white box australia
@whiteboxaus.bsky.social
I’m tracking who’s building Australia’s tech stack. I sweep public receipts (formal/informal) and log them in a living ledger, then provide a weekly scoop. https://whiteboxaustralia.substack.com/
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I used the same method for an exercise aimed at the hospitality industry, of which I was a worker within for 16 years. Now I am in tech, go figure. If you'd like to see another way this project works, have a look here.
hospitality data spelunker
because why not
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November 14, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I used the same method for an exercise aimed at the hospitality industry, of which I was a worker within for 16 years. Now I am in tech, go figure. If you'd like to see another way this project works, have a look here.
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Screen Australia is doing a massive research project on the current state of the screen and games industries in Australia. Local devs, please consider taking the time to complete their survey survey.alchemer.com/s3/8573365/S...
Screen Currency 2025 — Screen and Games Industry Survey
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November 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Screen Australia is doing a massive research project on the current state of the screen and games industries in Australia. Local devs, please consider taking the time to complete their survey survey.alchemer.com/s3/8573365/S...
eeeeeeep.
And good luck to each and every Ubisoft employee.
November 14, 2025 at 12:29 AM
eeeeeeep.
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Well this is worrying... I hope this doesn't mean Tencent is getting full ownership over Ubisoft.
Ubisoft just postponed its earnings report and halted the trading of its shares. Unclear why at this point but could indicate a major announcement related to the company.
November 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Well this is worrying... I hope this doesn't mean Tencent is getting full ownership over Ubisoft.
white box #2 | 12.11.2025 + 13.11.2025 | aus tech ledger
second random data sweep of tech news/documents on the web. chats, tips, revisions, ideas, yelling; all welcome.
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second random data sweep of tech news/documents on the web. chats, tips, revisions, ideas, yelling; all welcome.
whiteboxaustralia.substack.com/p/white-box-...
white box # 2 ledger | 12.11.2025 + 13.11.2025
peruse at your pleasure/displeasure.
whiteboxaustralia.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:30 AM
white box #2 | 12.11.2025 + 13.11.2025 | aus tech ledger
second random data sweep of tech news/documents on the web. chats, tips, revisions, ideas, yelling; all welcome.
whiteboxaustralia.substack.com/p/white-box-...
second random data sweep of tech news/documents on the web. chats, tips, revisions, ideas, yelling; all welcome.
whiteboxaustralia.substack.com/p/white-box-...
Broadly uncovered from random data sweep: vendor concentration, permanent surveillance infra, AI bottlenecks (power/water), defence lobbying networks, school surveillance, super fund flows, AUKUS digital layer.
November 13, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Broadly uncovered from random data sweep: vendor concentration, permanent surveillance infra, AI bottlenecks (power/water), defence lobbying networks, school surveillance, super fund flows, AUKUS digital layer.
Post-AUKUS foreign defence tech: $4.2B visible (AWS $2B, Anduril $1.7B, Lockheed $0.5B + Palantir/Microsoft). Coverage focuses on submarines.
Three US companies run AU defence infrastructure: AWS (cloud), Anduril (autonomous weapons), Palantir (intel analytics). "Sovereign" = legal fiction.
Three US companies run AU defence infrastructure: AWS (cloud), Anduril (autonomous weapons), Palantir (intel analytics). "Sovereign" = legal fiction.
November 13, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Post-AUKUS foreign defence tech: $4.2B visible (AWS $2B, Anduril $1.7B, Lockheed $0.5B + Palantir/Microsoft). Coverage focuses on submarines.
Three US companies run AU defence infrastructure: AWS (cloud), Anduril (autonomous weapons), Palantir (intel analytics). "Sovereign" = legal fiction.
Three US companies run AU defence infrastructure: AWS (cloud), Anduril (autonomous weapons), Palantir (intel analytics). "Sovereign" = legal fiction.
Serco ran immigration detention 15 years (2009-2024), ~$3B. Longest outsourced detention contract in AU history. Ended 2024. No follow-up on who took over or what changed.
November 13, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Serco ran immigration detention 15 years (2009-2024), ~$3B. Longest outsourced detention contract in AU history. Ended 2024. No follow-up on who took over or what changed.
NSW building industrial grid for data centres: Julius Ave 170MW + sub-transmission station, Macquarie Park expansions, Wetherill Park underground power.
Infrastructure Victoria recommending recycled water + desalination expansion. Growth is framed as "urban water security." Scale unprecedented.
Infrastructure Victoria recommending recycled water + desalination expansion. Growth is framed as "urban water security." Scale unprecedented.
November 13, 2025 at 4:37 AM
NSW building industrial grid for data centres: Julius Ave 170MW + sub-transmission station, Macquarie Park expansions, Wetherill Park underground power.
Infrastructure Victoria recommending recycled water + desalination expansion. Growth is framed as "urban water security." Scale unprecedented.
Infrastructure Victoria recommending recycled water + desalination expansion. Growth is framed as "urban water security." Scale unprecedented.
Hostplus investing in "fusion/advanced-nuclear" for "AI/data-centre power demand." HB11 Energy: $8.2M for fusion, "dual-use (energy/defence)." Institutional capital positioning pre-policy.
November 13, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Hostplus investing in "fusion/advanced-nuclear" for "AI/data-centre power demand." HB11 Energy: $8.2M for fusion, "dual-use (energy/defence)." Institutional capital positioning pre-policy.
CMAX Advisory represents Navantia (ships), EOS (defence/space), SYPAQ (drones). One lobbying firm with access to competing defence suppliers + govt history since 2008.
November 13, 2025 at 4:36 AM
CMAX Advisory represents Navantia (ships), EOS (defence/space), SYPAQ (drones). One lobbying firm with access to competing defence suppliers + govt history since 2008.
Bunnings facial recognition 2018-2022, ruled unlawful Nov 2024. My notes: "watch police back-door taps." Can police request data retailers can't legally collect? Unexplored angle.
November 13, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Bunnings facial recognition 2018-2022, ruled unlawful Nov 2024. My notes: "watch police back-door taps." Can police request data retailers can't legally collect? Unexplored angle.
Schools using Linewize/Family Zone for "real-time monitoring of all student internet activity." RED risk: "Detailed profiles of children's interests." From age 5. No public audit.
November 13, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Schools using Linewize/Family Zone for "real-time monitoring of all student internet activity." RED risk: "Detailed profiles of children's interests." From age 5. No public audit.
2018 Assistance & Access Act: govt can compel telcos/platforms to build capabilities (backdoors). My assessment: "High leverage at provider boundary; usage transparency thin." No visibility on usage.
November 13, 2025 at 4:35 AM
2018 Assistance & Access Act: govt can compel telcos/platforms to build capabilities (backdoors). My assessment: "High leverage at provider boundary; usage transparency thin." No visibility on usage.
Anduril Ghost Shark subs: $1.7B. My notes: "long vendor/doctrine path-dependence." We're locking in Anduril's autonomy architecture for decades.
Australia: mandatory 2-year metadata retention since 2015. 10 years of a "standing data dragnet" that predates modern AI. Never comprehensively reviewed.
Australia: mandatory 2-year metadata retention since 2015. 10 years of a "standing data dragnet" that predates modern AI. Never comprehensively reviewed.
November 13, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Anduril Ghost Shark subs: $1.7B. My notes: "long vendor/doctrine path-dependence." We're locking in Anduril's autonomy architecture for decades.
Australia: mandatory 2-year metadata retention since 2015. 10 years of a "standing data dragnet" that predates modern AI. Never comprehensively reviewed.
Australia: mandatory 2-year metadata retention since 2015. 10 years of a "standing data dragnet" that predates modern AI. Never comprehensively reviewed.
The AUSTRAC-Palantir contract was quietly amended August 2025. Can't find media coverage of what changed. Original: $8.8M, 2023-2025. >$200 000 AUD amendment in last six months. What expanded?
November 13, 2025 at 4:35 AM
The AUSTRAC-Palantir contract was quietly amended August 2025. Can't find media coverage of what changed. Original: $8.8M, 2023-2025. >$200 000 AUD amendment in last six months. What expanded?
Australia's Top Secret cloud: single vendor (AWS), $2B, 2024-2034. If Amazon loses accred. defence goes dark. Palantir runs analytics for AUSTRAC (financial intel), Defence/CASG (military), and Coles (840 stores, 10B rows). That's intelligence, defence, and retail supply chains under one company.
November 13, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Australia's Top Secret cloud: single vendor (AWS), $2B, 2024-2034. If Amazon loses accred. defence goes dark. Palantir runs analytics for AUSTRAC (financial intel), Defence/CASG (military), and Coles (840 stores, 10B rows). That's intelligence, defence, and retail supply chains under one company.
Day 2 of randomly sampling Australian tech procurement, developments, news, etc. +450 entries deep. Some things that made me go "wait, what" I'll post all in a row after this one.
November 13, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Day 2 of randomly sampling Australian tech procurement, developments, news, etc. +450 entries deep. Some things that made me go "wait, what" I'll post all in a row after this one.
about the project.
what is white box?
a ledger for Australia’s tech stack.
whiteboxaustralia.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
about the project.
white box #1 | 11.11.2025 | aus tech ledger
first random data sweep of tech news/documents on the web. chats, tips, revisions, ideas, yelling; all welcome.
whiteboxaustralia.substack.com/p/white-box-...
first random data sweep of tech news/documents on the web. chats, tips, revisions, ideas, yelling; all welcome.
whiteboxaustralia.substack.com/p/white-box-...
white box #1 | 11.11.2025 | tech news ledger
for those who would like to peruse, it’s here.
whiteboxaustralia.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
white box #1 | 11.11.2025 | aus tech ledger
first random data sweep of tech news/documents on the web. chats, tips, revisions, ideas, yelling; all welcome.
whiteboxaustralia.substack.com/p/white-box-...
first random data sweep of tech news/documents on the web. chats, tips, revisions, ideas, yelling; all welcome.
whiteboxaustralia.substack.com/p/white-box-...