Technology
Promising Future for Cobalt Mining in Australia
Australian mining company Cobalt Blue has promised to make the town of Broken Hill the fifth largest cobalt producer in......
Closing the digital divide across Papua New Guinea and regional Queensland
A Townsville organisation has recycled 300 electronic devices to 18,000 students in Papua New Guinea. Litehaus International is an organisation......
NFTs Raise Economic, Environmental Questions
On February 25th, the Non-Fungible Token, or NFT, of artist Mike Winklemann’s Everydays: the first 5000 days sold for over......
Australian scientists bringing extinct marsupials back to life
Australian scientists are building advanced technology which could prevent marsupials from extinction as well as bringing extinct species back to......
Is the Coalition’s technology roadmap worth the climate summit snub?
The Prime Minister has been under fire this week because Australia hasn’t been invited to speak at an international climate......
Taking the future seriously
Labor Party elder and respected thinker Barry Jones has a new book called What is to be done. It navigates......
Experts warn a Google merger with Fitbit would give them too much power
Ownership of private data, monopolisation and a move into the health industry are key concerns being raised about Google’s proposed......
Privacy advocates question metadata retention after report reveals problems
Privacy and human rights advocates are questioning the need for Australia’s metadata retention policy after a parliamentary inquiry found oversight......
Australia’s new ‘Internet of Things’ Code of Practice: Is it enough?
The Australian Government recently introduced a new Code of Practice for ‘Internet of Things’ device manufacturers, with the intention of......
AI the future of Aged Care
Australia’s aged care system currently fails to meet the needs of its older, vulnerable, citizens, but Artificial Intelligence technology can help......