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Gov scraps COVIDSafe contact tracing app
Asks users to delete app.
Aug 9 2022 11:51PM
Health dept to accelerate cloud shift under renewed Datacom deal
Three-year extension takes outsourcing arrangement to 2025.
Apr 27 2022 3:44PM
Senate inquiry calls for gov to wind up COVIDSafe app
"Cease any further expenditure".
Apr 8 2022 6:40AM
Victoria Police hires long-time health CIO
As new digital chief.
Apr 1 2022 12:05PM
COVIDSafe app to endure as pandemic powers lapse
No immediate plans to discontinue.
Mar 29 2022 6:50AM
Department of Health CIO to exit
Departs for private sector.
Feb 11 2022 12:01AM
Govt concedes COVIDSafe app 'rarely used' in overdue report
Puts it down to low transmission rates and strong manual tracing.
Jul 30 2021 7:00AM
Govt forced to release overdue COVIDSafe report
But redacts most of it.
Jul 23 2021 11:01AM
HealthEngine to build Australia's vaccine booking platform
Expected to be live within weeks.
Mar 8 2021 4:41PM
Govt readies IT systems for Australia's Covid-19 vaccine rollout
Inside the supply chain effort.
Dec 17 2020 6:48AM
Health dept extends Datacom outsourcing deal for $160m
Two more years.
Jun 25 2020 6:54AM
Australia launches COVID-19 app, WhatsApp chat
But no contact tracing functionality, yet.
Mar 30 2020 10:51AM
My Health Record de-identified data sharing plans pushed back
Basic governance not in place after two years.
Feb 14 2020 7:03AM
Medicare data matching laws waved through
Despite privacy concerns.
Dec 6 2019 1:00PM
Privacy fears over proposed Medicare data matching scheme
Laws don't go far enough.
Nov 11 2019 1:35PM
Health dept's Datacom outsourcing deal climbs to $321m
After service consumption change.
Nov 1 2019 12:01PM
Can a govt-wide open source messaging platform really cost just $150k?
DTA chief pushes the envelope as messaging times slashed from days to minutes.
Oct 30 2019 7:04AM
Govt proposes Medicare data matching scheme for fraud crackdown
Could source data from private health insurers.
Sep 24 2019 11:21AM
Govt releases My Health Record secondary data use plan
Provides more detail on opt-out model.
May 11 2018 4:22PM
My Health Record will share de-identified data by default
But opt-out controls to be built in.
May 8 2018 11:43AM
