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Australian Electoral Commission starts moving out of NEXTDC
Picks new facility, downsizes on-prem infrastructure.
Jul 17 2024 6:58AM
AEC checks Meta AI's handling of election questions
Does not want a role in policing deepfaked political content.
May 21 2024 5:04AM
AEC reorganisation opens CIO role
With a focus on Indigo program.
Feb 19 2024 6:54AM
AEC to replace payroll system for temporary election workforce
Indigo modernisation program rolls on.
Jan 11 2023 11:48AM
AEC plots next stage of mammoth election systems rebuild
Looks to replace Australia's three core electoral IT systems.
Aug 5 2022 12:50PM
AEC taps Accenture, Epicon for election systems rebuild
Will assist with once-in-generation overhaul.
Apr 6 2022 6:30AM
Macquarie Telecom retains spot as tech's top political donor
As Afterpay makes first-time donation.
Feb 1 2022 1:12PM
AEC to scope voter verification tech for polling places
Looks to automate mark-off from electoral list.
Mar 24 2021 3:54PM
AEC to get another 5500 ECL devices for polling places
Secures $24.4 million in funding.
Mar 1 2021 12:05PM
Macquarie Telecom reclaims its spot as tech's top political donor
After being pipped by an outsourcer last year.
Feb 1 2021 12:28PM
AEC preps election IT systems overhaul for market
After $97m budget windfall.
Oct 13 2020 12:17PM
Govt bankrolls election systems rebuild
Budget 2020: Fronts $97m for long-overdue overhaul.
Oct 7 2020 12:28AM
AEC searches for next postal vote data capture solution
To support 2021 or 2022 election.
Sep 8 2020 12:21PM
AEC looks to ditch all paper lists on polling day
Investigates cost of device rollout.
Jul 1 2020 7:19AM
AEC in hiring spree ahead of core systems rebuild
Moves to bolster IT team from July.
Jun 3 2020 1:02PM
IT outsourcer TCS becomes Aussie tech's top political donor
2019 election year marks first donation.
Feb 3 2020 1:00PM
AEC builds public-facing APIs to serve up election data
Using Microsoft Azure.
Jan 28 2020 11:40AM
Electoral systems evade cyber-attack during federal poll
AEC detects no successful compromises.
Jul 30 2019 7:02AM
Electoral Commission spins up cyber ops centre
Looks to ex-cyber spooks to protect electoral systems.
Apr 18 2019 12:45PM
AEC turns to data analytics to bust queues at polling stations
Taps Deakin Uni to provide simulations.
Apr 9 2019 11:19AM
