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Federal FOI Administration Fails Pro-Disclosure Test

The Albanese government's pre-election commitments to open government and transparency appear not to have made it through to key federal portfolios, which are failing the pro-disclosure obligations of the Freedom of Information Act according to the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO).

AI Ambition Outpaces Data Foundations

Most organisations are accelerating artificial intelligence investment without the data foundations needed to support it, a global benchmark study has found.

Continuous Oversight Needed for Autonomous AI Systems

Traditional AI governance models are proving too static to manage the risks of autonomous agentic AI systems, Info-Tech Research Group has warned.

National Framework Targets Fragmented Health Data Standards

The Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) concedes adoption of standards remains “sporadic” more than two decades after foundational digital health work began in Australia but claims a new framework will drive uptake.

Unstructured Data Blocks AI Outcomes: Report

More than half of enterprise AI projects are failing to deliver their objectives, with poor unstructured data management identified as the primary blocker, new Nasuni research has found.

Funding Squeeze hits OAIC as Privacy Reforms Land

With three major regulatory expansions landing on its desk in the next 13 months, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has suffered a funding cut in the 2026 federal budget

Informotion acquires InTouch Product Suite

Informotion has acquired the InTouch product suite from InReach Software, taking ownership of a long-running web and mobile interface designed to extend OpenText Content Manager by enhancing the user experience and increasing productivity gains.

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Affinda agent handles end-to-end IDP configuration

Document automation vendor Affinda has launched an AI agent that builds end-to-end document workflows through a single natural language conversation. The Melbourne-headquartered firm claims it can compress configuration cycles that previously took six to nine months.

Automation Anywhere claims 30% Agent accuracy lift

Automation Anywhere has unveiled new platform capabilities for orchestrating AI agents, automations and human workers within a single governed enterprise process.

Nitro Automate targets AI agents

Nitro has launched Nitro Automate, a product designed to embed document processing capabilities into AI agents, automation platforms and enterprise applications.

OpenText expands AI security and identity tools

OpenText has rolled out new identity, data protection and application security capabilities for Australian enterprises adopting AI. The vendor cited rising cybercrime costs and tightening regulatory expectations around AI deployment.

Quest pitches single platform for data trust

Data management vendor Quest Software has added AI-powered data modelling and expanded governance assistants to its Trusted Data Management Platform. The expansion targets fragmentation between modelling, governance and AI tools that the company says erodes trust in data products.

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