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American Express holds off launching Pay with Bank Transfer service in Australia
The financial service said it would not do so unless changes to the Consumer Data Right are made.
Over 617,000 robo-debts raised since data-matching project's inception
The result of 1.16 million assessments initiated by the responsible department.
ADHA's work to get off fax progressing with standards agreed on
The agency responsible for oversight of My Health Record is looking to move the industry onto more modern ways of communicating.
End-to-end encryption means Huawei bans are about availability, not interception
Former Prime Minister who brought in Australia's anti-encyption laws says the technology can prevent potential tapping by telco equipment manufacturers.
Australia's Parkes Dish to get new receiver
CSIRO receives a AU$1.15 million grant towards the AU$3 million project.
Gartner predicts Aussie tech spending to reach nearly AU$100b this year
Expecting spend to tip AU$103 billion in 2021.
NAB asks to not be disadvantaged in opening CDR up to new players
The bank is concerned it could be placed at a competitive disadvantage to benefit other industry participants if Australia's open banking regime is expanded.
ASX wants Aussie fintechs to become blockchain experts
The Securities Exchange has a few ideas on how the government could help reduce the barriers to entry for fintechs, with one being an investment in distributed ledger tech skills.
ACMA orders ISPs to block nine more gambling sites
It comes as the regulator continues to exercise its power under s313.
Energy sector asks not to be forgotten in changes to Aussie data-sharing rules
AGL and Energy Council ask the committee to be careful in recommending changes to the Consumer Data Right without being mindful of the impact to other industries, such as energy.
Stone and Chalk demands for new strategy to support Australia's startup fintech sector
It has criticised the current approach as slow and says solutions are often ad hoc.
ANZ asks for third party Consumer Data Right access
The blue bank believes adding more accreditation types will encourage innovation in the Australian financial services market.
Monash claims 'most efficient' lithium-sulphur battery
The battery is touted as being capable of charging a smartphone for five continuous days.
Telstra hit 100,000 5G devices using its network
Australian telco now has 800 sites capable of serving up 5G.
Aussie finance regulators work alongside startup scene in the name of innovation
ASIC and RBA among those to have invited fintech and regtech startups through its doors for assistance in understanding regulatory requirements and identifying the viability of their products in the market.
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.
Monash claims 'most efficient' lithium-sulphur battery
The battery is touted as being capable of charging a smartphone for five continuous days.
Queensland government picks Thales to deliver digital driver licence
Trials will kick-off early this year at the Fraser Coast.
Australia faces an unprecedented Twitter disinformation campaign over bushfires
Research from QUT shows that 'some kind of a disinformation campaign' is pushing the Twitter hashtag #ArsonEmergency. There is no arson emergency.
MacTel secures AU$20 million cybersecurity contract with ATO
The initial three-year contract will help secure the connection between the ATO's IT environments and the internet.
Ride hailing added to Opal app and Transport NSW Trip Planner
Cars on Demand, Ola, and Ingogo are now travel options on Transport NSW Trip Planner.
Canberra to spend AU$9 million combatting 5G misinformation
The Australian government believes people who already think 5G is a dangerous conspiracy will listen to it.
Aussie Broadband pins unlimited 100/20Mbps plan as new NBN flagship
Reducing residential upload speeds on the 250Mbps tier from 100Mbps to 25Mbps allows for an AU$80/month saving.
Australia's radiation safety agency reinforces that 5G is safe
Double blind trials have debunked any health concerns about 5G and radiation, ARPANSA has said.
Mastercard joins Aussie digital ID market with Deakin and Australia Post partnerships
Australia is the first market for the company to trial its digital identity play with Australia Post and Deakin University signing up for the platform.
NBN seeing over 500,000 service faults annually from 5.5 million connections
Faults on the National Broadband Network are being logged at a rate of over 1,370 each and every day.
RMIT Launches Cyber-ready Innovation Centre, Eyes Supercomputing in the Cloud
The Melbourne-based university has joined AWS' global Cloud Innovation Centre program and will focus on real-world cybersecurity challenges.
Australian Taxation Office seeks to replace its managed network services
Work divided into six separate modules.
AWS targets Australia with new renewable energy project down under
The cloud giant has added a total of six new renewable energy projects, with the Aussie one bring its first outside of the US or Europe.
NRMA partners with Telstra to retrofit 300 vans with AI sensors
To help avoid major collisions on the road.
NSW to allow phone payments while in McDonalds drive-thru
Drivers in New South Wales will be able to use phone payments as long as they are off public roads.
