Optus CEO under union fire for attacking workers
31 October, 2018The Optus CEO has been criticised for threatening that staff would be sacked if customers were unhappy.
Australia ahead on personal control of health records
30 October, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMy Health Record offers individuals more control over their personal information than comparable systems in many countries, ADHA said.
Telstra's nbn migration variation approved by ACCC
29 October, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe ACCC has approved Telstra's amendment to arrangements for migrating special business services to the nbn to allow more time to complete a transition.
Apple, Samsung fined $24m by Italian authority
26 October, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingItaly's competition authority has fined Apple and Samsung a combined $24m for pestering users to upgrade to firmware that caused malfunctions in older devices.
Australians deeply concerned over decryption Bill
25 October, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThree in four Australians are concerned that the government's proposed decryption Bill would weaken the security of their personal data, a survey shows.
ACS highlights Qld ICT jobs growth
23 October, 2018More than 10,000 new tech jobs will be created in Queensland over the next five years.
A/NZ govts consulting on common e-invoicing framework
19 October, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Australian and New Zealand governments have launched a consultation on a proposed Trans-Tasman Framework for e-Invoicing.
The fight continues against Canberra's desire to weaken online encryption
17 October, 2018 by Robert Hudson, President, ITPAThe Assistance and Access Bill 2018 cannot achieve its stated aims and should not be passed without further consultation, says ITPA's Robert Hudson.
Half of Aussie enterprises to deploy SD-WAN
17 October, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingJust over half of Australian enterprises plan to deploy SD-WAN technology over the next 12–24 months, a new survey has found.
Australian IT wages growing unsustainably
16 October, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe ongoing IT skills shortage is driving up wages for IT professionals to unsustainable levels, with analytics and security pros in particularly high demand.
1 in 5 Aussie SMEs haven't heard of NDB scheme
16 October, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-Embling1 in 5 Australian SMEs haven't heard of the Notifiable Data Breach legislation and 51% do not have compliant policies in place, a survey has found.
What you don't know WILL hurt you
16 October, 2018Digital pioneer Mark Bonchek says it's not enough to do digital — you have to think digital. Find out how via this livestream event plus an immersion workshop.
Most common cyber hacking tools revealed
15 October, 2018The most common categories of hacking tools have been revealed by a new cybersecurity report.
The Assistance and Access Bill 2018 — a (bad) gift that keeps on giving
03 October, 2018 by Robert Hudson, President, ITPAAn alliance has been formed between Australian IT bodies to fight the Assistance and Access Bill 2018, and ITPA members are encouraged to have their say before consultations close.
Misled Telstra customers refunded $9.3m
02 October, 2018Telstra customers who were misled by the company's Premium Direct Billing (PDB) service have received a refund.
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