Australia

Peak communications consumer body ACCAN says that there has been no reassurance provided today that the national outage that led to nationwide chaos and disruption in Australian communities will not happen again. Following last week’s nationally disruptive mobile outage, a senate hearing has heard a failure to properly document system changes, updates and replacement of…

Neuron Digital and the British Standards Institution (BSI, abbreviated below) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on initiatives that will drive positive change across the global Built Environment sector. The agreement will focus on the practical application of ‘live’ digital twins, data, artificial intelligence, and wider digital transformation to help improve asset performance, sustainability, and long-term outcomes across the built asset lifecycle.    The collaboration brings together Neuron Digital’s capabilities in…

An international team of researchers has built the first high-performance, commercially sized tandem solar cell that doesn’t rely on the scarce and expensive metal, indium. Published in Science, the breakthrough replaces indium-based oxide with abundant tin oxide, a material that costs one per cent as much, without sacrificing performance.  The advance brings next-generation tandem solar…

Australian businesses are rethinking how they build teams as cross-border hiring becomes more common. This article explores why Indonesia is emerging as a talent destination and what employers should know before hiring remote employees compliantly. Remote hiring has become a strategic workforce solution for Australian businesses navigating ongoing talent shortages. Rather than competing for the…

Coles is helping customers get more value from their in store shop, with Flybuys members now able to pay with points to take up to $100 off their shop instantly at the checkout when they redeem 20,000 Flybuys points in store at Coles.  Launching nationally today, pay with points gives customers a faster and more…

Applications are now open for Rabobank’s 2027 graduate program, offering university graduates with an interest in agriculture and agribusiness the opportunity to start a purposeful career with the specialist agribusiness bank. Rabobank is offering places for graduates from around Australia to join the bank early next year, beginning with a formal 18-month graduate program, which…

A young Australian’s life may look highly connected from the outside. Smartphones provide access to education, employment, entertainment and global communities. Yet behind that connectivity is a generation managing financial pressure, uncertain career pathways and growing concern about its future. Young people are often described as impatient or unwilling to follow traditional rules. A closer…

Coles is giving one of its most-loved products a takeaway-inspired twist with the launch of its limited-edition Butter Chicken Hot Roast RSPCA Approved Chicken, now available in stores nationally.  Available for $14 each, the new flavour combines the rich, aromatic spices of butter chicken with the convenience of Coles’ much-loved hot roast chook, giving customers…

ACCAN, the peak communications consumer body, says today’s Telstra outage is a stark reminder that Australia still has no enforceable reliability standards holding telcos to account for network stability.  Telstra customers began reporting a loss of voice, SMS and data services from early Wednesday morning. The scale of the outage is not yet confirmed but…

The Tokyo International Projection Mapping Award Executive Committee is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of TOKYO LIGHTS 2026, a festival of light illuminating Tokyo’s nights, held over nine days from Saturday, May 23 to Sunday, May 31, 2026, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No.1, Citizens’ Plaza, and across the Nishi-Shinjuku area. During the…