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Media giant Foxtel has been given $10 million from a federal COVID-19 response fund.
Parkes telescope honoured
‘The Dish’ – Australia’s iconic Parkes radio telescope – has been added to the National Heritage List.
Telco faces sham claims
Telco contractor BSA Ltd has been accused of sham contracting in a class action lawsuit.
Sims issues tech warning
ACCC chair Rod Sims says regulators must keep pace with the rapid evolution of digital platforms.
Space junk tracking improved
European scientists have figured out how to track space junk continuously.
Quantum force used to move
Researchers have developed a new way to use incredibly tiny forces to control objects.
5G fear has real effects
Mobile phone towers are not making people sick - but the belief that they are dangerous is.
Mars mission making way
NASA’s latest mission to Mars is underway, carrying with it the first ever drone to fly on another planet.
Oxygen excites light
Australian researchers have achieved a world-first in light conversion that has big implications for solar photovoltaics.
Robodebt payback tops $220m
The total amount of Robodebt refunds is now $224 million, paid to 145,000 people.
Scans could spot serial victims
Facial recognition software may be able to link serial killer victims based on similarities in their faces.
Telstra retracts hack claim
Telstra suffered outages to its internet services over the weekend which it linked to cyber attack, before realsing it was not.
Uni backs off China tweets
The University of New South Wales is being criticised for censoring its own online criticism of Beijing after backlash in Chinese state media.
ACCC working on tech news fees
The Federal Government is working on a plan to force Facebook and Google to pay traditional news media to publish their content.
5G 'telesurgery' tested
An Italian surgeon has successfully performed remote surgery on a cadaver 15 kilometres away.
Google sued over data change
The ACCC is taking legal action against Google over the expanded use of personal data.
Maps checked for AV future
Australian researchers are looking at the new data required for the next age of transport.
Sentence lands in Ultranet scandal
A former Victoria Education department executive has been sentenced over a $1 million tech fraud.
Creativity key to STEM too
A local researcher is pushing for Australian schools and universities to increase their emphasis on teaching creativity.