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Hoyts Backs New E-Sports Plunge

Computer Daily News February 7, 2018 No Comments

The Hoyts cinema group is making a major plunge into the e-sports world with plans to construct Australia’s first dedicated e-sports arena in its complex at Moore Park, Sydney –…

Atlassian Chief Calls For New Visa Plan For Skilled Workers

Computer Daily News February 7, 2018 No Comments

Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar has called on the Turnbull Government to introduce a new visa for highly skilled foreign workers. He reckons such a move would help generate jobs in…

Major Shake-Up Ahead For .Au

Computer Daily News January 30, 2018 No Comments

AuDA, the body administering Australia’s.au top level Internet domain, has proposed what it says would be most significant changes to the .au domain for 30 years. They include an option…

Digital Age Here, Says IDC: Get To Know Your ‘Customer Support Bot’

Computer Daily News January 30, 2018 No Comments

By 2021, at least 60 percent of Australia’s gross domestic profit will be digitised, with growth in every industry driven by digitally enhanced offerings, operations and relationships, according to a…

Coming? Apple ‘Toasted Sandwich’

Computer Daily News January 30, 2018 No Comments

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has said a proposal for a “flagship” Apple store in Melbourne’s Federation Square, which would require demolition of some landmark buildings, has the support of his…

Apple Oz Banks $8bn In Sales, Pays $182m Tax

Computer Daily News January 30, 2018 No Comments

Persistent reports that Apple Australia has not been doing well have been finally put to rest with this week’s publication of Apple’s report for the financial year ended September 30,…

Spectrum Auction Garners $92.6m

Computer Daily News December 15, 2017 No Comments

Optus, Telstra, TPG, NBN Co and Vodafone have between them coughed up $92.6 million in licence fees for spectrum for mobile and fixed wireless broadband services in the Australian Comms…

New Money-Laundering Claims Emerge: CBA Problems Deepen

Computer Daily News December 15, 2017 No Comments

The Commonwealth Bank appears to be in even deeper trouble, after financial intelligence agency Austrac yesterday filed claims of a further 100 breaches of money laundering and terrorism financing laws…

Dodgy Bitcoin Operators Face $2m Fines, As Austrac Gets New Powers

Computer Daily News December 11, 2017 No Comments

Operators of bitcoin and other digital currency exchanges in Australia must henceforth register with Austrac, Australia’s anti-monetary laundering agency and keep strict records – or face penalties that can reach as…

Online Content Demand Zooms

Computer Daily News December 11, 2017 No Comments

Australians’ demand for online content and services continues to climb unabated providing a fillip for the communications industry. Australians downloaded over 3.1 million terabytes in the June 2017 quarter, up…