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ATO wants to make it easier for businesses to receive emails and notifications
The Australian Taxation Office is on the hunt for a service provider to deliver an email service so businesses only have to access one inbox to receive updates.
NSW government lowers assessment threshold to speed up data centre approval
Getting the tick of approval from the NSW government to build a data centre in the state just got a lot easier.
Australian ministers agree to work on national digital identity and data sharing
A meeting held by Australia's federal and state data and digital ministers revealed work is being undertaken to make a national identity program a reality.
Government picks 81 regional sites to fund through AU$90 million program
True to form, the Australian government announces that it will make more announcements in the future, including who is actually getting its money.
Swinburne University confirms over 5,000 individuals affected in data breach
University confirms the personal information included in the breach contained names, email addresses, and phone numbers of some staff, students, and external parties
Court finds Google misled Australian consumers on how it collected location data
Australian Android users were not told by Google about various settings that allow the search giant to collect personal location data.
Aussie Broadband outage takes down telco's own site and lines
Victorian outage is hitting Aussie Broadband's own infrastructure.
ACCC gives MYOB the go-ahead to acquire GreatSoft
The Australian consumer watchdog has found that MYOB's proposed acquisition of GreatSoft will not lessen competition in the market.
Australian government prefers education over prosecution to deter cyberbullying
The government has responded to a three year-old report on cyberbullying, saying many of the requests the committee made were included in the country's controversial Online Safety Bill which passed the House only last month.
BoM floats idea of Antarctic subsea cable and satellite upgrades
Weather bureau responsible for one-tenth of the planet wants a fixed-line connection between Australia and Antarctica, but it has warned icebergs could be an issue.
Victorian government earmarks AU$30m to lift hospital cyber capabilities
Funding from the Victorian government will be used to replace old servers and operating systems being used by hospitals and health services.
Budget 2021: Square Kilometre Array scores AU$387 million
The 10-year investment will be used for the construction and operation of the Square Kilometre Array Observatory in Western Australia.
ASIO boss says he's not concerned with Australian Parliament's March outage
The March disruption to Australian Parliament's email does not concern the ASIO boss, who said he has an understanding of what happened.
Financial counsellors rate hardship support offered by Australian telcos as 'poor'
A new survey by Financial Counselling Australia has highlighted more than 50% of Australian telco customers struggle with telco debt.
Samsung carrier business lands in Australia to focus on mmWave
Samsung Networks Business will start operations in Australia this year.
A peek inside NextDC’s S2 data centre
NextDC let ZDNet inside its second of three facilities in Sydney. Here’s a look at the 30MW facility located in Macquarie Park, 13 kilometres north-west of the Sydney CBD.
iPhone 6s, 6s Plus Sydney launch: Photos
Hundreds of die-hard Apple fans lined up in the rain to obtain one of the new iPhones, launched on Friday morning -- though significantly less turned up than for the iPhone 6 launch.
UNSW to visualise data sets using DomeLab
The University of New South Wales has launched a DomeLab in the hope to help researchers visualise data sets in the medical and museology field.
Honeywell's Command Suite puts design at the focus
Honeywell's plans to improve user experience is reflective in the interface of its newly announced Command and Control Suite, aimed to provide personnel holistic views of a building's video feeds, access control, and fire alarms.
Who's who in Australia's mandatory data-retention debate
There are a lot of players in the mandatory data-retention debate. We look at who is for the legislation, and who is opposing it.
Telstra opens high-tech Customer Insights Centre: Pictures
Telstra has opened its Customer Insights Centre (CIC) in Sydney for enterprise and business clients, with the high-tech 3,600 square metre facility boasting a 300-person auditorium, a workshop, collaboration spaces, partner pop-up installations, a restaurant, and a broadcast studio.
Tropical tech: IT challenges in remote communities
Operating and maintaining the sensitive IT equipment in Australia's tropical far north can be a challenging undertaking, but NEC Australia has worked out a way to keep things running for some of Australia's most remote communities.
One Laptop per Child reaches 20K devices in Aussie schools
Not-for-profit organisation OLPC Australia's new program, One Education, has now distributed 20,000 computing devices to schools throughout Australia, with a celebration held last week at a school where every student and teacher has a device.
NextDC's Sydney datacentre at 27% capacity
At the launch of NextDC's S1 Tier III Sydney datacentre last night, CEO Craig Scroggie confirmed uptake was already at 27 percent.
Inside Adobe's new office in Sydney
The creative software vendor shifted its operations from Chatswood to the Sydney CBD.
ZDNet App Wrap: February 11, 2013
This instalment of the App Wrap covers Mailbox, Horizon Calendar, Carbon for Twitter, Foursquare for Business, Documents On The Go Pro, Basecamp, Queensland Tide Times, and O'Week at Uni of Adelaide.
Digital Realty officially launches Western Sydney datacentre
The datacentre provider showed off the new facility with NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell attending the launch ceremony.
ZDNet App Wrap: January 21, 2013
This week, the App Wrap looks at Dolphin Browser, CommBank Kaching, CommBank Property Guide, yourMyki, Armadale Shopping City Shopper Guide, iBulkBill, and Australian Open.
Australian Open 2013: tech running the tournament
ZDNet goes behind to scenes to learn more about the tech that is used to support the Australian Open.
ZDNet App Wrap: January 14, 2013
This week we look at the following newcomers from Apple and Google's app stores: Arrivo Sydney, Facebook Pages Manager, Fitocracy, PlayTube, PresentEasy, Python 3.4 for iOS, Share The Fare, and TrackMySpend.
Australian agtech firm Agerris helping farmers with weed management to improve crop yield
The firm's Digital Farmhand robot has been deployed in six farms across Australia, with plans to deliver another 10 to market.
Telstra shifts 3G low band spectrum onto commercial 5G network
After performing 5G testing of the low band spectrum since November last year.
MacTel drops Telstra contract to sign onto Optus' 5G mobile network
Optus chosen as network provider for 'enabling partnership in Australia’s 5G development while others are actively inhibiting it'.
Nokia and UTS to launch 5G lab under five-year partnership
The facility will feature a 5G demonstration area, have direct access to a radio frequency lab, and will be used as a test bed for 5G use cases.
QUT researchers accidentally discover atomic-scale wires
The researchers were initially testing the properties of silver.
New app reduces paperwork for NSW frontline child protection caseworkers
The ChildStory Mobile will give caseworkers access to real-time information on-the-go.
NBN to restart new HFC connections mid-year
New HFC connections were put on hold in January due to chip shortages arising from the pandemic.
Queensland's COVID-19 check-in app now widely available
More than 204 businesses in the trial have registered and started using the new app, with over 29,000 customers having checked in.
Beem now has peer-to-peer real-time payment service
Touting deposits and withdrawals can now happen 'in seconds'.
Researchers uncover off-the-shelf smart home devices can improve wellbeing of seniors
The finding follows a study by Monash University, Deakin University, and McLean Care.
Swoop Aero to trial medical delivery drones in regional Queensland
The trial is expected to help save local residents a three-hour trip to their nearest pharmacy.
Facebook, Google, Microsoft, TikTok, and Twitter adopt Aussie misinformation code
Code will not apply to government content, political advertising, satirical work, or other journalistic pieces that are governed by an existing Australian law.
Telstra InfraCo opens up dark fibre network
Meanwhile, Optus has launched Optus U micro-credentials program for staff.
Western Power investing in IoT to predict the future of energy consumption
The state-owned entity is leveraging sensor data and machine learning to understand how customers are using electricity, now and into the future.
Tech receives most Australian global talent visa approvals
From July to December in 2019, 11,013 visas were granted to those who worked in the quantum information, advanced digital data, data science, and IT fields.
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