Wednesday 4 May 2016

Laying the Glenariff Apartments foundations

Community Newspaper Group:

"City of Gosnells Mayor Olwen Searle recently joined PRDnationwide WA director Angus Murray and Thomas Building director Alan Thomas at the Glenariff Apartments site to witness the laying of its foundations."



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Big Budget Push For Cyber-Security

channelnews:

"Some $38.8 million will be spent moving the Australian Cyber Security Centre from its current home in ASIO’s Canberra HQ, while $12.3 million is being set aside to assess vulnerabilities in government systems and $3.5 million will go towards establishment of more cyber security educational institutions."



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Industry question Cyber Security Strategy investment and progress

australianDefence:

"Responding to First Assistant Secretary (Cyber Policy and Intelligence Division) Lynwen Connick’s address about the opportunities and challenges emerging from the strategy costed at $233.1 million over the next four years, Australian Iinformation Industry Association’s CEO, Rob Fitzpatrick queried whether it measured up to similar overseas programs."



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Budget has a bit of everything for IT

theAustralian:

"Raiding Defence’s coffers makes sense given that the government is aligning the initiative as part of a broader national defence agenda. Around $39m of the total allocated sum will go towards the relocation of the Australian Cyber Security Centre, while $30 will be deployed to build a Cyber Security Growth Centre with the private sector to co-ordinate a national cyber security innovation network. Meanwhile, $47m will be spent to establish joint intelligence sharing centres in capital cities."



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S Kidman’s $370m deal off the table

AdelaideNow:

"Kidman & Co last year agreed to sell Anna Creek station in central SA separately because part of it is located with the Woomera Prohibited Area. Mr Morrison had blocked a sale to foreign investors which included Anna Creek reportedly for national security reasons."



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ASIO has its funding cut

SBS News:

"The Turnbull government has cut funding for ASIO by almost $15 million.

Despite being the lead security agency responsible for dealing with Australians who have joined IS, the federal government announced on Tuesday that ASIO's funding would be cut to $519 million in 2016-17."



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Budget 2016: Australian Cyber Strategy implementation broken out

ZDNet:

"Out of the Department of Defence will come AU$38.8 million to relocate the Australian Cyber Security Centre; AU$1.3 million will be used to conduct cyber assessments on Commonwealth entities; and AU$11 million will be used to find vulnerabilities in Commonwealth systems. All up, Defence will hand over AU$51.1 million over four years."



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