#informationandcommunication — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #informationandcommunication, aggregated by home.social.
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Autonomous drones and AI called out by UN human rights chief
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has addressed a council in Geneva saying AI posed a threat to humanity among the use of autonomous drones and US deaths in immigration custody.
#InformationandCommunication #UnrestConflictandWar #DefenceandNationalSecurity
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Tech giants know honesty can cost billions. Do we trust them with the truth?
By Cam WilsonMandating disclosure rather than trusting the AI companies behind the technology could save them from their own worse impulses. And maybe it'll save us, too.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-07/meta-facebook-mark-zuckerberg-ai-safety-disclosure/107122950
#SocialMedia #InternetCulture #Internet #InformationandCommunication #MentalHealth #ComputerScience #ScienceandTechnology #CommunityandSociety #Health #MobilePhones #CamWilson
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Opt-out laws for social media algorithms to be introduced to parliament
By David SpeersSocial media companies would be required to give users a choice to turn off their algorithm through pop-up messages, under draft laws to be unveiled by the government later this week.
#SocialMedia #FederalGovernment #FederalParliament #InformationandCommunication #DavidSpeers
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Government not planning import ban for smart glasses, attorney-general says
By Erin HandleyThe federal government unveils a draft of sweeping new privacy laws designed to bolster protections including the "right to erasure" as well as address risks related to artificial intelligence.
#GovernmentandPolitics #FederalGovernment #FederalParliament #Internet #InformationandCommunication #ScienceandTechnology #InternetCulture #ErinHandley
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Why China's censors are scrubbing videos of the Nepal-Tibet floods
By Allyson HornAfter horrifying video of a landslide hitting China-controlled Tibet emerged online it started to disappear in China. This is just one way Beijing is trying to control information about the disaster.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-29/china-censors-scrubbing-videos-of-tibet-nepal-flood/107090348
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Tasmania Police cancels $6m KPMG contract — but can't say why
By Adam HolmesTasmania Police officers have been using a "clunky" intelligence system for years. KPMG was engaged to update it, but after two years and $6 million, its contract has been terminated and neither party can say why.
#Police #Consultants #InformationTechnologyIndustry #InformationandCommunication #AI #AdamHolmes
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More than $60m in Tasmanian labour hire contracts awarded without tender
By Josh DugganThe Tasmanian government has awarded $61 million in external labour hire contracts without conducting any tender process as part of its digital transformation process of the health department.
#PublicHealth #StateandTerritoryGovernment #InformationandCommunication #JoshDuggan
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Israel's impunity has been virtually unaffected by collective concern
By Laura TingleEven the United States is now criticising Israel's ongoing settler violence in the West Bank as Benjamin Netanyahu, once the 'Trump whisperer', becomes the Trump ignorer.
#UnrestConflictandWar #WorldPolitics #CommunityandSociety #Journalism #GovernmentandPolitics #InformationandCommunication #Islam #Religion #History #MediaIndustry #LauraTingle
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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