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1. Exactly what is wrong with a soldier earning his keep abroad after retirement?: (Open Sauce); ... club cricket in the state following his participation in rebel tours of South Africa, he went to the Federal Court and won a case against restraint of trade. Pilots and others who go to other countries ...; Created on 10 November 2022
2. Age reporter accuses Vic premier of deceit, but then has second thoughts: (Open Sauce); ... unbiased in its coverage, a claim it made prior to the federal election in May as well. At the time of the federal election in May, the editor of The Age, Gay Alcorn, wrote in one of her letters to subscribers ...; Created on 06 November 2022
3. The Age: Independent Always? Nope, a little biased now and then: (Open Sauce); ... a claim it made prior to the federal election in May as well. Perhaps it hopes to attract advertising from both major sides of politics. At the time of the federal election in May, the editor of The ...; Created on 13 October 2022
4. Australia's India relationship is driven by fear of Chin: (Open Sauce); ... of Muslim communities have been violated by the authorities in India. "According to the evidence reviewed, federal and state-level authorities 'adopted a wide range of laws, policies and conduct that target ...; Created on 12 October 2022
5. Albanese says Optus has agreed to pay for replacement passports: (Security); ... is not yet known, though there has been a push for this by the states and territories and the federal government. An important update for all Australians on the Optus security breach. After actions ...; Created on 30 September 2022
6. On World EV Day, Victoria is proudly taxing owners of EVs: (Open Sauce); ... 2020.] The tax has been in force since 2021, with the initial penalty for driving an EV being 2.5 cents a kilometre. This year, it was raised to 2.6 cents. Meanwhile, the Federal Climate Change and ...; Created on 29 September 2022
7. Optus chief under pressure to quit over handling of breach: (Security); ... “The federal government and Optus must publicly clarify the facts about this hack, because if the Optus CEO has misled the public about sophistication of the attack, or the encryption of the data or its ...; Created on 28 September 2022
8. Decoding IT skills and management with Infrastructure-as-Code: (Guest Opinion); GUEST OPINION: The publication this week, by the Federal government, of its “Skills Priority List” ahead of next week’s jobs and skills summit, should be compulsory reading for everyone in Australia’s ...; Created on 25 August 2022
9. Australian media reaction to Chinese envoy's speech bafflin: (Open Sauce); The reaction of the Australian media to an address by the Chinese envoy at the National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday is quite baffling, given that most of what he spoke about has been known for ...; Created on 12 August 2022
10. Reddit's Australian presence turns one, launches campaign to 'find your peopl: (Your Tech); ... the 2022 Australian Federal Election in May. They were active in AMA conversations with the Australian Electoral Commission about the voting process, and participated in over 40 AMAs with political party ...; Created on 19 July 2022
11. Telstra completes acquisition of Digicel Pacific: (Telecoms & NBN); ... was not paid on time. The news that the Federal Government was pushing Telstra to fork out $2 billion to buy the telco's operations in six Pacific nations in order to avoid a Chinese vendor doing so, ...; Created on 14 July 2022
12. Drone shipments to reach three million by 2025 driven by mature hardware and 5G: ABI Research: (Business IT); ... from the Federal Aviation Administration https://www.faa.gov/ (FAA) to test and fly drones BVLOS across 35 miles of airspace within the New York Drone Corridor. US 5G telecommunication service provider ...; Created on 30 June 2022
13. AFR shows it does not know difference between poll and focus group: (Open Sauce); The Australian Financial Review, which claims to be one of the country's top newspapers, does not appear to know the difference between data from a poll and a focus group, judging by a report written by ...; Created on 15 April 2022
14. World War 3 is nigh because Albanese forgot a few numbers: (Open Sauce); Election campaigns, most people believe, tell the public about the people who are vying to become the next generation of politicians and occupy a nation's parliament. In Australia, federal elections ...; Created on 12 April 2022
15. Federal election: ABC Insiders fails the acid test as poll is called: (Open Sauce); For weeks, the ABC has been boasting about how good its coverage of the federal election will be. But when push came to shove, when the actual day of calling the poll arrived, the government-funded organisation ...; Created on 11 April 2022
16. Telstra says onus on Digicel to sort out issues over PNG tax: (Telecoms & NBN); ... of “who will run Digicel for Telstra”. The Australian telco announced on 25 October last year that it had acquired Digicel's assets in the South Pacific region for US$1.6 billion, with the Federal Government ...; Created on 07 April 2022
17. APRIL FOOL: Andy Penn to join NBN as new Chair from September 2022: (Fuzzy Logic); In the latest shock news for Telstra's retiring CEO, Andy Penn will announce just after midday today his intention to take the reins as the new executive chair of the NBN from September 2022. UPDATE: ...; Created on 01 April 2022
18. Ubiquiti files case against security blogger Krebs over 'false accusations: (Security); ... the company of "covering up" a cyberattack by intentionally misleading customers about "a so-called data breach and subsequent blackmail attempt in violation of US federal law and SEC regulations". ...; Created on 30 March 2022
19. Politicians' claims will not be checked by Meta during Aust election: (Technology Regulation); Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, says it will not fact-check claims made by politicians during the forthcoming Federal Election campaign in order to catch disinformation. The ...; Created on 15 March 2022
20. Researchers show Meta still approves election ads with misinformation: (Technology Regulation); ... to ensure that they would not actually be published, the two researchers said. Australia is scheduled to hold a federal election by the end of May this year. Under certain conditions, it can be held ...; Created on 01 March 2022
21. Telco expert backs ACCC call to treat NBN costs as sunk: (Telecoms & NBN); ... interest and not national pity politics, adding that this might be wishful thinking so close to a Federal Election. "It is very clear that the NBN is critical national infrastructure and is as important ...; Created on 22 February 2022
22. Optus appoints Gladys Berejiklian to its executive team: (People Moves); ... held senior executive roles at the Commonwealth Bank. This dispells any rumours that Berejiklian would enter federal politics, she obviously thought Optus a better option than jumping on the Morrison ...; Created on 12 February 2022
23. Why should Morrison expect special treatment from WeChat?: (Open Sauce); Exactly why Australian politicians and some rent-a-quote merchants are up in arms over the government's loss of control over a WeChat account set up for Prime Minister Scott Morrison is hard to fathom. ...; Created on 25 January 2022
24. Aboriginal flag now free for public use after $20m Government deal: (Government Tech Policy); The Aboriginal flag may now be freely used after the Federal Government acquired the copyright for $20.05m. Luritja artist and activist Harold Thomas wanted to take a symbol of the Aboriginal land ...; Created on 25 January 2022
25. Ubiquiti ex-worker held over data theft, extortion bid: DoJ: (Security); An ex-employee of the wireless data communication and wired products maker Ubiquiti has been arrested and charged with data theft and a bid to extort his employer while he masqueraded as a whistleblower ...; Created on 02 December 2021
26. WA schools able to apply for Schools Clean Energy Technology grants: (Energy); ... all.” “This is why Australian Parents for Climate Action’s Solar Our Schools campaign is pushing for urgent federal government investment in solar and batteries for all schools and early childhood centres. ...; Created on 22 November 2021
27. Limitations of records management in Microsoft 365: (Guest Opinion); ... records authorities and disposal schedules often have hundreds of different Function/Activity pairs to apply, each with separate types of sub-rule. AFDA Express v2 for Federal government administrative ...; Created on 18 November 2021
28. Fletcher says, Labor can't be trusted on the NB: (Telecoms & NBN); Based on the reported leaked Labor NBN policy, the Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, Paul Fletcher issued a statement. "Labor cannot be trusted in Government. ...; Created on 17 November 2021
29. Rowland says Morrison-Joyce Government has questions to answer about its regional internet tax: (Technology Regulation); ... decisions with technologists. Leading up to the next years federal election we can expect to see more of these political posturing announcements around the NBN. Labor with releases similar to the above ...; Created on 12 November 2021
30. Liberal Senator girds his loins for more humiliation by Facebook: (Open Sauce); The Australian Government, it appears, does not believe in the old saying, "once bitten, twice shy". After being humiliated by Facebook once, when it tried to act tough over the media content laws which ...; Created on 11 November 2021
31. Telstra in box seat to buy NBN Co after its Digicel deal: (Open Sauce); After a long time, Telstra has literally hit the jackpot with a business move: the company has fallen in with the Australian Government's wishes and jointly acquired Digicel's business in the South Pacific, ...; Created on 28 October 2021
32. Government pushes for voter ID laws before federal election: (Government Tech Policy); The Federal Government plans to introduce laws that will make it compulsory for Australians to produce identification in order to vote at the forthcoming federal election and thereafter. The laws are ...; Created on 28 October 2021
33. S&P says Telstra business risk largely unchanged after Digicel buy: (Telecoms & NBN); Ratings agency S&P Global Ratings says its assessment of Telstra's business risk, following its acquisition of Digicel's business in the South Pacific region, remains largely unchanged. In a research ...; Created on 27 October 2021
34. Australian Government, Telstra jointly acquire Digicel Pacific: (Telecoms & NBN); Telstra has teamed up with the Australian Government to acquire Digicel's business in the South Pacific region for US$1.6 billion (A$2.14 billion), plus an additional US$250 million depending on how the ...; Created on 25 October 2021
35. Councils join national call for Federal Government commitment to strong, unified action on climate change: (Climate); Local government councils representing more than two million Australians have called on the Federal Government to commit to strong, unified action on climate change, ahead of the UN Climate Conference ...; Created on 13 October 2021
36. Court's Facebook ruling has media organisations facing a thorny proble: (Open Sauce); ... notably with the Mabo verdict. However, such a solution will take a long time to work out and be implemented. It is unlikely to happen before the next federal election if anyone is thinking of such an ...; Created on 10 September 2021
37. Australia move on Digicel sale contradicts its policy on Huawei: (Open Sauce); The Australian Government's move to push Telstra to buy Digicel appears to contradict the policy it has adopted in order to ban Huawei from having a role in the country's 5G networks. The news that ...; Created on 27 July 2021
38. The spectrum wars - again: (5G); The limits on the amount of spectrum that can be purchased by the Telco's in the November spectrum auction is creating some vocal comments in the main media. In the last two weeks there was some tit ...; Created on 27 July 2021
39. AFP demonstrates no further powers needed in fight against encryption: (Government Tech Policy); ANALYSIS The Australian Federal Police appears to have provided the best possible argument for not passing federal bills that seek to enhance its powers, following the provision of details about using ...; Created on 09 June 2021
40. Australian Government invests $1.2 billion to secure digital future: (Government Tech); This year’s Federal Budget includes a $1.2 billion investment for Australia’s digital future. The Digital Economy Strategy targets investment in emerging technologies, building digital skills, business ...; Created on 07 May 2021
41. Victoria MPs set to debate 'world's worst EV polic: (Open Sauce); ... Nine Entertainment stable and thus debate on it has been limited. The Nine story was based on an email sent by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries to its members; since it was out in the open, ...; Created on 04 May 2021
42. Five US Government agencies attacked through Pulse Secure VPNs: (Security); ... five federal civilian agencies who have run the Pulse Connect Secure Integrity Tool and identified indications of potential unauthorised access," deputy executive assistant director of Cybersecurity, Matt ...; Created on 03 May 2021
43. Macquarie Telecom appoints former head of ADF cyber warfare as senior adviser: (People Moves); Macquarie Telecom Group has appointed the former head of the Australian Defence Force Information Warfare division, Maj Gen Marcus Thompson AM PhD, as part of its newly-established federal government advisory ...; Created on 27 April 2021
44. Australia's electric vehicle policy is firmly stuck in reverse gea: (Open Sauce); ... Holmes à Court — at least seven other Western countries offer incentives for their residents to buy EVs. At the 2019 federal election, Labor promised a 50% subsidy on EVs if it was voted in. The Coalition ...; Created on 18 March 2021
45. Data centre competitors paid ASPI for report on main rival: AFR: (Data Centres); ... named in the report either but AFR journo Tom Burton identified the firm from public data which showed it had gained $620 million of the existing $779 million data centre contracts taken out by the Federal ...; Created on 05 March 2021
46. India says power outage due to human error, not China as NYT alleged: (Security); ... CIA-backed threat intelligence firm Recorded Future had hinted that the October 2020 outage was caused by malware infiltrated by Chinese-linked attackers. Indian federal power minister R.K. Singh told ...; Created on 03 March 2021
47. Facebook: should Scomo take the issue to the UN Security Council?: (Open Sauce); If the initial reaction to Facebook's sudden decision to cut Australians off from the site on Thursday was idiotic, it became even more ludicrous on Friday, with reactions from politicians and the media ...; Created on 20 February 2021
48. Facebook: high time for Australians to wake up and smell the roses: (Open Sauce); Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has made his reaction known to the blocking of news content in the country by Facebook – in a post on Facebook. Morrison is a bit thick, so the irony of doing ...; Created on 19 February 2021
49. NBN Co staff pocket $78m in bonuses in the midst of pandemic: (Telecoms & NBN); A total of $78 million in bonuses was paid to employees of NBN Co, the company that is rolling out Australia's national broadband network, in the 2020 financial year, when the country went into recession. ...; Created on 18 February 2021
50. Govt offers more sweeteners to Google, Facebook over media code: (Technology Regulation); ... and Guardian Australia are all in talks with Google, with the latter saying it was in talks with "publishers large and small". The Federal Government has been backing these deals, and offered Google and ...; Created on 17 February 2021

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