Category: Technology

5 common corporate workplace communication pitfalls

Internal communication is crucial for a company’s performance and the expansion of its bottom line. Poor workplace communication impacts businesses so badly that it could...

Neighbours fans brave the cold to bid Ramsay Street goodbye

Fans of Australian soap opera Neighbours have braved the Melbourne cold to watch its finale at Federation Square. Riya Patel and Josephine Crawford arrived two...

Supporters call to block Australian WikiLeaks founder’s extradition

Supporters of Julian Assange have written to new US ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy calling for the release of the WikiLeaks founder. Advocates for the...

Australia records rise in technology-facilitated abuse

One in two Australians has been a victim of technology-facilitated abuse in their lifetime, a report has found. A little more than a third of...

Telstra partners with Microsoft to speed up Australia’s digital transformation

Telstra and Microsoft have inked a five-year deal they say will help accelerate Australia’s digital transformation. The agreement is also one of the largest partnerships...

Durack gets telecom boost under regional connectivity program

With the completion of initiatives carried out under the Australian Government’s Regional Connectivity Program, the communities of Kalumburu and Jigalong in Western Australia will have...

GroupM, Good-Loop collaborate to decarbonise the media supply chain

GroupM, WPP’s media investment group, has partnered with Good-Loop, a B Corps-certified advertising platform, to decarbonise Australia’s programmatic media supply chain. The GroupM agencies –...

Crown’s Sydney luxury casino to open in August 2022

The Crown gaming empire’s flagship skyscraper on Sydney Harbour will open its luxury casino in two weeks, the gambling behemoth announced. “The doors to Australia’s...

Jennifer Down wins Miles Franklin Literary Award at 31

Jennifer Down has won the 2022 Miles Franklin literary award at the age of 31 for her novel about trauma, Bodies of Light, becoming one...

US says TikTok can’t be trusted with user data. Should Aussies be worried?

When English statesman Sir Francis Bacon famously said “knowledge is power”, he could hardly have foreseen the rise of ubiquitous social media some 500 years...

$100M metaverse R&D center soon to rise in Australia 

A metaverse R&D center will soon rise in Melbourne, Victoria with the collaboration of Australian creative technologies company Two Bulls and Thailand’s Translucia Global Innovation....

Australia and Singapore join forces against unsolicited calls and messages

A deal between the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and the Info-communications Media Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA) will see Australia and Singapore work...

Danni Hudson of Snap Inc. on building authentic social media connections

Social media is a superb platform for connecting with constituents, launching campaigns, and spreading awareness of causes. It is also a crucial tool for crisis...

Netflix buys Australian studio responsible for Happy Feet, Lego Movie

Netflix announced its acquisition of the Australian animation studio behind films Happy Feet and The Lego Movie in support of its ambitious animated film slate,...

Employee attrition, manager burnout to remain a global challenge

The 2022 Kincentric Report on Global Trends in Employee Engagement revealed challenging environment for employee engagement, leading to an era of opportunity for HR professionals...

Global metaverse market poised to create $750 billion opportunity by 2030

By 2030, the metaverse will represent an approximately $750 billion market opportunity as businesses from various consumer groups seize the opportunity to broaden their reach....

Cyber Security Minister warns about TikTok data collection

Minister for Cyber Security Clare O’Neil warned Australians to be careful with providing personal information to social media companies after TikTok revealed that local user...

Adverse media coverage impact on sentencing found ‘inconsistent’

Adverse media coverage’s impact on sentencing is inconsistent and courts need clearer guidance, an independent statutory body warns. In a wide-ranging report, Victoria’s Sentencing Advisory...

Meta’s first human rights report: A pat on its own back?

In response to allegations of biased content moderation, Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, released its first yearly human rights report. According to...

ACMA calls for blocking 11 more illegal offshore gambling websites

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has added 11 unlawful offshore gaming websites to its blocklist, urging Australian internet service providers (ISPs) to restrict...