Category: ITnews

Tasmanian gov agencies hit by cyber attack
29
Oct
2025

Tasmanian gov agencies hit by cyber attack

Tasmania’s government has confirmed that its VETtrak vocational student management system, which is used by several state agencies, has been…

Labor passes new triple zero laws
29
Oct
2025

Labor passes new triple zero laws

Labor has passed new ‘triple zero’ telecommunications laws that give the government powers to directly intervene in industry to ensure…

ChatGPT usage hits record
29
Oct
2025

Microsoft and OpenAI reach deal

Microsoft and OpenAI announced a deal to allow the ChatGPT maker to restructure itself into a public benefit corporation, cementing…

The triple zero questions that won't go away
29
Oct
2025

The triple zero questions that won’t go away

Mobile providers are loathed to throw customers off their networks let alone make try to make a virtue of doing…

Amazon to cut about 14,000 corporate jobs in AI push
28
Oct
2025

Amazon to cut about 14,000 corporate jobs in AI push

Amazon will reduce its global corporate workforce by about 14,000 people, with more cuts expected next year, in a major…

Home Affairs streamlines risk vetting for gov tech suppliers
28
Oct
2025

Home Affairs streamlines risk vetting for gov tech suppliers

Home Affairs is streamlining its security vetting procedures for Commonwealth technology suppliers, but there is a quid pro quo for…

Google's Tabua cable to be covered by extended Sydney protection zone
28
Oct
2025

Google’s Tabua cable to be covered by extended Sydney protection zone

Google’s Tabua submarine cable will now land in a designated protection zone in Sydney’s south after the communications regulator agreed…

Researchers find vulnerabilities in OpenAI's Atlas agentic browser
28
Oct
2025

Researchers find vulnerabilities in OpenAI’s Atlas agentic browser

Security researchers have torn into the week-old Atlas web browser developed by artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI, finding vulnerabilities that…

F5 warns breach that alarmed governments will weigh on sales
28
Oct
2025

F5 warns breach that alarmed governments will weigh on sales

F5 has forecast annual revenue below Wall Street estimates, warning that a recent systems breach that triggered alarm over potential…

Australian authorities raid WiseTech over founder's alleged share dealings
28
Oct
2025

Australian authorities raid WiseTech over founder’s alleged share dealings

Australia’s corporate regulator and the federal police raided tech firm WiseTech Global’s Sydney office, investigating alleged trading in shares by…

Gov leans into real-time network outage register
28
Oct
2025

Gov leans into real-time network outage register

The federal government will go ahead with a plan to direct telcos to establish a public register of network outages….

Government rules out AI training exemption in copyright laws
27
Oct
2025

Government rules out AI training exemption in copyright laws

The government has ruled out letting AI companies ingest vast amounts of copyright content for free, in a win for…