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35,000 mangroves set to establish new wetland in Redlands

Thousands of young mangroves plants are rejuvenating a wetlands area in Redland Bay in one of the first projects of its kind in Australia. Redland City Mayor Jos

Government agencies lacking top-tier email security

Many of Australia’s government agencies are lacking adequate security on their email systems. An audit by cybersecurity and compliance company Proofpoint found 50

Cheapest new energy mix still wind, solar and battery

Wind and solar, backed by storage and transmission, remain the lowest-cost new electricity generation option, according to the CSIRO. The analysis was published by

Business warned to tread carefully on cyber ransoms

Businesses are being warned to tread carefully if they choose to pay a “ransom” to retrieve encrypted data. The head of the McCullough Robertson Lawyers technology,

Firms have been warned to expect tougher privacy actions - Newsreel

Privacy focus heats up as new weapons unleashed

By McCullough Robertson Lawyers Australia’s federal privacy regulator has a new enforcement toolkit and a clear-eyed vision about how to deploy it in a strategic and

$18 airfare costs Webjet $9 million

Online travel agency Webjet has been fined $9 million for misleading travellers about flight prices. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Deputy Chair

Land secured for future Greenbank high school

Planning is under way for a new state secondary school in Greenbank, 50km south of Brisbane city. Queensland Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek said land had been

Noisy, leaky satellites drowning out the universe

Thousands of satellites are leaking radio signals at a frequency which interferes with astronomers’ ability to study the night sky. Curtin University researchers in

$90 billion a year price-tag for net zero in 2050 not enough

Despite record investment in renewables, Australia needs to almost triple spending to remain on target for net-zero by 2050, while community groups call for that goal to

Trans-Tasman unis unite to open up research access

Australian and New Zealand universities are uniting to ensure their taxpayer-funded research is available more freely and not locked behind publisher paywalls. Led by

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