Author: Joseph Brookes

Industry bristles as open banking stutters

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s FinTech and neobank industry is growing frustrated at the slow pace and arduous requirements of the Consumer Data Right (CDR) – once heralded as a landmark reform –...

Disappointment as LithiumAus moves production overseas

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
It is so disappointing when you have covered an emerging technology and manufacturing story for years when suddenly you find out that the company you have been covering decides...

Delays cloud transparency over govt tech spending

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
There is a significant lack of transparency around the unprecedented jump in government IT investment, with ongoing delays to an “urgent” internal audit and a year long freeze of...

Sydney student’s quantum code picked up by AWS

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A University of Sydney honours student’s quantum computing code is attracting global attention and will be used by cloud giant AWS and in leading US universities’ quantum programs. Pablo...

QLD company’s COVID tests get European approval

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Queensland biotech firm AnteoTech has gained European accreditation for its rapid COVID-19 testing platform and will now move to commercialising products as it waits to receive accreditation from Australian...

Facebook won’t rule out blocking news again

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Facebook has claimed it did not try to intimidate lawmakers when it pulled news content from Australian users earlier this year in response to the media bargaining code legislation,...

Govt signs Five Eyes ransomware pledge

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
In anticipation of international borders reopening , Australia has recommitted to collaborating with its Five Eyes counterparts on migration, foreign interference, child exploitation and cybercrime – including the growing...

Procurement policy holds cyber startups back

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s cybersecurity startups have matured to a point where many have global potential. But a lack of support from the federal government in both policy and procurement is holding...