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‘Sloppy’ cops flout tech surveillance laws

Invasive surveillance powers are being used without proper justifications or record keeping, a new review shows, leading to calls to reign in authorities that are covertly accessing Australians’ private...

Telcos face $10m fines and sharper watchdog teeth

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The communications regulator will be handed tougher enforcement powers and much larger fines to clamp down on telcos breaching agreed industry standards after complaints current penalties are seen as...

Defence bins multi-billion dollar satellite program

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A multi-billion dollar contract with Lockheed Martin for Australia’s first “sovereign-controlled” military satellite communication constellation has been cancelled by the federal government. Defence announced the decision on Monday, ending...

Govt pays PwC spin-off $6m for Starlink trial

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
SpaceX’s Starlink satellites will be trialled for voice services in regional and remote areas across Australia under a $6 million federal government contract with PwC public sector advisory offshoot...

UniAdelaide breakthrough draws 6G era closer

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The world is one step closer to 6G communications and ultra fast data transfers following a breakthrough in silicon chip technology led by researchers at the University of Adelaide....

3G network shutdown delayed by two months

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s two biggest telcos have delayed the shutdown of their 3G networks by a further two months, heeding the call of a parliamentary committee less than two weeks ago....

We should follow US FCC on broadband benchmarks

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has raised the broadband internet speed benchmark to at least 100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload. This decision by...