This Month
If AI can do the work of a grad lawyer, what does a grad lawyer do?
As tech increasingly takes on the legal grunt work, MinterEllison is trying to rethink the work and skills of its young lawyers.
- Hans van Leeuwen
March
Sydney family behind McDonald’s app worth more than $100m
A US-based rival has offered to buy ASX minnow Task Group, which was founded by Sydney’s Houden family in 2000.
- Tess Bennett
- Analysis
- Analysis
How Metcash’s $80m tech upgrade blew out by $200m
A plan to replace nine IT systems with one Microsoft platform is a case study in how not to manage a large-scale tech project.
- Tony Boyd
- Analysis
- Government Observed
Could turning laws into code help fix the housing shortage?
Allowing computers to read and interpret laws based on sophisticated rules could revolutionise regulation and the way you interact with government.
- Tom Burton
February
AI auditors let the ATO find millions in unpaid tax and super
Natural language AI models have helped the ATO find hundreds of millions of liabilities and pinpoint organisations that may not be paying employees enough super.
- Paul Smith
‘New era’ ASX starts with redundancies as CEO swings axe
Technology staff are the most affected by redundancies before ASX’s half-yearly earnings due on Friday, as it looks to reorganise after its CHESS disaster.
- Paul Smith
CBA claims AI is already making it work 30pc better
AI is making the bank’s highly paid staff more efficient by doing some of their boring work, CBA’s tech boss says, while its customers will deal with AI more.
- Paul Smith
CEO exits stricken Appen after year of ‘great change’
The chief executive of struggling data services company Appen has resigned after 12 months. Ryan Kolln is elevated to the top job.
- Tess Bennett
January
- Analysis
- Tech Observed
White-collar jobs tumble, but shares soar as investors back AI future
Australian staff are likely to make up some of the 8000 jobs software giant SAP says will be affected by an AI-driven global restructure, as its shares hit a record.
- Paul Smith
December 2023
- Exclusive
- Accenture
Atturra’s $90m acquisition spree to help it take on Accenture, IBM
CEO Stephen Kowal says the Cirrus deal will give it the balance sheet and scale needed to compete for projects against foreign-owned IT businesses.
- Tess Bennett
Why execs don’t trust AI with big decisions yet
A year after the launch of ChatGPT, businesses dabbling with generative AI aren’t convinced the technology would hold up under the intense scrutiny of a senate inquiry or lawsuit.
- Tess Bennett
November 2023
- Analysis
- Government Observed
How to avoid another Canberra tech wreck
The ditching of a new $400 million back office system yet again reveals the federal government’s deeply flawed approach to technology and digital transformation.
- Tom Burton
TechnologyOne has never made a big acquisition. Now it wants to
Private equity could reshape the competitive landscape for the Brisbane-based enterprise software group in the UK, where it has been keenly eyeing deals.
- Tess Bennett
October 2023
Cyber insurers cut their premiums, but demand you do more
The industry has weathered a storm of spiralling claims and soaring costs, but better premiums are only on offer to customers who tool up for the next crisis.
- Hans van Leeuwen
September 2023
Why these companies relied on staff – not consultants – to transform IT
Endeavour Energy and Superloop have pulled off complicated digital upgrades by relying on employees who understand customers and know the ins and outs of their businesses.
- Edmund Tadros
- Analysis
- Digital Transformation Leaders
How Digital Transformation Leaders entrants are assessed
Leading digital transformation entrants submit a clear set of initiatives and outcomes.
- BCG Team
August 2023
- Analysis
- Government Observed
Anatomy of an $2.3b government tech failure
The business “super registry” would have been the biggest gov-tech project ever. After four years of spiralling costs, it has been unceremoniously dumped.
- Tom Burton
- Opinion
- Cybersecurity
Optus hack secrecy leaves questions of competence hanging
It is almost a year since Optus’ big data breach. The telco has decided to keep secret the findings of the independent review it said would help rebuild customers’ trust.
- Paul Smith
Strong practical help for firms hit by cyberattack
Firms and public agencies hit by cyberattacks are being promised a quick, compassionate and discreet response, aimed at minimising harms, says cyber defence leader, Abigail Bradshaw
- Tom Burton
Government smart wallet won’t work without overhaul: digital expert
The centrepiece of the federal government’s new digital identification system is from a previous era, the expert says.
- Tom Burton
