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Open banking expands as non-bank lenders join Consumer Data Right

Open banking expands as non-bank lenders join Consumer Data Right

New Consumer Data Right obligations require non-bank lenders to begin sharing product information, paving the way for ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 13 Jul 2026
Telstra CEO says she is ‘deeply sorry’ for nationwide outage

Telstra CEO says she is ‘deeply sorry’ for nationwide outage

The CEO of Telstra has returned from leave following the outage impacting its services, having now issued an apology for ...

Daniel Croft • Fri, 10 Jul 2026
Army uses AI-enabled recon drones in Exercise Southern Jackaroo

Army uses AI-enabled recon drones in Exercise Southern Jackaroo

Australian Army soldiers have tested new fixed‑wing reconnaissance drones at Exercise Southern Jackaroo.

Staff Writer • Fri, 10 Jul 2026
Telstra finds secondary outage issue impacting 000

Telstra finds secondary outage issue impacting 000

Telstra has announced that a secondary issue is impacting calls, including to 000, while one senator has reported a ...

Daniel Croft • Thu, 09 Jul 2026
Telstra outage: Ministers, experts, and academics respond; ACMA to conduct full investigation

Telstra outage: Ministers, experts, and academics respond; ACMA to conduct full investigation

“The key priorities for today are to get people back online and ensure any welfare checks are completed urgently,” the ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 08 Jul 2026
000 calls and Melbourne trains impacted by Telstra outage

000 calls and Melbourne trains impacted by Telstra outage

The telco says that majority of its services have now been restored.

Daniel Croft • Wed, 08 Jul 2026
Kinetic IT launches AI engineering division to accelerate enterprise AI deployment

Kinetic IT launches AI engineering division to accelerate enterprise AI deployment

Australian technology services provider Kinetic IT has appointed Marcio Sete to lead a new AI practice focused on ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 08 Jul 2026
US government lifts access controls on Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5

US government lifts access controls on Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5

Australians and the rest of the world are to regain access to frontier AI models following the Trump administration’s ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 01 Jul 2026
WA announces data science, AI training program with industry, UK’s Faculty

WA announces data science, AI training program with industry, UK’s Faculty

The West Australian government has announced a new training program in artificial intelligence and data science under a ...

Robert Dougherty • Thu, 25 Jun 2026
Civil liberties organisation rails against deployment of facial recognition tech by WA Police

Civil liberties organisation rails against deployment of facial recognition tech by WA Police

The Western Australia Police Force will roll out live facial recognition in public spaces on 1 July, and Electronic ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 23 Jun 2026
CrowdStrike expands QuiltWorks alliance with Amazon Web Services

CrowdStrike expands QuiltWorks alliance with Amazon Web Services

The cloud giant joins a coalition aimed at helping organisations identify, prioritise, and respond to vulnerabilities.

David Hollingworth • Thu, 18 Jun 2026
Vodafone urgently investigating outage impacting millions of Aussies

Vodafone urgently investigating outage impacting millions of Aussies

Potentially millions of Australians have woken up to no reception as major mobile network operator (MNO) Vodafone ...

Daniel Croft • Thu, 18 Jun 2026
Space Centre Australia debuts ASTRIS mission artificial intelligence at Australian Space Summit

Space Centre Australia debuts ASTRIS mission artificial intelligence at Australian Space Summit

Space Centre Australia has officially debuted its ASTRIS mission artificial intelligence node in its first public ...

Robert Dougherty • Wed, 17 Jun 2026