The Coalition Government’s Federal Budget allocation of funding for the establishment of a Consumer Data Right scheme has been welcomed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission — which will oversee development of the scheme.

If you want six months free access to TPG's forthcoming new Australian mobile network, with unlimited data at 1Mbps speeds after 1GB at 4G LTE speeds, with the catch of non-national access and $9.99 per month after that, then read on.

Pay TV and free-to-air TV are under a growing threat from video-on-demand, according to a senior telecoms analyst who says global streaming is gathering pace, with the Internet now rivalling broadcast TV as a vehicle to deliver consumer content.

The head of one of Australia’s regional universities says the Coalition Government’s Federal Budget allocation of $96 million for regional universities is a tremendous “first down payment” in establishing a new regional deal to benefit all regional Australians.

We have a couple of stories about the role of technology in improving the performance of utilities - one concerning water and the other about electricity.

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