 2020 1:01PM Strategy
NSW, Victoria and ACT to link up contact tracing systems

NSW, Victoria and ACT to link up contact tracing systems

Using decentralised national data exchange.
Justin Hendry Nov 13 2020 4:39PM Software
CTO wanted to run My Health Record

CTO wanted to run My Health Record

And other national health systems.
Justin Hendry Nov 13 2020 12:20PM Strategy
EPA Victoria rebuilds air quality app, withstands huge bushfire traffic spike

EPA Victoria rebuilds air quality app, withstands huge bushfire traffic spike

Core overhaul preps for ‘black swan’ event 48 times the previous peak.
Justin Hendry Nov 13 2020 12:17PM Software
Virgin Galactic COO to head Australian Space Agency

Virgin Galactic COO to head Australian Space Agency

Enrico Palermo to take the reigns in January.
Justin Hendry Nov 13 2020 10:20AM Strategy
Reading the tea leaves: How Services Australia used analytics during Covid

Reading the tea leaves: How Services Australia used analytics during Covid

Key to Centrelink online services, telephony fixes.
Justin Hendry Nov 13 2020 6:55AM Strategy
Queensland has a new tech minister

Queensland has a new tech minister

'Digital economy' portfolio takes over from 'digital technology'.
Justin Hendry Nov 13 2020 6:50AM Strategy
SA Health scores $200m to complete ehealth records system rollout

SA Health scores $200m to complete ehealth records system rollout

Statewide deployment gets govt go-ahead after trial.
Justin Hendry Nov 11 2020 5:56PM Strategy
NSW pushes its QR code app ahead of digital contact tracing mandate

NSW pushes its QR code app ahead of digital contact tracing mandate

Businesses 'strongly encouraged' to adopt before November 23.
Justin Hendry Nov 11 2020 4:21PM Software
SA budget pours $120 million into state's 'digital restart'

SA budget pours $120 million into state's 'digital restart'

Sets aside $24 million for agile works.
Justin Hendry Nov 11 2020 11:58AM Strategy
Australia Post trials machine learning to estimate parcel delivery times

Australia Post trials machine learning to estimate parcel delivery times

Down to a two-hour window.
Justin Hendry Nov 11 2020 6:55AM Software
Son-of-myGov platform to embed digital ID before end of 2020

Son-of-myGov platform to embed digital ID before end of 2020

As complex myGov integration rolls on.
Justin Hendry Nov 10 2020 2:49PM Software
NSW brings personalised real-time occupancy alerts to Opal Travel app

NSW brings personalised real-time occupancy alerts to Opal Travel app

‘Covid Safe travel notifications’ to help maintain physical distancing.
Justin Hendry Nov 10 2020 11:49AM Software
Big Tech's Australian banking ambitions face probe

Big Tech's Australian banking ambitions face probe

As part of next phase of fintech inquiry.
Justin Hendry Nov 9 2020 1:24PM Strategy
Revenue NSW to shift 'Crown Jewels' apps to AWS

Revenue NSW to shift 'Crown Jewels' apps to AWS

Core fine systems to leave GovDC.
Justin Hendry Nov 9 2020 6:22AM Cloud
Qantas doubles down on airport self-service channels

Qantas doubles down on airport self-service channels

As service desks set to close in restructure.
Justin Hendry Nov 6 2020 12:36PM Strategy
WA Health delays $124m hybrid cloud shift, extends Fujitsu deal

WA Health delays $124m hybrid cloud shift, extends Fujitsu deal

Slows Atos migration.
Justin Hendry Nov 6 2020 6:55AM Cloud
Services Australia repurposed a years-old ID solution to meet Covid demand

Services Australia repurposed a years-old ID solution to meet Covid demand

'Connected ID' fills the gap.
Justin Hendry Nov 5 2020 1:13PM Security
Tasmania Police scores $46m to continue core systems overhaul

Tasmania Police scores $46m to continue core systems overhaul

Four-year funding for ‘Project Unify’.
Justin Hendry Nov 5 2020 10:37AM Strategy

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