Technology
An open letter to Scott Morrison over COVIDSafe app concerns

An open letter to Scott Morrison, PM, from Dr Lee Duffield, citizen.  
Building independent Gig Cities: The result of a second-rate NBN

Some cities in Australia are rolling out their own independent broadband networks as a result of ...  
The benefits and risks of AI and post-human life

Philosophers involved in the theories of post-humanism and transhumanism are captivated by the ...  
COVID-19 will change our use of online services — for better

The players in the telecommunications industry have decisively reacted to the COVID-19 crisis ...  
Pandemic, terrorism, climate emergency and cybersecurity

For the security of all Australians, a clear vision that goes way beyond just "cyber" security ...  
How neoliberal culture and 5G are related

With the development of 5G technology, with it has come great debate over the safety and necessity ...  
Learning from the past for a better NBN

Now that our reliance on a robust NBN infrastructure is essential, we should learn from our past ...  
Scott Morrison not up to the task of saving Australia's NBN

Through all its promises, the Coalition Government has botched the job of delivering an NBN ...  
COVID-19 could expose NBN's vulnerabilities

Last week, I addressed the issue of teleworking and e-health application in the context of the ...  
Telecommuting to be tested during COVID-19 pandemic

With more and more people being isolated and working from home, the nation's broadband infrastr ...  
Technology and the internet threaten to undermine democracy

The many possibilities associated with technology and the internet make them ripe for exploitat ...  
The Morrison Government's woeful record on technology

The Morrison Government's procrastination on technology is costing jobs, stifling innovation and ...  
NBN offering not good enough for 21st Century Australia

Australia's internet speeds continue to lag behind that of other nations, says Laurie Patton.  
Foxtel pay-TV faces slow death

Foxtel is reaching a threshold where it will have to decide if it wants to continue its proprie ...  
NBN Co loss ranks highly among problems in the telecoms industry

NBN Co is facing further problems while the merger between Vodafone and TPG positions them to be a ...  
Cracks appearing in Trump's Huawei boycott

What will the fallout be from the UK refusing to fall into line with the U.S. ban on Chinese ...  
The pitfalls of social media and technology

Social media and the internet has rewired our brains and society in important yet sometimes ...  
NBN Co's latest backflip

NBN Co is giving in to pressure to stop competing with its own retail customers.  

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