The controversial government plan to force tech companies to help law enforcement access the encrypted messages of customers is a “huge overreach” that will undermine encryption as a whole,...
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The vocal ‘anti-China’ forces in Australia that the federal government is now attempting to counter – somewhat awkwardly – continue to view the technology world through a very US...
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In the most significant speech of his political career, Angus Taylor has outlined a fundamental re-making of Australia’s cyber security strategy through the creation of a ‘cyber defence network’...
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Malcolm Turnbull has delivered a sometimes gushing pro-China speech at the University of NSW in Sydney, just two days after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi asked Julie Bishop during...
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Australia risks being “left out in the cold” and vulnerable to large-scale cyberattacks if it does not establish a telecommunications security assurance centre, according to RMIT associate professor and...
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Huawei Australia’s cyber chief has blamed “unsubstantiated speculation” for why the company is staring down the barrel of being banned from participating in Australia’s 5G network. Speaking at a...
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The debate about Huawei’s role in Australia’s looming 5G build-out is not going away any time soon. The key issues were outlined in high relief at CommsDay’s ‘Unwired Revolution’...
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Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies has stepped up its efforts to participate in the upcoming roll-out of 5G networks in Australia by adding Malcolm Turnbull’s former cabinet secretary...
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Chinese telecommunications company Huawei can afford to take a “long view of history” according to the company’s US chief security officer. According to Donald (Andy) Purdy, who spoke to...
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Australia cannot simply isolate itself from technology and innovation originating from China and the rest of Asia without potentially damaging the nation’s future economic growth prospects, according to Huawei...
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One of the many things that the National Broadband Network has done is to finally torpedo Telstra’s grand bargain with the Australian government. Once upon a time this bargain...
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Politicians from both sides of the political spectrum have reacted with “shock” and “disappointment” at news of Telstra’s major restructuring and slashing of 8000 jobs. The federal government used...
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Adelaide-based startup Fleet Space Technologies is set to launch Australia’s first commercial nanosatellites this year as the local sector continues to rapidly grow. The company has secured two contracts to...
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The federal government’s decision to jointly fund a $200 million undersea cable linking the Solomon Islands and Australia that freezes out initial contract winner Chinese telco Huawei, has received...