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Boosting jobs and maximising growth to secure Australia’s recovery
The Morrison-McCormack Government will maximise long-term economic opportunities and job creation to secure Australia’s recovery, by expanding the nation’s resources sector and prioritising development of northern Australia.
Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt said new measures in the 2021-22 Budget will build a more secure and resilient Australia, delivering jobs, opportunities and long-term benefits, particularly for regional Australia, as the economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The 2021-22 Budget locks in funding to accelerate the development of northern Australia, and to build a global resources strategy and network to strengthen a vital sector that continues to underpin our economic recovery and wellbeing,” Minister Pitt said.
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Digital Economy Strategy
We already knew a bit about what the 2021 Federal Budget has in store for the tech sector. Last week the government announced a $1.2 billion Digital Economy Strategy. It includes a few things:
My Health Record gets $300 million
The controversial centralised health platform, My Health Record, is getting $300 million for mostly COVID-19 related updates.
This will supposedly provide Australians with their test results as well as their vaccine status. It will also send vaccine-related alert notifications to people’s device of choice.
Part of the funding will also go towards connecting My Health Record to Residential Aged Care Facilities to “[deliver] improvements in medication management and transitions of care between health care settings.”
iTWire Tuesday, 11 May 2021 22:33 MEGA UPDATED: Australian IT industry responds to 2021 Federal Budget Featured
MEGA UPDATED: More than FIFTY top IT companies in Australia have provided IT industry commentary on Australia’s 2021 Federal Budget, focusing on the digital economy, cyber security, business and more.
The ACS, nimbus, Max Kelsen, BlackLine, ActiveCampaign, Cohesity, Talend, Attivo Networks, Barracuda, ExtraHop, 8x8, Forbury, MaxContact, Nintex, Peak Insight, Tecala, Ping Identity, Snowflake, Zscaler, Pega, CardieX, Envestnet | Yodlee, Nexion Networks, Cyara, Tenable, Uniphore, Optus Business, Darktrace, Blackmagic Design, Tellis Data, Mimecast, Alteryx, KnowBe4, Elastic, Rackspace Technologies, Secure Code Warrior, F5, Cloudflare, Pluralsight, Smart WFH, BlackBerry, Swoop, EFEX, Rubrik, Nutanix, D2L, Intelicare, Verizon, McAfee, Congnizant, METS Ignited, Avaya, archTIS, Contino, Qlik, Commvault, The Adecco Group, Modis Australia: and the AIIA
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Subscriber only A MAJOR road project and air travel are the key outcomes of the Federal Government s 2021 budget for Sunshine Coast residents. Specific funding allocations for projects across regional Queensland were thin on the ground in Treasurer Josh Frydenberg s billion-dollar spending spree today, with our region one of the few to score a mention in the voluminous treasury documents made available to journalists during the annual lock-up in Canberra. The Treasurer set aside $160m for the Mooloolah River Interchange Upgrade, saying the money was a new commitment under the $2b set aside for Queensland infrastructure projects designed to increase support jobs and livelihoods across the state.
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Mackay and Whitsunday residents hoping for generous gifts from the 2021 Federal Budget will be disappointed, with no specific new offerings outlined in the hefty papers.
But residents will benefit from a pre-budget announcement of $400m for the Bruce Highway, from Mackay to Proserpine and Rockhampton to Gladstone, covering floodproofing, safety improvements and reducing congestion.
The budget papers did not show any specific allocations for the Peak Downs Highway or Urannah Dam.
However, the Federal Government’s $3.5bn National Water Grid Fund has earmarked $258m to fund new dams and irrigation projects.
Mackay Whitsunday residents are also set to benefit from the government’s pre-budget commitment to establish a reinsurance pool to cover cyclone and related flood damage in Northern Australia from July 1, 2022.