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Banking Inquiry highlights immense disconnect with regional Australia

The latest questioning in the Senate Inquiry into regional bank closures has demonstrated how out ...  
Australia's internet quality remains appalling

Global internet quality rankings have revealed that Australia still has far to go in catching up ...  
NBN finally gets an upgrade and hopefully we can afford it

NBN Co revealed its 2024 Corporate Plan, outlining its strategies to enhance its network capabi ...  
NBN Co negotiating with ACCC for better and cheaper broadband options

In a significant development for Australia's broadband landscape, NBN Co and the ACCC have re-e ...  
Data capitalism: How to take on the internet giants

With billionaires capitalising on data ownership, it's important to find a way to curb the ineq ...  
Vocus makes bid for TPG's infrastructure assets

A bid has been made for the non-mobile network assets of TPG, a deal that would benefit not only ...  
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The NBN legacy: Rising prices and falling global rankings

As the NBN continues to decline in speed and increase in price, an affordable, high-quality ...  
Coles and Woolies have you on camera: Say 'cheese'!

Coles and Woolworths supermarkets have increased security technology in self-checkout areas ...  
NBN Co fails to improve service conditions

NBN Co has rejected proposals for improvements after complaints were lodged against its lack of ...  
Foxtel launches new service to compete with streaming giants

Foxtel has unveiled a new digital streaming smart TV in a bid to compete with some of the more ...  
Don't believe fossil fuel lies — we didn't start the fire

Oil companies have manipulated consumers with the falsehood that our buying behaviour has made us ...  
Hospitality sector crippled by cost of living crisis

New challenges posed by the current economic crisis are proving difficult for the hospitality ...  
Government allocates millions to stopping online scams

As online scams become more sophisticated and frequent, a new body will be established to prevent ...  
Collaboration between telco giants would be a huge boon for industry

Collaboration and infrastructure sharing are essential to improving coverage and competition in ...  
Commonwealth Bank breaks pledge to halt branch closures

Despite a promise not to close regional branches, the Commonwealth Bank is bending the rules on ...  
Watchdog rejects NBN Co pricing proposal

NBN Co is once again facing an uphill battle as the ACCC has rejected its proposal for pricing ...  
As AI evolves, so must the way we humans think

As big data gets bigger and AI technologies advance rapidly, we need to adapt our own intellectual ...  
Fears of artificial intelligence overblown

While AI is still a developing technology and not without its limitations, a robotic world domi ...  

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