Protecting Australia’s Most Charismatic Murder-Bird
Cassowaries play a critical role in the Australian ecosystem.
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Australia Urged To Ban Online Gambling Ads To Curb Growing Addiction
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Australia should phase out advertising for online gambling in three years, a parliamentary committee of inquiry recommended on Wednesday as it looked to limit the “havoc” it caused in one of the world’s…
Turn Your Phone Off Every Night For Five Minutes, Australian PM Tells Residents
Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has told residents they should turn their smartphones off and on again once a day as a cybersecurity measure — and tech experts agree. From a report: Albanese said the country needed to be proactive to thw…
Australia to supply more armored vehicles to Ukraine
The Australian Government intends to provide Ukraine with more armored vehicles in its defensive struggle against Russia. The Australian Government will provide Ukraine a new $110 million assistance package. “This assistance will help Ukraine de…
Aussie PM says, “Shut down your phone every 24 hours for 5 mins” – but that’s not enough on its own
Don’t treat rebooting your phone once a day as a cybersecurity talisman… here are 8 additional tips for better mobile phone security.
Tipping Gets ‘More in Your Face,’ and Not Everyone Likes It
Tipping is not unheard-of in Australia, but an increasing number of apps and payment platforms are actively asking for an extra dollar, or five, on bills.
Australia plans to mandate file scanning for all tech companies
In an effort to target online child sexual abuse and pro-terror content, Australia may cause global changes in how tech companies handle data.
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HII execs visit Australia, prepping for ‘generational partnership’ for AUKUS
“We very much view this as a generational partnership, one that we’re leaning into, and one that we believe will help generate capability and capacity in Australia,” Eric Chewning, HII’s executive vice president for strategy and…
Australian Government Says Its Data Was Stolen in Law Firm Ransomware Attack
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) says some of its files were stolen in a ransomware attack on law firm HWL Ebsworth.
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Australia Announces Philip Green As Country’s Next High Commissioner To India
Canberra: Australia has announced Philip Green as the country’s next High Commissioner to India."Today, I announce the appointment of Mr Philip Green as Australia’s next High Commissioner to India. The High Commissioner to India is also accredited to the Kingdom of Bhutan," said Australia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Penny Wong in an official media release.As per the release, Green is a senior