“VicRoads said data obtained from the Department of Home Affairs confirmed that 942,000 Victorian licence holders had their details compromised as a result of the Optus data breach.”
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- Australia: New security number to be introduced for all Victorian driver licences after recent cyber-attacks, with near 1 million to be reissued
- Australia’s Blackbird VC firm unveils huge Au$1BN fund, aiming to back emerging startups in Australia and New Zealand
- Australia: Fishburners startup community unveils 10 startups selected for the first cohort of the Google News Initiative Startups Boot Camp
- Following Countering Ransomware Initiative summit, Australia to convene Int’l Counter Ransomware Task Force in 2023, seeking intelligence-sharing and coordination of enforcement and cyber agencies
“The company plans to build its first plastic recycling facility before the end of 2022. In 2023, it’s hoping to get started on large-scale production, and, from 2024, the startup wants to recycle 20,000 tonnes of plastic per year.”
- Australia: Samsara Eco raises $54M with ‘infinite recycling’ tech that breaks plastic down to core molecules, allowing it to be reused repeatedly and more efficiently than current methods
- “Hundreds of undersea cables link up the worldwide web, with about a dozen connected to Australia. How does this little-known network work – and what happens if it’s sabotaged?”
- Australia: EVX partners UK’s Connected Kerb to instal 1000 kerbside chargers out to 2024, designed for ‘long-dwell’ charging of at least 1-2 hours
- Australia: Following spate of cyber-attacks, Cyber Security Minister flags a range of reforms to protect personal data, including making it illegal to pay ransoms demanded by hackers
- Australia & semiconductors: “…policymakers must treat semiconductors as a vital public good, almost on par with other basic necessities such as food and water supplies and reliable electricity…”
“First, it must embark on an epic technology-transfer initiative. To be successful, Australia must attract and absorb leading-edge technology, human capital (talent) and investment through a range of strategic partnerships with world-class companies, universities and friendly governments.”
- AWS has announced the AWS Healthcare Accelerator Aged Care and Digital Health cohort in Australia and New Zealand to drive innovation that improves the delivery of services offered by aged care providers and in turn those in their care
- Australia: Telstra gov’t-backed bid to purchase Digicel Pacific gains credit guarantees from US Int’l Development Finance Corp and Japan Bank for Int’l Cooperation
- Australia: The Smith Family charity becomes the latest cyber-attack victim with near 80K donor details potentially exposed
- Australia’s Place In The Semiconductor World’, a 4-part examination of the challenges, opportunities and risks for the country in advanced chip manufacturing
- Tennis Australia unveils AO StartUps, aiming to provide startups with the opportunity to prove business models and test-run in real time through exposure at the Australian Open
- Australia: Booming buy now, pay later – BNPL – sector faces crackdown, with government inviting discussion of 3 reform options
- Australia: Senate votes to establish a new ‘foreign interference through social media’ inquiry amid growing scrutiny of major tech platforms, citing ‘risk posed to Australia’s democracy’
- Australia: Touch-responsive material unveiled, a fraction of the thickness of current ‘phone screens and likely to feature in next-gen mobile devices, capable of being manufactured ‘like a printed newspaper’
“At least 12 million Australians have had their data exposed by hackers in recent months.”
- Australia: “…newly identified information confirms the high-profile hacks of Medibank and Optus represent just a fraction of the confidential Australian records recently stolen by cyber criminals…”
- Fiji: “A lawyer who made light of a legal document’s error [in a Facebook post] was convicted of contempt of court, in a sign of the island nation’s eroding civil liberties…”
- Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu is building a digital replica of itself in the metaverse, seeking to preserve its history and culture in the face of rising sea levels
- Office of the Vanuatu Gov’t CIO confirms Broadband Network compromised in cyber-attack, impacting email, VOIP services and more
“A statement from the OGCIO relayed that as a result all the online services such as email, network shares, VoIP services and other government online services offered by the government are currently down. This has paralysed all government ministries and department.”
- Australian Cybersecurity Centre steps in to assist Vanuatu government in rebuilding entire IT system following cyber attack and ransom demand
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- Australian Cybersecurity Centre steps in to assist Vanuatu government in rebuilding entire IT system following cyber attack and ransom demand
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