#informationandcommunication — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #informationandcommunication, aggregated by home.social.
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Roblox to face external audits to prove it's safe for Australian children
Australia's eSafety Commissioner will be able to take the gaming platform to court if it finds Roblox is not honouring its commitments to keep Australian children safe.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-20/roblox-esafety-court-enforceable-undertaking/107056294
#ConsumerProtection #ChildCare #Children #InformationandCommunication #InternetCulture #LawCrimeandJustice
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How much longer should Australia wait for the social media ban to work?
By Cam WilsonIf the prime minister is right and there's no time to waste, how much more of it can we spend just waiting for the teen social media ban to work?
#GovernmentandPolitics #SocialMedia #InformationandCommunication #FederalGovernment #CommunityandSociety #InternetCulture #Internet #YoungPeople #Health #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #CamWilson
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Trump sued over scheme to sell instant access to Truth Social posts
The lawsuit, filed in New York, describes the scheme as "extraordinary, corrupt and unconstitutional."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/trump-truth-social-instant-access-lawsuit/107030968
#WorldPolitics #MediaIndustry #Journalism #InformationandCommunication
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Federal police urged to investigate 'concerning' subsea cable fault
By Rachel Stowers and Emma WynneTwo subsea cables off the coast of Perth, vital for international communications, suffered a fault over the weekend, and the company that owns them urgently wants to know what happened.
#InformationandCommunication #TelecommunicationsServicesIndustry #RachelStowers #EmmaWynne
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AI just had its Sarah Connor moment. Is Australia ready?
By Cam WilsonFar-fetched scenarios about artificial intelligence became more realistic last week when an OpenAI model hacked another company.
#ScienceandTechnology #ComputerScience #CyberCrime #Robotics #Internet #InformationandCommunication #InformationTechnologyIndustry #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #VideoGames #InternetCulture #AI #CamWilson
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Breaking: Origin Energy believes 900,000 customers' data accessed in breach
Origin Energy says it started reviewing a "potential security threat" early this month but deemed it not credible, before new information indicated a breach.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-28/origin-energy-data-breach-900k-customers-impacted/106961804
#CyberSecurity #DataPrivacy #ConsumerProtection #InformationandCommunication
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Get ready for the AusAlert emergency warning test
By Brianna Morris-Grant, Jessica Riga, Teresa Tan, and Ashley KydAustralia is about to get its first taste of a new nationwide emergency warning system, where millions of devices across the country are expected to sound off simultaneously later today.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-27/what-to-know-about-ausalert-emergency-warning-test/106919574
#InformationandCommunication #MobilePhones #ComputerScience #DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #Internet #GovernmentandPolitics #TelecommunicationsServicesIndustry #PublicEmergencies #BriannaMorrisGrant #JessicaRiga #TeresaTan #AshleyKyd
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Origin breach could fuel wave of AI-powered scams, cyber experts warn
By Audrey CourtyThe theft of names, addresses and phone numbers may seem less serious than stolen bank details, but cyber experts say AI is changing what criminals can do with that information.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-24/origin-breach-could-fuel-wave-of-ai-powered-scams/106951588
#InformationandCommunication #LawCrimeandJustice #ScienceandTechnology #AudreyCourty
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AI companies 'stole' Australian culture, news bosses say as they call for licensing deals
By Cam WilsonThe heads of the ABC, SBS, Nine and News Corp say AI companies should strike licensing deals rather than freely train on Australian news, warning journalism is a public good that must be protected.
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Has AI changed your life in unexpected ways? The ABC wants to hear from you
Most of us never chose to live in an artificial intelligence (AI) world. Yet over the past few years, it has become part of everyday life, changing how we think, learn and communicate.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-20/ai-artificial-intelligence-audience-change/106935112
#AI #CommunityandSociety #ScienceandTechnology #ComputerScience #InformationandCommunication #Internet #InternetCulture #Robotics #InformationTechnologyIndustry #SocialMedia #Health
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Australia is making humanoid robots in the midst of its AI reckoning
By Alan KohlerAustralia this week made an important step forward in grappling with the AI revolution. Meanwhile, in Melbourne a company is making humanoid robots.
#ScienceandTechnology #ComputerScience #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #Internet #GovernmentandPolitics #InformationandCommunication #InformationTechnologyIndustry #Industry #MobilePhones #Robotics #AlanKohler
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Taking violence seriously is more complex than a royal commission
By Claudia LongExperts are divided about whether there should be a royal commission into violence against women but say the solutions to the problem are already known and need funding.
#RoyalCommissions #CommunityandSociety #LawCrimeandJustice #InformationandCommunication #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalGovernment #DomesticViolence #ChildAbuse #SexualOffences #Courts #ClaudiaLong
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Albanese makes AI plan, Hanson and Rinehart enjoy Sicily
By Gina RushtonIt might not have been a sitting week but it has been a busy few days in politics with the prime minister's AI announcement, a raft of politicians inking book deals and a spotting of Pauline Hanson and Gina Rinehart in Sicily.
#GovernmentandPolitics #FederalGovernment #AustralianFederalElections #InformationandCommunication #FederalParliament #PoliticalParties #ComputerScience #ScienceandTechnology #CommunityandSociety #Liberals #GinaRushton
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Albanese rolls out a rule book and a red carpet for AI companies
By Cam WilsonIf Australia is truly going to coax major AI companies to choose us rather than the other suitor nations with similar ambitions, some tough decisions need to be made soon.
#GovernmentandPolitics #ScienceandTechnology #ComputerScience #FederalGovernment #Education #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #Universities #InformationandCommunication #Health #CommunityandSociety #CamWilson
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Telstra will face Senate inquiry after nationwide outage
By Stephanie BorysThe telco will face a grilling from politicians about this week's nationwide outage that brought businesses and transport systems into chaos.
#TelecommunicationsServicesIndustry #FederalGovernment #InformationandCommunication #StephanieBorys
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Telstra outage could cost 'hundreds of millions of dollars'
By Nassim KhademThe economic cost of the Telstra network outage could run into hundreds of millions of dollars, an expert estimates.
#TelecommunicationsServicesIndustry #MobilePhones #MobileandInternetAccess #InformationandCommunication #SmallBusinesses #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #NassimKhadem
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Qld police check on 21 Triple Zero callers after Telstra outage
Queensland police confirmed multiple emergency calls across the state failed to connect to Triple Zero during the nationwide Telstra outage.
#EmergencyCare #EmergencyServices #InformationandCommunication
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'It must help people feel connected': Volunteer-run newsletters thrive as regional press declines In a year where the global pandemic, presidential elections and severe bushfires dominated the news media, small newsletters are proving vital in ensuring local stories don't go untold. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-18/volunteer-run-newsletters-thrive-in-regional-areas-with-no-paper/12892854 #InformationandCommunication #CommunityandSociety #RuralMedia #PrintMedia #Regional #Media
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Bushfire royal commission releases final report The introduction of a national state of emergency, an all-hazard emergency warning app and more aerial firefighting resources are among the recommendations from the bushfire royal commission's final report. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-30/bushfire-royal-commission-final-report-recommendations/12815204 #CharitiesandCommunityOrganisations #InformationandCommunication #CommunityOrganisations #GovernmentandPolitics #DisastersandAccidents
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Roads, infrastructure get regional Federal Budget boost with further decentralisation push States, local councils, and regional areas will benefit from major infrastructure spending in this year's Federal Budget with a significant boost to roads, bridges, rail, and community works. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-07/roads-infrastructure-get-regional-federal-budget-boost/12732208 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #InformationandCommunication #GovernmentandPolitics #InternetTechnology
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Postie puts her stamp on retirement as 30-year career comes to an end After three decades of delivering everything from the kitchen sink to monthly express post deliveries to a cat, Lockington's Lyn Cunnington passes on the mail run to her daughter. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-16/lockington-postie-lyn-cunnington-retires/12662180 #InformationandCommunication #RuralWomen #Regional #People
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Annabel Crabb on the work/family juggle, and how her new show brought comfort during a pandemic In a wide-ranging interview, journalist Annabel Crabb talks about what drives her, making a podcast with Leigh Sales, how growing up in the country shaped her and why she loves to cook. https://www.abc.net.au/news/about/backstory/2020-09-06/abc-annabel-crabb-work-family-coronavirus-podcast-leigh-sales/12629316 #InformationandCommunication #TelevisionBroadcasting #GovernmentandPolitics #History
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'Shouldn't be happening in this day and age': New data shows gap between bush and city kids is widening More than a quarter of school students in rural NSW do not have access to the internet at home, showing where kids live may determine educational outcomes. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-28/internet-access-for-students-in-the-bush-unequal-to-city-kids/12601120 #InformationandCommunication #ComputersandTechnology #InternetTechnology #AccessToEducation #Rural
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'He's an icon and we're lucky to have him': ABC journalist Mike Pritchard's 30-year dedication to broadcasting in the bush ABC Upper Hunter Breakfast presenter Mike Pritchard is currently the broadcaster's longest-serving rural reporter and at the age of 70 is in no rush to retire. https://www.abc.net.au/news/about/backstory/2020-08-22/abc-upper-hunter-radio-mike-pritchard-30-years-muswellbrook/12393542 #InformationandCommunication #RadioBroadcasting #Journalism #RuralMedia #Drought #ABC
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Fake news is flourishing during COVID-19. Here's how to fight it From bushfires to a pandemic, it's been a big year for news and for fake news. But how can you spot fact from fake and keep yourself well-informed? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-19/coronavirus-fake-news-how-to-fight-it/12467194 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #InformationandCommunication #DiseasesandDisorders #InternetCulture #SocialMedia #RuralMedia #PrintMedia #COVID-19 #Industry #Health #Media #Rural
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Can the Federal Government's $50 million news fund save community coverage? As major media outlets pulled out of their country operations during the coronavirus crisis, a handful of smaller start-ups stepped in to help tell local stories, but some experts are concerned a Federal Government grant will not be enough to keep them in business. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-01/can-a-50m-regional-news-fund-save-community-media-coverage/12392236 #InformationandCommunication #RuralMedia
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Giant watermelons and babies born on Mondays the stuff of newspaper memories There will be no more clipping stories out of this family's local newspaper to add to family albums after today as the last Sunshine Coast Daily is published — one of more than 100 papers to close. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-27/family-shares-impact-of-no-sunshine-coast-regional-newspaper/12387802 #InformationandCommunication #CommunityandSociety #PrintMedia #RuralMedia #Media
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'Sad day' for News Corp printing staff as presses roll one last time Through cyclones, floods and bushfire emergencies, the tight-knit team at the company's Rockhampton print centre has never missed an edition. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-26/news-corp-printing-press-staff-mark-final-print-run-newspapers/12379718 #InformationandCommunication #PrintMedia #RuralMedia #Journalism #Media
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Up to 250 ABC jobs to go, programs axed, to deal with budget shortfall The national broadcaster will slash some jobs and move others out of its Ultimo headquarters in Sydney as it grapples with a budget shortfall of $84 million. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-24/abc-announces-cuts-to-programming-and-jobs-funding/12384972 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #InformationandCommunication #TelevisionBroadcasting #GovernmentandPolitics #RadioBroadcasting #Broadcasting #RuralMedia #Industry
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Naracoorte's new independent newspaper breaks even in first month of publishing After just five weeks in print, the owner of weekly paper The News says community support has exceeded his wildest expectations. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-10/naracoorte-regional-paper-the-news-survives-first-test/12336676 #EnvironmentallySustainableBusiness #Business,EconomicsandFinance #InformationandCommunication #RegionalDevelopment #SmallBusiness #CompanyNews #PrintMedia #RuralMedia #Regional