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• PwC delivers 2021 Census services on AWS

  ​PwC Australia has been selected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to deliver key 2021 Census services.

• Can the internet save the gay marriage vote?

  The federal government has asked the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to carry out a survey to determine if Australians are for or against gay marriage.

• HPE strikes settlement with the ATO over storage failure

  HPE has struck a settlement with the ATO over the “unprecedented” failure of its storage hardware in late 2016.

• IBM and Nextgen Networks locked in legal battle over Census debacle

  ​IBM has launched legal action against Nextgen Networks and Vocus over the companies’ roles in the troubled 2016 eCensus portal project.

• Why you're not investing enough in IT security

  The minute you outsource responsibility or governance of information security to a third party, you tie a noose around your neck and hand the end of the rope to a vendor.​

• Census inquiry questions IBM's client relationship

  ​The government has questioned the close relationship between the ABS and IBM over the August shutdown of the 2016 Census online portal.

• IBM questions internal processes after Census outage

  IBM has questioned its own dealings with an internet service provider and its upstream partner in its handling of the troubled 2016 Census project.

• Census failure report release now down to PM, says his cyber adviser

  ​The decision to release the long-awaited review of the census failure now sits with the prime minister, says his special adviser on cyber security.

• ​CPSU defends ABS over Census debacle

  The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) has defended Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) staff who worked on the 2016 Census saying they displayed a high level of professionalism “under difficult circumstances and significant funding pressures.”

• Census debacle will have 'lasting impact' on trust in government digital services: MacGibbon

  The prime minister's special cyber security advisor​, Alistair MacGibbon, has said the shut down of the census website will have a "lasting impact" on the public trust in the government to deliver digital services.

• Government to tip $250M into ABS to modernise IT

  The Federal Government will invest around $250 million over five years to modernise IT infrastructure and statistical analysis processes at the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
  

• Financial services firms are laggards online

  Many financial services firms are still not transacting online, despite rapid changes in the sector, including the development of Internet banking.
  

• Retail turnover grows 0.4% in September

  Retail turnover improved across most Australian states and industries in September, continuing a streak of slim overall gains, ABS data shows

• Australian Bureau of Statistics eyes new CIO

  The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is on the hunt for a new CIO to replace Jenine Borowik who exited the role in August this year.

• Australian economy grew 2.1% in FY11

  Australia's GDP increased by 2.1% in 2011 during the 20th year of growth, ABS data shows, and the nation's total net worth gained by more than $62b