GovernmentAustralia's three-prong cybersecurity strategy
Written by Stephen Withers
Special advisor to the Prime Minister on cybersecurity Alastair MacGibbon has outlined the country's high-level cybersecurity strategy. EscapeNet wins contract for Adelaide ‘gig city’ Internet deployment
Written by Peter Dinham
The South Australian Government has appointed local company EscapeNet to deliver a gigabit-speed Internet service across Adelaide. 
An employee of Mozilla based in Sweden has been denied entry to the US to attend a meeting called by the foundation which is known… EU fines Google US$2.7b for alleged abuse of search dominance
Written by Sam Varghese
The European Commission has hit Google with a fine of €2.42 billion (US$2.7 billion) for allegedly abusing its search engine dominance to give illegal advantage… ‘Netflix Tax’ set to hike cost of imported digital products, services by 10%
Written by Peter Dinham
The federal government’s new tax — dubbed the "Netflix Tax" — on imported digital products and services comes into effect next Saturday, 1 July, pushing… Documentary makers accuse Assange of censorship
Written by Sam Varghese
The people behind a documentary on WikiLeaks, which was released in the US earlier this year, have accused the whistle-blower group's publisher Julian Assange of… Australia to push Five Eyes to block crypto use by terrorists
Written by Sam Varghese
Australia will use a meeting this week to try and get the co-operation of its partners in the Five Eyes alliance to "thwart" the use… ACCAN doubts about funding of National Relay Service
Written by Peter Dinham
The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network has raised concerns about future federal government funding of the National Relay Service which has a critical role as… Vic minister offers a new home for Fujitsu
Written by Stephen Withers
Victoria's Minister for Small Business, Innovation and Trade Philip Dalidakis took advantage of an invitation to speak at the Fujitsu World Tour's Melbourne leg to encourage… Senate panel tells govt to end Centrelink robo-debt scheme
Written by Sam Varghese
Activist group GetUp has called on the Australian Government to adopt all recommendations put forward by the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs which released… 
