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.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has formally warned Telstra over non-compliance with the rules governing the deployment of mobile base stations by not consulting with local councils prior to installing towers.

An Australian mobile rewards platform has withdrawn a case it filed against Google for alleged anti-competitive conduct due to lack of funds to pursue the action, and been told that it would have to pay the search giant £200,000 (A$367,208) as costs.

The au Domain Administration, the organisation that administers the Australian domain namespace, has lost its auhq.com.au domain name which was not renewed when it expired and was snapped up by a private buyer.

Anonymous sources close to former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull appear to be trying to promote him as a tech champion who led the charge to get Huawei banned from 5G networks worldwide, crediting the ex-PM with having pushed the Americans into reacting against the Chinese company, rather than the other way round.

Internet service provider Spirit Telecom has signed a second million-dollar deal with the Victorian State Government to deliver super-fast Internet, using 5G technology to the State’s regional town of Morwell.

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