The Australian Labor Party has raised doubts about the reliability of the Telstra HFC cable network after it was reported that Foxtel would not be using HFC for transmission any more, but moving to satellite.

A grants programme delivering grants of up to $250,000 has been opened by the NSW Government under the NSW-Israel Research and Development Tech Innovation Program.

Australian-listed logistics and supply chain management provider Yojee has entered into a pilot services agreement with UPS Asia Group, a subsidiary of United Parcel Service, to establish a proof of concept for the use of Yojee’s blockchain technology in the UPS specific supply chain environment.

Australia's first data breach since the country introduced a data breach notification law has been recorded, with the Danish shipping company Svitzer suffering a breach that affected about half of its 1000 employees.

Optus has upped the ante in the battle for customers in the hotly contested mobile market, launching new double data offers on selected My Plan Plus handset plans and selected mobile broadband plans.

In a bid to demonstrate its commitment to transparency, Internet service provider Aussie Broadband has begun showing network traffic levels on all 121 NBN points of interconnect.

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