National Australia Bank's business online banking service, NAB Connect, appears to be back on the air after having been offline most of the day on Wednesday.

ACCAN CEO Teresa Corbin has cast doubt on the fairness to consumers of proposed changes to the National Broadband Network Special Access Undertaking, the SAU.

Poor broadband connections are hindering the growth of Australia’s small businesses, according to a new report which reveals that many SMBs have difficulty accessing fast, reliable and affordable Internet connections.

The Australian Centre for Robotic Vision is undertaking robotic research aimed at developing new applications and technologies it says will revolutionise the health sector.

UK-headquartered energy company Tempus Energy is partnering with power provider Origin Energy to pilot a “flexible energy” demand solution in South Australia.

Australian-listed Internet of Things (IoT) data management company Buddy Platform has inked an agreement with US mobile operator T-Mobile for the provision of worldwide data connectivity for the Buddy Ohm platform.

It would have been an interesting exercise to count the number of times that Dan Tehan, the Minister assisting the Prime Minister on Cyber Security, used the word "cyber" during his speech to the National Press Club in Canberra on Tuesday, muses Sam Varghese.

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