Consumers
AI Regulation in Australia: Understanding the mandatory guardrails

Australia takes centre stage as a global leader for safe and responsible AI use.  
Smart grids: A path to neighbourhood energy independence

Smart grids have the potential to revolutionise how we produce, store, and consume electricity.  
Trump’s tariff wrecking ball about to hit the global economy

It's time for Australia to prepare for the fallout from Trump's global economy-wrecking tariffs ...  
Australia’s Cyber Security Act 2024: A step forward – but at what cost?

Much-needed measures to address cyber threats bring an additional compliance burden to business ...  
The 3G shutdown: Lessons from Australia and the world

The recent shutdown of the 3G network that caused a nightmare for consumers should serve as a ...  
Australia’s 3G shutdown: Why your 4G/5G phone is now blocked

The ill-planned shutdown of Australia's 3G network not only happened with little notice, but has ...  
Media consumption falls as Aussies seek trusted sources

A new report has discovered a drastic fall in media consumption and highlighted how few of us ...  
Consumers key to tackling climate crisis

With the world's governments proving inept towards combating the climate crisis, it's up to us to ...  
NBN market sees smaller telcos gain ground

Smaller telcos have seen a rise in the NBN market and increased competition among their bigger ...  
NBN Co rising above challenges as demand for fibre grows

Australia's national broadband company is rising above financial challenges amid a growing demand ...  
Telstra's business problems exposed in financial results

Poor financial results have not only highlighted challenges faced by Telstra but of the telecom ...  
News media has changed but our needs stay the same

Although the internet, smartphones and social media have destroyed the world of print journalism ...  
Some Australian families are struggling, but fewer than ever before

Consumer spending data, analysed correctly, shows the economy is nowhere near as bad as news ...  
Housing crisis worsened by media fearmongering

The housing crisis in Australia is already bad enough without media stereotyping tenants and ...  
NBN lags behind New Zealand in latest OECD broadband rankings

Still suffering from Coalition mismanagement, data reveals that Australia's broadband network is ...  
Banking Inquiry delivers a win for regional customers

The Senate Inquiry into regional bank closures handed down its final report, urging government ...  
Mobile networks set to improve with satellite technology

Integrating low Earth orbit satellites into mobile networks will help eliminate blackspots and ...  
CrowdStrike causes global I.T. meltdown after Microsoft update

The recent CrowdStrike outage brought systems crashing down worldwide and has reminded us that a ...  

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