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Broadband operator NBN Co generated total revenue of $5.5 billion in FY24, an increase of 4 per cent year-on-year, and Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA)1 of $3.93 billion -a 9 per cent improvement on FY23.

SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (SmartSat CRC) announced the first four new jointly funded space research projects and opened funding opportunities in partnership with New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE).

By James Robinson, Head of Services for Asia Pacific, SYSPRO: The skilled labour shortage in the Australian manufacturing and distribution sectors is a widely reported and urgent issue that is causing significant and far-reaching effects.

COMPANY NEWS: Australian Payments Plus (AP+) today announced its digital identity solution, ConnectID, is now available to ANZ Plus customers.

GUEST RESEARCH:  Cafe, gym and fast food workers the happiest in Australia while government and call centre employees feel the stress.

Electronic prescriptions provider MediSecure says it has identified a cyber-security incident affecting the personal and health information of individuals.

GUEST OPINION:  "The Australian Government’s budget announcement that $39.9 million will go towards safe and responsible adoption of AI is a step in the right direction to ensure that Australia stays ahead of embracing what AI has to offer while also managing the inherent risks of the rapidly advancing technology. 

GUEST OPINION: The Australian Government’s Budget announcement of investment into AI regulation underscores the need for action to address emerging AI risks. The regulatory framework we put in place today will help organisations future-proof how they evolve with AI, ensuring they reap the benefits of AI without creating vulnerabilities.

COMPANY NEWS: F5, one of the world’s leading forces in application security and delivery, has today announced the crucial role it plays in securing Australian Government agencies with a wide range of agreements across local, state, and federal levels.

GUEST OPINION: In our ever-evolving digital landscape, the surge in complex cyber risks has become a critical concern for business leaders. Balancing the drive for innovation and growth with the increasing demand for robust cybersecurity presents a formidable challenge—one that many businesses grapple with.

Australian investment in Research and Development has reached a 30-year low and Australia cannot afford to neglect R&D any longer, according to the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE).

Australia’s east coast gas market is expected to have a six petajoule (PJ) surplus in the third quarter of 2024, even if the three LNG producers export all their uncontracted gas, according to the March 2024 interim gas inquiry report by the competition watchdog, the ACCC.

GUEST OPINION by Aruna Kolluru, Chief Technologist, AI, Dell Technologies, Australia and New Zealand:  Quantum computing sounds like something out of science fiction, and the foundations it’s built on are hard to get your head around. Yet quantum computing is real and it’s here today. It will change the way we think about computers and will transform what they’re capable of, with massive implications for business, science, technology and even our everyday lives through new developments in medical treatments, materials science and more.

A landmark new initiative, Catalysing Australia's Biosecurity (CAB), will draw on cutting-edge technologies and digital systems to protect Australia’s native species, crops, livestock and food supply.

Australia’s competition watchdog the ACCC has asked Australian consumers to share information about how they shop and what they experience through an online survey published today as part of its supermarkets inquiry.

GUEST RESEARCH: The implementation of new technologies and digital tools is reshaping Australia’s public sector, with new research showing 85% of government workers surveyed had recently experienced a digital initiative being implemented within their department or agency.

 iTWireTV: Today, we speak with HPE Aruba Networking APJ SASE director Nick Harders about the Australian Government's cybersecurity strategy, what industry is doing, and how HPE Aruba Networking is seeing customer interest and takeup of SASE.

GUEST OPINION: Over the last few weeks, the Australian Government has made big strides in further bolstering its digital security posture by enacting major cybersecurity measures. Australia has a goal to be a global leader in cybersecurity by 2030, and these recent measures are making impactful steps toward reaching this mission. First, the government announced that myGov – a simple and secure way for citizens to access government services online in one place – will transition to be fully passwordless, including introducing phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication (MFA) options like passkeys to sign into accounts.

The Australian Academic and Research Network, AARnet, has received $6.55 million from the Commonwealth investment through Round 3 of the Australian Government’s Regional Connectivity Program (RCP).

The Future Skills Organisation (FSO) and Australian Digital Inclusion Alliance (ADIA) have launched their Capability Paper, they say kickstarts a campaign to uplift digital capability for all Australians.