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Australian banks, postal service and lenders hit by internet outages
Australia’s central bank, the postal service and several commercial lenders as well as other companies grappled with internet outages. Read more…
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Australia’s tech law NOT a favour for News Corp claims antitrust boss
Architect of Australia’s new tech law rejected a suggestion it was the result of lobbying by News Corp, calling the claim “extremely strange” Read more…
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Australia-US to collaborate in the fight against phone scams
Australia and the US will work together more closely to combat unlawful robocalls, unsolicited texts and phone scams under a new agreement. Read more…
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Huawei front-runner for Malaysia’s 5G rollout, Australia not impressed
A news report in Australia claims that Huawei is the front-runner to build Malaysia’s nationwide 5G network, and Australia is not impressed. Read more…
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Australia’s Nine Entertainment signs content deals with Google, Facebook
Australian broadcaster and publisher Nine Entertainment has signed multi-year content-supply deals with Google and Facebook. Read more…
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Australian BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later) firm Zip explores big push into Asia
Australia’s second-biggest buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Zip Co Ltd is exploring a bigger push into Asia and a potential US listing. Read more…
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Australian spectrum auction of 26 GHz band concluded
Five companies have won spectrum in the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s latest spectrum auction in the 26 GHz band. Read more…
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Australia’s Woolworths takes control of data analytics firm Quantium
Australia’s biggest supermarket chain Woolworths takes control of data analytics firm Quantium by raising its stake in the company to 75%. Read more…
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Australia: 55 million scam calls busted as new code bites
ACMA has revealed that telcos have blocked 55 million scam calls to Australian phone numbers since new rules were introduced in December. Read more…
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Australia extends national digital identity program with face verification
Millions of Australians will soon be able to access digital government services online after proving their identity using face verification. Read more…