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Australia Turning Its Back On E-Cars, Hybrids: New Study

Computer Daily News December 10, 2019 No Comments

For a nation that once said to be “car-mad”, Australia appears at this stage to be largely missing out on the global swing to electric vehicles (EVs) or hybrids, according…

Online Shopping Beckons Aussie Masses This Xmas

Computer Daily News December 10, 2019 No Comments

Online shopping is continuing to drive deeper into the consciousness of Australian citizens, a new survey suggests. The survey – by professional services outfit and trends tracker Accenture – found…

Icahn Hot Under The Collar Over HP/Xerox Bid

Computer Daily News December 6, 2019 No Comments

An exasperated Carl Icahn has urged HP Inc shareholders who agree with a proposed merger with Xerox to lobby HP’s directors and tell them to accept the deal. Frustrated by…

Online Retail Picks Up Down Under

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Online retail sales are on the rise Down Under, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Stats’ figures for October show online retail contributed 6.5 percent…

Fake News: Senate Probe To Examine Social Media

Computer Daily News December 6, 2019 No Comments

In a bid to stamp out the pernicious use of “fake news”, fuelled by foreign actors on social media, the Morrison Government has given the green light for an inquiry…

Comms Chief To Go As PM Takes Axe To Federal Departments

Computer Daily News December 6, 2019 No Comments

PM Scott Morrison has unveiled a pre-Christmas purge, slashing the number of federal departments from 18 to 14, and a so-far unrevealed number of departmental officials sent packing. Communications Minister…

Huawei Plans Canada Move

Computer Daily News December 5, 2019 No Comments

China’s Huawei is planning to shift its US research centre to Canada, according to its founder Ren Zhengfei. The US is considering expanding its power to stop more foreign shipments…

Big-Tech Tax Gap Hits $100bn As Silicon Six Plead Innocent

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The so-called Silicon Valley Six, – Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Apple and Netflix – have a combined “tax gap” (read shortfall) of more than US$100 billion this decade, according to…

Voda Adds Trouble-Shooter Role

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Vodafone has added the role of trouble-shooter to its technology operations team. No one has been specifically appointed to the role which Vodafone says will help streamline incident management across…

ATO Hatchets $1bn Optus Deal

Computer Daily News December 5, 2019 No Comments

The Australian Taxation Office is set to replace its humongous managed-network services deal with Optus, spinning out one of three IT outsourcing agreements slated for refresh over the next two…