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Leading members of NSW universities, industry and government have met at Western Sydney University to officially launch a project which is designed to create a best practice methodology for different air quality issues local governments face in different communities across NSW.

Canon Oceania has opened submissions for its 2022 Grants Program. This year, the company has introduced a new sub-category to its community grant, to specifically support the recovery of flood-affected businesses and community organisations following the recent devastating floods in Queensland and New South Wales. 

The Federal Government has opened a new centre to combat online crime, to be led by the Australian Federal Police, alongside a national plan to combat online crimes.

Optus says it has brought back online 335 of its flood-affected sites in Queensland and New South Wales.

Telstra is making progress to restore connection in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales following severe storms last week, it announced.

Telstra provides updates on its restoration efforts on reconnecting communities in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales following severe storms last week.

GUEST RESEARCH: Workers’ confidence in the economy has plummeted to its lowest level this year while support for employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccinations and tracking has soared, according to the Elmo Employee Sentiment Index for the September quarter.

GUEST OPINION: The recent Zero Emissions Day (21 September) marked the day for us to reflect on what we can better do to reduce harmful carbon emissions and find more sustainable solutions in our ways of life.

The number of new jobs on offer to Australian executives increased in July despite the severe and continuing lockdown in New South Wales and occasionally other states, according to a new report from human resources firm EL Consult.

There will be a massive $224 billion economic dividend for the Australian economy by turbo-charging investments in digital transformation, according to new economic analysis just published for the first time.

The Federal Government has announced $745,920 in new funding for Western Sydney University to establish the Cybersecurity Aid Centre to train and support small business with Cyber Incident Response.

New parcel pickup locations in Australia have been introduced to cater customers who prefer to have their package delivered to a pickup location. According to an Amazon survey, one in five Australians want to pick up their package at a location to “keep it a surprise from their household.”

Mosman Council – an early adopter of parking technology – now allows residents to pay parking fees via the CellOPark app.

New York City-based public safety software firm Mark43 has signed a deal to partner with the NSW Police Force as its designated technology provider.

National broadband network operator NBN Co has announced the extension of its fibre network rollout, with the second tranche to pass 100,000 premises on the way to the goal of 2 million premises with fibre by the end of 2023.

Origin Energy has paid a penalty of $126,000 after the competition regulator, the ACCC, issued it with an infringement notice for an alleged false or misleading representation in a price increase letter sent to residential electricity customers in Victoria.

Online jobs on the SEEK employment marketplace fell across the nation by 2.0% in August month-on-month, figures released on Thursday show, with the year-on-year drop a much bigger 29.1%. However, the year-on-year difference was the smallest since the beginning of the cornonavirus pandemic.

The NSW Government is planning to build smart technology into infrastructure and buildings in a move its says will create jobs, cut traffic and commute times, slash water bills, reduce crime and boost the economy and turn New South Wales into the "smart state".

Uber has achieved strong growth in the Australian market in six years of operation, with nearly 4.3 million people aged 14+ now travelling in an average three months, as the the ride-sharing service continues to take marketshare from taxis.

Real estate auction platform, Gavl, has launched new features on its app, including bidder registration, identity verification, contract signing and deposit payment, which it says gives real estate agents the ability to enable their buyers and vendors to complete an entire auction transaction digitally and remotely.