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  COVIDSafe app hit 2 million downloads in 24 hours

  Australians enthusiastically embraced the government’s new contact tracing app when it launched.
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  New National Blockchain Roadmap picks three winners

  Gives strong signal to the IT channel of where to invest and sell.
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  Victorian Government taps NNNCo to rollout IoT network for farms

  Network to provide coverage to about 600 farms.
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  Federal Government backs $8 million smart energy device trial

  About 5,000 households and businesses and 250 schools will be invited to trial smart energy monitoring devices.
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  Australian smart building system wins praise

  IoT solution impresses Australia's Facility Management Association.
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  Transport for NSW announces smart parking trial

  Data from four car parks now available via app.
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  NSW and SA Governments tout new agtech research farms

  Including an $11.5 million CSIRO research station near Canberra.
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  SA security outfit CyberOps scores nano-satellite deal

  Wins $299,000 deal with Department of Defence.
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  Australian Government seeks suppliers for 5,500-camera surveillance network

  Including suppliers of video analytics, facial detection, wireless and cybersecurity technology.
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  Australian Government polls industry about smart cities, regions, towns

  Wants to know about standout products and services, lessons learned and challenges.
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  Victorian Government lifts lid on IoT catalogue for farm trials

  Will help pay for tools for everything from asset tracking to dam level monitoring.
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  City of Sydney invites businesses to join smart city database

  Old-school technique to drum up publicity.
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  Tasmanian government backs IoT and energy accelerator

  Says Tasmania could be “battery of the nation”.
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  Announcing the Government IoT project finalists

  From an AI-enabled police vehicle to community-wide IoT networks, these are among the standout projects nominated for the 2019 IoT Awards.
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  Vic govt looks worldwide for agtech IoT

  Starts to set up trial networks.
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  NSW Government plans to monitor young drivers

  Trial to explore effectiveness of telematics “in influencing driving behaviour”.
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  Smart drains to help prevent flooding

  Victorian council trialling system to monitor water levels and flow rates.
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  Australian govt told to take control of smart cities

  Standards are vital to containing costs, Standards Australia says.
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  Victorian govt to pump another $15m into agtech

  Adds to $12m investment in IoT trials for agriculture.
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  11,000 Victorian police to get body cameras

  Also adopting Axon’s cloud solution for video storage.