WikiLeaks publisher and founder Julian Assange has been hit with 17 new charges under the US Espionage Act over his alleged role in leaking documents from former US intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning in 2010, according to the US Department of Justice.

Advanced ticketing technology to cater for driverless trains has been installed on Sydney’s metro rail system which opens on 26 May.

The au Domain Administration, the organisation that administers the Australian domain namespace, has confirmed to iTWire that it is investigating the domain name company.com.au following a number of complaints, but has stayed mum on the nature of its investigation.

For 11 years bitcoin enthusiasts have wondered just who in the world the enigmatic founder Satoshi Nakamoto is. A US copyright claim which was granted recently may now give the answer.

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has launched Australia’s first Graduate Certificate in Data and New Technology Law which the university says will meet a critical need for professionals.

Around six in ten Australian IT administrators are frustrated by unexpected network issues in the workplace, and just over one third feel underappreciated, according to a newly published survey.

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