Exploited gig workers need industry reform claims new Flinders University studyAn Adelaide-based partner was sacked by Uber Eats in 2019 for allegedly arriving 10 minutes late for a delivery, after having worked 96 hours in one week.May 30, 2022 by Julian Bingley in Legal
Optus to charge phone customers for Sport and bump price to AU$25 a monthThe days of Optus customers having Sport bundled in are ending from August.May 29, 2022 by Chris Duckett in Mobile Carriers
Australian watchdog sues Mastercard for allegedly misusing card payment market powerMastercard has been accused of offering certain merchants cheaper interchange rates if they agreed to process dual-network debit card payments through the Mastercard network rather than other ones, like Eftpos.May 29, 2022 by Aimee Chanthadavong in Banking
ASIC takes ANZ to court over allegedly overstating credit card balancesThe corporate regulator alleges 'system errors' are to blame for the misconduct.May 29, 2022 by Aimee Chanthadavong in Banking
Swinburne University researchers develop blood donation processing robotThe researchers wanted to relieve processing centre staff from what is typically a largely labour-intensive process.May 26, 2022 by Aimee Chanthadavong in AI & Robotics
Telstra systems hit with audit after 67,000 customers left waiting for AU$11m in compensationTelco reported the error to the regulator and made completed delayed payments to customers.May 26, 2022 by Chris Duckett in Mobile Carriers
NAB introduces NAB Now Pay Later as it enters the BNPL marketThe black and red bank is looking to nab a share of the buy now, pay later market.May 25, 2022 by Aimee Chanthadavong in Banking
This era of big tech exceptionalism has got to end: Australian eSafety CommissionerIf the failures of this version of the internet are not learned, what will happen in a world of full sensory haptic suits, hyper-realistic experiences and teledildonics, asks Julie Inman Grant.May 24, 2022 by Chris Duckett in Security
NBN could end up as a 100Mbps network and the ACCC thinks it might be too quickExcess pricing will push retailers and thus users towards an access-only 100Mbps plan, which will hollow out the lower end of the market, the ACCC has said.May 23, 2022 by Chris Duckett in Networking
Misinformation needs tackling and it would help if politicians stopped muddying the waterPoliticians lie, everyone knows it, but when the concept in question is how democracy works, it's a serious matter.May 22, 2022 by Chris Duckett in Security
Woolworths to expand e-commerce offering with 80% stake in MyDealThe total value of the acquisition deal is expected to come to an enterprise value of AU$243 million.May 19, 2022 by Aimee Chanthadavong in E-Commerce
WFH: Australians felt a AU$5.6b travel time cost reduction according to new researchPhysical transport infrastructure should be more critically reviewed, the iMove report said.May 18, 2022 by Julian Bingley in Home & Office