The short answer
All Webbed Labs is a Sydney-based team of software developers and AI consultants that builds custom software and AI for Brisbane and Queensland organisations remotely, travelling to Brisbane for workshops when being in the room matters. Queensland differs from the southern states in three practical ways: no daylight saving, its own procurement system built on QTenders and the QITC contracting framework, and new Queensland Privacy Principles and data breach rules for state agencies that commenced on 1 July 2025.
Key takeaways
- We're based in Sydney, deliver to Brisbane remotely and travel for workshops and user testing; we have no Queensland office.
- Queensland doesn't observe daylight saving, so Brisbane is one hour behind Sydney from October to April and level with it the rest of the year.
- Queensland agencies must use common-use supply arrangements where one exists, otherwise contract under the QITC framework; opportunities are published on QTenders.
- The Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 replaced the old privacy principles with the Queensland Privacy Principles and a mandatory data breach scheme from 1 July 2025 (1 July 2026 for local government).
- There's no hyperscale cloud region in Queensland at the time of writing, so Queensland systems usually run in Sydney or Melbourne regions.
How does a Sydney team work with Brisbane organisations?
Our team is based in Sydney. We build for Brisbane and Queensland organisations remotely and travel north for workshops, site visits and user testing when being in the room matters. We don’t have a Queensland office and don’t pretend to. What we do is run a remote delivery rhythm that respects Queensland’s clock and put in-person time where it changes the outcome.
The clock matters more than people expect. Queensland doesn’t observe daylight saving. From the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April, Brisbane runs an hour behind Sydney: in 2026 to 2027 that’s 4 October 2026 to 4 April 2027. The rest of the year, the two cities match.
| Sydney time | Brisbane, April to October | Brisbane, October to April |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 | 9:00 | 8:00 |
| 12:00 | 12:00 | 11:00 |
| 17:00 | 17:00 | 16:00 |
| 18:00 | 18:00 | 17:00 |
In practice we schedule Brisbane meetings between 10am and 4pm Sydney time during summer, write every invite in Brisbane time, and never book a Friday demo at 5pm Sydney time, which is 4pm for a Brisbane team ready to leave.
What are Queensland organisations building with software and AI?
Queensland has large mining and resources, mining equipment and services, agriculture and food, construction and tourism sectors, and a pipeline of infrastructure work ahead of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Those industries shape the software:
| Sector | Typical software and AI projects |
|---|---|
| Mining, resources and mining services | Maintenance and inspection records, document extraction from reports, safety and compliance systems |
| Construction and infrastructure | Project and subcontractor management, site diaries, drawing and specification search |
| Agriculture and food | Supply chain tracking, compliance records, forecasting tools |
| Transport and logistics | Dispatch and tracking, customer portals, freight documentation |
| Tourism and hospitality | Booking integrations, customer service assistants, operations dashboards |
| State agencies and councils | Case management, service portals, internal knowledge assistants under the QPPs |
Field and site work is common in these sectors, which is one reason we plan at least one site visit into Queensland proposals where the software will be used outside an office. Our pages on construction software and AI and logistics software cover two of these in depth.
How does the Queensland Government buy ICT?
Queensland agencies must first use a common-use supply arrangement if a suitable one exists; if not, they contract under the Queensland Information Technology Contracting (QITC) framework. Opportunities to supply ICT are published on QTenders.
The key pieces for a supplier:
- QTenders is where the Queensland Government publishes tendering opportunities, including new standing offer arrangements when agencies set them up.
- Common-use supply arrangements, listed in the Queensland Government Arrangements Directory, must be used where relevant, and buying outside one has to be reported under the Queensland Procurement Policy.
- ICT Category Council endorsement is needed before an agency establishes, varies or extends a common-use arrangement.
- QITC offers four contract types: a general contract for lower-risk work, a comprehensive contract with modules, the supplier’s terms and conditions, and bespoke contracts.
One naming trap: “QPP” can mean the Queensland Procurement Policy or, in plural, the Queensland Privacy Principles. Procurement documents usually mean the first. For vendors weighing state and federal markets, our guide to selling software to Australian government compares the pathways.
What changed in Queensland privacy law on 1 July 2025?
The Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 amended the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld), replacing the old Information Privacy Principles and National Privacy Principles with a single set of Queensland Privacy Principles (QPPs), modelled on the Australian Privacy Principles, from 1 July 2025. It also introduced a mandatory notification of data breach scheme for Queensland agencies. Local government obligations under the scheme start on 1 July 2026.
What agencies now have to do, and what that means for the software they buy:
| Requirement for Queensland agencies | What the software needs |
|---|---|
| Handle personal information under the QPPs, including QPP 11 security obligations | Access controls, encryption, audit logs and data minimisation by design |
| Assess suspected data breaches within 30 days and notify affected individuals and the Information Commissioner of eligible breaches | Logging that shows who accessed what, so a breach can be scoped quickly |
| Publish a privacy policy and a data breach policy, and keep a data breach response plan | Clear records of what each system collects, where it’s stored and who can see it |
| Update contracts with service providers to reflect the new obligations | Suppliers who can meet the QPPs and support breach response under contract |
The QPPs apply to Queensland public sector agencies. Private businesses in Queensland are generally covered by the Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988, and Queensland has no separate health privacy law for the private sector, unlike NSW and Victoria. If you build or sell software for Queensland agencies, expect privacy and breach clauses that mirror these requirements. Our guide to the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme covers the Commonwealth equivalent.
Where will a Queensland system be hosted?
At the time of writing, AWS, Azure and Google Cloud run their Australian regions in Sydney, Melbourne and, for Azure, Canberra, so Queensland systems usually run in one of those. For almost all business applications that’s fine: the data stays in Australia and latency from Brisbane is low. We normally pair a primary region with a second Australian region for backups. The data residency vs data sovereignty explainer covers what that does and doesn’t protect.
When is a Brisbane-based developer the better choice?
If your project depends on frequent, unplanned time on site, a developer based in Queensland will usually serve you better than any interstate team, including us. That’s worth saying plainly. Examples:
- Software for a mine, farm or plant where the developer needs to be on site every week to observe operations or test with equipment.
- A small project where travel costs for even one or two visits would be a large share of the budget.
- Work that must be done by a supplier on a Queensland standing offer arrangement we’re not part of.
- Teams that strongly prefer to meet in person every week rather than on video.
Remote delivery from Sydney makes sense when the in-person needs are predictable (discovery, key design decisions, user testing) and the bulk of the work is engineering that can happen anywhere. In that case what you’re really choosing is the quality of the engineering and the process, and location matters much less. Whether you are shortlisting a software development company in Brisbane or an AI consulting company from anywhere in Australia, there is no single best consultancy; our guide on how to choose a software development company lists the questions that tell the difference.
How All Webbed Labs works with Queensland organisations
Founder Andy Taleb has been building software professionally since 2019 and running All Webbed Up since 2021. All Webbed Labs launched in mid 2026 as a partnership with a group of senior developers and founders. For Brisbane and Queensland clients, we run discovery in person, then build from Sydney on a fixed price with weekly demos timed for Queensland hours. Senior engineers write the code, it sits in your repository from the first commit, and data stays in Australian regions. See our custom app development service, or how we deliver across Australia.
Frequently asked questions
Do you have a Brisbane office?
No. Our team is in Sydney. We work with Brisbane and Queensland organisations remotely and travel for discovery workshops, design reviews, site visits and user testing. We don't list a Queensland address or phone number.
Are the Queensland Privacy Principles the same as the APPs?
They're modelled on the Australian Privacy Principles, which makes life easier for suppliers who already build to the APPs. But they apply to Queensland public sector agencies under the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld), with their own data breach scheme and oversight by Queensland's Office of the Information Commissioner.
Can a Queensland agency engage you directly?
Agencies must first check for a common-use supply arrangement for what they're buying. We're not on a Queensland Government standing offer arrangement at the time of writing, so an agency would need a pathway that allows that, such as an open approach to market on QTenders or engaging us through an arrangement holder.
Does the lack of a Queensland cloud region matter?
For most business systems, no. Data hosted in Sydney or Melbourne is still in Australia, and latency from Brisbane is low. It matters only where a contract specifically requires in-state hosting, which you'd identify during discovery.
What do AI consultants charge in Brisbane?
There is no settled market rate yet. Re:Sourced's 2026 guide says AI and machine learning contract rates are still forming as a distinct market, with specialist AI implementation work pricing above the general software band, which sits at $700 to $950 a day in Brisbane (AUD, ex GST). A fixed price after discovery is easier to compare than day rates, because it prices the outcome rather than the hours.
What do senior developers cost in Brisbane?
Re:Sourced's 2026 guide puts senior software contractor day rates in Brisbane at $700 to $950 (AUD, ex GST), below Sydney and Melbourne. Re:Sourced puts Brisbane roughly 10 to 15 per cent below Sydney overall. Agencies charge more because they add design, testing and project management.
Sources
- Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 (as made) , Queensland Legislation
- Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023: legislative history and commencement , Queensland Legislation
- Information Privacy Act 2009 (current, including section 219 on local government) , Queensland Legislation
- Buying ICT products and services , Queensland Government
- ICT tendering opportunities and the QITC contracting framework , Business Queensland
- Daylight saving in NSW , NSW Government
- Tech contractor day rates in Australia: the 2026 guide , Re:Sourced
- Trade and Investment Queensland , Queensland Government