In Australia, Netflix is the new black
[1] A Roy Morgan Research has estimated Netflix’s June subscriptions grew by 151,000 homes to 559,000, giving the streaming giant an estimated 1.42 million viewers just three months after the Austr...
Australia Post flags start-up accelerator program
[1] Australia Post is set to kick start a series of incubator and accelerator programs aimed at leveraging the wide reach of its retail footprint to lure technology entrepreneurs. [2] The plans were r...
Tourism Australia’s major IT overhaul nears completion
[1] Tourism Australia is currently undergoing a major transformation from its core IT systems from Oracle to Microsoft – which is almost through. [2] According to Tourism Australia chief info...
Queensland child safety IT bungle worsens
[1] The growing embarrassment over the IT glitch, that resulted in the mishandling of hundreds of cases of suspected child abuse in public schools, has forced a senior Queensland bureaucrat to quit....
Deloitte calls for cyber security health checks
[1] According to Deloitte Asia Pacific & Australia, voluntary cyber security health checks is necessary and will create a benchmark of where Australian businesses are today with security. [2] Delo...
Telstra launches wearable device range
[1] Telstra has announced the launch of a range of wearable devices that will be available in 370 Telstra stores across the country, making it the first Australian telco to offer a dedicated wearable...
Medical startup HotDoc gets a healthy cash injection
[1] Melbourne-based medical management startup HotDoc has hit $2.2 million in series A funding round. [2] Among the startup’s investors, AirTree Ventures was the most prominent during this fund...
FinTech Pitchfest an opportunity for five startups to impress investors
[1] Five early fintech startups will be presented to investors next month following the partnership between Innovation Bay and the FinTech Summit. [2] The FinTech PitchFest competition is scouting for...
Aussie startup a Microsoft Imagine Cup winner
[1] Australian startup Opaque Multimedia came out the winner of the World Citizenship Category at Microsoft’s Imagine Cup. [2] The startup built a virtual and augmented reality platform that...
Western Australia Police armed with Motorola gear
[1] Western Australian Police has signed a long-term agreement with public safety specialists Motorola Solutions, ramping up its computer aided dispatch and mobility systems. [2] The agreement will se...