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Why public service IT salaries must rise to meet Morrison's service delivery vision
Federal technology recruitment is broken. A rising pay gap and outsourcing are the reasons.
Aug 22 2019 7:05AM
Morrison vows to tame Centrelink IT "beast"
Says $1bn WPIT overhaul must deliver for customers, not just bureaucrats.
Aug 19 2019 1:40PM
Shorten tries to fit new auto-complain plug-in to Robodebt
Crowdsources customer service catastrophe catalogue.
Aug 9 2019 1:09PM
Why CBA's latest bank app could kill Robodebt
Analysis: The ATO can use real time bank data to make compliance easy. Centrelink should too.
Aug 6 2019 6:59AM
CBA's new app will soon drill government biometric holdings
Digital identity use by banks could be just a year away.
Jul 31 2019 2:29PM
Centrelink matches Medicare data in 'identity fraud' crackdown
Updated: Agency says data-matching already running.
Jul 29 2019 10:07AM
IBM, Accenture, Infosys vie to replace Centrelink payments engine
Shortlisted for "complex" WPIT project.
Jun 27 2019 7:14AM
RBA outage autopsy reveals weak spots
Like testing the fire system mid-batch.
Jun 13 2019 7:20AM
Beaurepaires payroll bungle hits 3700 current and ex-employees
Borked system change dating back to 2010 forces $1.8m in refunds.
Apr 10 2019 4:56PM
DHS prepares to set new SAP-based payments platform live
Uses white label model for reuse across government.
Mar 26 2019 7:15AM
Human Services finally completes plan for free Centrelink wi-fi after 10 years
But forget playing Candy Crush.
Mar 21 2019 6:55AM
Centrelink wants new software to learn why it annoys customers
System to collect, track feedback.
Mar 11 2019 12:30PM
Centrelink deploys NPP for real time emergency payments
System speeds Townsville floods relief effort.
Mar 5 2019 6:37AM
What's a smartform really worth? Avoka sells to digital banking powerhouse Temenos for $340m
Jumps from local councils to Wall St.
Dec 12 2018 7:43PM
Centrelink's big cashless card upgrade gets stuck at the checkout
Software blocking of products not so easy.
Nov 27 2018 7:10AM
Mega vendors tie-up $100m Centrelink WPIT work
Systems integrators picked for next tranches.
Nov 1 2018 5:00AM
Centrelink to replace crucial mainframe welfare calculator
Core app transplant in WPIT overhaul.
Sep 3 2018 7:00AM
RBA says outage won’t hit pension payments
Transactions now running for corporate and retail customers.
Aug 30 2018 6:44PM
Human Services inks $480m IBM hardware contract
Extends mainframe support until 2023.
Aug 9 2018 12:00PM
Centrelink looks to WhatsApp for claims reporting
Considers SMS-free future.
Aug 8 2018 1:50PM
