Lobby group the Information Technology Professionals Association has raised strong concerns that the new visa scheme to overcome skills shortages in Australia is facilitating recruitment to lower-end roles which could easily be filled by local graduates.

ICT has been one of Australia’s strongest performing industry sectors for year on year jobs growth, according to a new report which showed an increase of 26% in the number of ICT job ads for February compared to 2017.

BlackBerry might be remembered for its smartphones, but it owns the QNX car entertainment operating system, and it is now collaborating with Jaguar Land Rover to bring next-gen infotainment to its customers.

All Australian Alcatel smartphones will be pre-loaded with the Australian made, cloud-based family, Internet and device-access protection software Family Zone from now on.

A renewed retail agreement between Boost Mobile and Telstra "highlights the important role for Boost Mobile in Telstra’s multi-brand strategy" and sees Boost continue using Telstra's superior network.

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