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Services Australia used Home Affairs face-matching database for bushfire relief
Although the legislation has been returned for a complete redrafting, Home Affairs is getting its centralised database ready to go.
Coronavirus takes out physical Google Cloud Next and Adobe Summit conferences
It's 2020, the year of the digital conference.
Queensland Airports consolidates IT asset management system
The cloud-based system will be used to manage IT assets such as security cameras and Wi-Fi ports.
Australian government's certified cloud list to expire come June 30
The certification overhaul is expected to make room for smaller cloud players.
Leidos Australia scores AU$16m BoM data management contract
The three-year contract commenced in November and is part of the Bureau's wider IT transformation program.
Home Affairs claims AML/CTF amendments could save AU$1.3 billion
It also means that Austrac could easily share intelligence with financial institutions, and vice versa.
NSW drivers could lose nearly half their licence if caught using a phone
Demerit points and fines now apply for those caught using their mobile phones while driving through the dedicated phone-detection cameras.
Inquiry waves through proposed law to ban cash purchases over AU$10,000
After asking for a few tweaks to the Bill, the Senate Committee has recommended a law be implemented that introduces offences for entities that make or accept cash payments of AU$10,000 or more.
Services Australia wants a one-stop shop for data to verify welfare claims
The department wants a searchable website that has millions of data points centralised to make verifying information easier.
QUT turning coloured pigments into electronics to reduce e-waste
Researchers have detailed how a family of organic pigments could drive the future of electronic devices.
Australia's surveillance laws are hitting the social license problem
Can lawmakers continue to ignore the well-founded criticisms of the ever-increasing powers given to law enforcement and intelligence agencies? Can agencies continue to be so secretive?
ACCC on track to launch Consumer Data Right on 1 July
The consumer watchdog claimed the delay was 'necessary'.
Department of Parliamentary Services gives itself cyber tick of approval
Previous reports stating DPS had the lowest cyber maturity rating possible were wrong because it was based on a draft document. The final report will not be released.
RBA says it's ready to regulate Facebook's Libra
When, and if, the new payments method is introduced to the Australian market.
Pawsey's new AU$2m HPE supercomputer to support Square Kilometre Array
The new system is expected to provide a dedicated system for astronomers to process in excess of 30 petabytes of data from the Murchison Widefield Array radio telescope.
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.
ZDNet App Wrap: 26 November 2012
This week's new apps include: Find a Lawyer, First Aid, Here Maps, Vic Hunting, Francis Bacon, Optus TV with Fetch, Quit for Two, and Great Koala Count.
Austrade to refresh startup Landing Pad initiative in 2020
As of September, a total of 254 companies have accessed the Landing Pad program.
NBN looks to preinstall satellite links at evacuation centres
NBN CEO Stephen Rue has said the climate is going to get worse and it is a serious focus for the company.
Street Furniture Australia builds smart 'chillout' hubs for Georges River Council's
The space features multiple environment sensors, free Wi-Fi, and charging ports.
Energy Queensland to build AU$6 million electricity test lab
It will feature a supercomputer and data monitoring system.
Rimini Street inks Australian whole-of-government deal
Volume sourcing agreements have now been established with Rimini Street, Amazon Web Services, SAP, Microsoft, Concur, and IBM.
Costa Group turns to AI 'maths robot' to improve berry yield predictions
With berry crops now planted in polytunnels, Costa Group is turning to an AI-driven IoT platform to improve its on-farm decisions.
Vocus scores AU$15.7m BoM contract utilising NBN business satellite services
Telco uses a combination of its own fibre and NBN business satellite to serve much of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology footprint.
Dell Technologies to fit out Fortress Melbourne eSports arena
Fortress Melbourne will include a 200-seat main arena that will be known as the Alienware Arena.
Macquarie Telecom to offer cloud services out of Microsoft Azure
The partnership marks Macquarie Telecom's formal entry into public cloud and gives the Aussie company a global presence.
Almost half of large Australian enterprises have deployed IoT systems: IDC
Productivity is the most chosen reason as to why Australian enterprises are using Internet of Things.
Spirit Telecom continues shopping spree by acquiring TBG for managed services
It is the telco's fifth acquisition in less than 12 months.
AirSeed Technologies' mission to give Mother Nature a 'kick up the bum'
The company has designed a tree-planting drone technology that it wants to trial from April in bushfire devastated areas.
HBF partners with Oracle as part of tech overhaul plan
Oracle Health Insurance software will be integrated as part of the core platform across all of HBF's health insurance products.
Western Australia to regulate Airbnb-like short-stay accommodation
The commitment follows a state inquiry that found the policy governing short-term rentals needs to be updated.
Anti-corruption and police integrity bodies reject call to reduce data retention period
The NSW Law Enforcement Conduct Commission was joined by the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement in asking for the minimum two-year period for retaining telco data be kept under the country's data retention regime.
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