The Digital Transformation Agency's COVIDSafe app update has done little to fix core issues, experts say

Sarah Basford Canales
Updated January 6 2021 - 7:55am, first published January 5 2021 - 3:00pm
The nearly $6 million-dollar COVIDSafe app has received another major update but experts say underlying issues remain. Image: Shuttershock
The nearly $6 million-dollar COVIDSafe app has received another major update but experts say underlying issues remain. Image: Shuttershock

The government's troubled coronavirus tracing app has been given a major technical update but experts say it still hasn't fixed its core issues amid further outbreaks in NSW and Victoria it has done little to assist with.

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Sarah Basford Canales

Sarah Basford Canales

Politics and public sector reporter

I'm a federal politics and public sector reporter with an interest in national security, integrity and regulation. Contact me with general tips and thoughts at sarah.basfordcanales@canberratimes.com.au or confidential tips to sbasfordcanales@protonmail.com.

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