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MyGov's ill-timed meltdown could have been avoided with 'elastic computing'

  • Written by Erica Mealy, Lecturer in Computer Science, University of the Sunshine Coast
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These past few weeks have shown the brittleness of Australia’s online systems. It’s not surprising the federal government’s traditionally slow-moving IT systems are buckling under the pressure.

On Sunday, the federal government announced it would double unemployment benefits as part of its coronavirus rescue package....

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