Industry News
84% of Australian SMEs bullish despite worker shortages
While Australian SMEs are increasingly feeling the brunt of workforce volatility, 84% remain confident in their ability to grow over the next 12 months. [ + ]
Employment pathways for newly arrived refugees
A newly announced partnership between Accenture and Australian Red Cross will support 200 recently arrived refugees in WA to gain employment pathways. [ + ]
Endeavour Group expanding tech team
Endeavour Group is on the hunt for 300 new team members to boost its tech, data and digital capabilities. [ + ]
Partnership delivers higher education payment solution
Till Payments has announced a partnership with Alipay+ that will help deliver its new higher education product offering. [ + ]
ACS completes mental health hackathon
ACS, the Institute of Analytics Professionals of Australia and SheLovesData have completed a unique hackathon aimed at improving mental health services. [ + ]
Technology and collaboration to deliver bushfire resilience
Technology innovation has been championed under a newly developed bushfire resilience partnership on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. [ + ]
New ANZ MD for Intel
Intel Corporation has appointed Andrew McLean as Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]
Telstra upgrading optical network to 400GE
Telstra, Ericsson and Ciena have announced that they are upgrading Telstra's next-generation optical network to support 400 Gbps Ethernet. [ + ]
Overfunding of private schools: report
The NSW Government is overfunding private schools in the state by almost $850 million, according to a NSW Teachers Federation report. [ + ]
Installing mental health practitioners in schools
The SA Government is rolling out mental health support in state schools, appointing 100 new professionals to provide a range of services. [ + ]
Automation equipment installed at TAFE
State-of-the-art automation equipment has been installed at South Regional TAFE's Albany campus in WA. [ + ]
Australians lost over $2bn to scams in 2021
The ACCC's latest Scamwatch report estimates that Australians lost well over $2bn to scams in 2021, with the top category being investment scams. [ + ]
School STEM upgrades scheduled
New and upgraded STEM facilities will be delivered to 19 WA secondary schools. [ + ]
ResetData signs deal to use Macquarie data centres
ResetData has arranged deploy equipment cooled by the innovative Submer immersion cooling technology in Macquarie Data Centres' sovereign Australian facilities. [ + ]
Regional science and innovation boost in FN Qld
The third Queensland regional science and innovation hub has been launched in Cairns, boosting research opportunities in the state's far north. [ + ]