Author: Eliza Sayon

Horizon Power and Telstra set up Australia’s first remote comms tower

To bolster the resilience of regional communications, Horizon Power has partnered with Telstra in launching the country’s first remote mobile communications tower powered by a...

Department of Home Affairs fronts social media inquiry

Australia’s Department of Home Affairs has expressed concerns about the way in which social media companies allow the promotion of harmful and divisive content, wanting...

Australia and UK enter into Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership

Australia has entered into a Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership with the United Kingdom to help shape a positive technology environment and maintain an internet...

Aussie PM’s WeChat hacked and rebranded by Chinese government

Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s profile on China’s largest social media website WeChat has been rebranded earlier this month to push the country’s propaganda in a...

Reform advocates point out flaws in proposed anti-trolling laws

Reform advocates have told a parliamentary committee that the proposed laws targeting online abuse and holding social media companies accountable are “utterly inaccessible” and narrowly...

Big tech companies face a huge wave of regulation

Big tech companies are currently facing a huge technology regulation that could substantially impact how they work in the public. Governments across the globe are...

Crewdle surpasses 200k-user milestone in just a month

The global videoconferencing platform Crewdle has reached a major tech industry milestone in its young history, achieving 200,000 users in just a month after reaching...

Australia faces down a global digital bug

Aussies in hospitals and businesses and are working on the go or remotely are now on the frontline in the fight against a global digital...

NZ Government invests in high-tech drought forecasting tool

A new forecasting tool that makes use of innovative climate modelling has been invested upon by the New Zealand Government to help farmers and growers...

New report reveals need for better regional telecommunication

The 2021 Regional Telecommunication Independent Review Committee has delivered its final report and recommendations that will help lay down the foundations for Australia’s telecommunications landscape....

NT Government and Healthdirect Australia provide new telehealth service

In order to bolster telehealth care services across the Northern Territory, the NT Government has partnered with the national public health information service Healthdirect Australia....

New digital academy to be established in Lot Fourteen

A $60 million project that will establish the Digital Technologies Academy at Lot Fourteen has been given the green light under the Adelaide City Deal....

Twitter CEO Dorsey resigns and hands over the position to Agrawal

Twitter Inc has announced that Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey is stepping down from his role, handing over the position of leading the company to...

ADF and NT Chief Minister reject wild social media claims

Both the Australian Defence Force and the Northern Territory’s Chief Minister Michael Gunner have rejected wild social media claims that the military is forcibly vaccinating...

ACCAN survey shows Aussies want complaints to be handled better

Research from the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has revealed that most Aussies agree that it should be easier to handle complaints on digital...

Indonesia drafts tech bill inspired by Aussie law

Inspired by a new and groundbreaking Australian law, Indonesian authorities are assessing a draft bill that could compel tech giants to negotiate with media firms...

Australian Government appoints new chair and director for NBN Co Board

New changes are happening in the country’s broadband industry as the Australian Government appoints a new chair and director to the NBN Co Board. The...

Regional summit tackles “new compact” between tech and government

A regional summit of leaders has initiated a conversation about emerging and critical technologies as governments grapple with what companies and communities are already doing....

Prime Minister backs Senate inquiry into ABC conduct

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is backing a Senate inquiry into how the ABC deals with complaints, stating that the public broadcaster is a government agency...

Musk offloads nearly $7 billion Tesla shares

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has offloaded over $US6.9 billion worth of shares in the electric car company this week, taking advantage of a meteoric rally...