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Tech Council of Australia CEO Scott Farquhar

Scott Farquhar’s AI copyright conundrum

Posted on August 11, 2025October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Scott Farquhar’s address to the National Press Club introduced compelling ideas but some elements need scrutiny.

Amazon launches first full scale launch of Project Kuiper satellites

Amazon takes on Musk’s Starlink, launching 27 satellites

Posted on April 30, 2025October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Australian telcos, government, the NBN and iconsumers will benefit from Amazon’s long-awaited launch of its first Project Kuiper satellites.

A group of teenagers in a modern urban park each of them focused on their smartphones.

From isolation to innovation: Rethinking social media for under 16s

Posted on March 25, 2025October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

We’ve got off on the wrong foot with the government’s social media ban for Under 16s. Let’s add some positivity to the negativity of a ban.

Pumped hydro

Wind, solar and pumped hydro stored energy can deliver baseload power years ahead of nuclear

Posted on March 24, 2025October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Baseload power can be delivered by wind, solar, and hydropower from stored renewable energy without any need for a nuclear solution.

YouTube big bets

YouTube TV growth is a warning to Australian TV stations

Posted on February 12, 2025October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

TV has surpassed mobile as the primary device for watching YouTube in the US. It’s a development that will worry Australian free-to-air stations.

Solar, wind and pumped hydro will play the major roles in Australia's renewable future.

Innovation is the key to our renewable future

Posted on December 11, 2023October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

A goal of 82 percent renewable electricity by 2030 has become part of the Albanese Government’s climate target rhetoric.

Tech firms want copyright relaxed

Posted on August 28, 2023October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Tech companies want Australia’s copyright law eased to give generative AI systems access to online information for free.

US, Australian tech move closer as AI regulation looms

Posted on August 9, 2023October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Do US tech firms fear the Australian government taking a tough stand on AI regulation? It’s an important question.

Atlassian, Canva, Afterpay in tech council push

Posted on July 24, 2023October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Multibillion dollar Australian firms Atlassian, Canva and Afterpay have joined forces in what’s becoming a powerful tech lobby at the centre of national conversations between government, industry and the Australian public.

Warning on Australian digital currency

Posted on January 12, 2022October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Experts have warned that any move in Australia to produce its own central bank digital currency could risk destabilising regular currency.

Australia tracks ‘scary’ space junk

Posted on August 18, 2021October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Australia is playing a crucial role monitoring the increasing danger presented by space junk.

Surveillance cameras near the foreshore at Shanghai. Source: Internet 2.0

Aussies exposed in China data leak

Posted on April 3, 2021October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

A massive leak of surveillance data held by China’s government has exposed Australian travellers to identity theft.

Facebook faces backlash after blocking legitimate news sources in Australia

Posted on February 19, 2021October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Facebook should’ve heeded the lessons of the likes of Yahoo and AOL before it spitefully booted real news from its echo chamber.

Australia’s geekiest politician

Posted on February 6, 2021October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

His greatest success could be his QR code check-in system during the pandemic.

Trapped in a Google vortex

Posted on February 3, 2021October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Google’s threat to block its search engine in Australia reminds us how increasingly powerful and assertive big tech is.

Calling time on the COVIDSafe app

Posted on January 20, 2021October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

The COVIDSafe app has delivered an abject lesson that with computer solutions, complexity isn’t better than simplicity.

NSW mandating QR codes is a game changer

Posted on November 8, 2020October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

The decision by NSW to mandate QR codes at venues and centralise the collection of check-in data is a major new step in using digital contact tracing.

Decision time for Google in Australia

Posted on August 24, 2020October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

The $US1 trillion valued Google is playing hardball with Australian media over demands it pays to use their content.

Infrastructure a heightened risk

Posted on July 1, 2020October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Australia’s industrial infrastructure faces a heightened security risk from state sponsored hackers.

Rewriting the script

Posted on December 5, 2019October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Having to front up to a doctor to replace a lost prescription may be a thing of the past thanks to a new electronic system.

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