NBN's Bill Morrow says rollout on budget despite $19.5 billion...
The NBN company's chief executive, Bill Morrow, says the $49 billion project is rolling out on time and on budget, despite having to secure a special loan from the Federal Government late last year....
View ArticleBlock adverts, delete Flash, kill Java: ASD
Introduction When the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) released its Top Four Strategies to Mitigate Targeted Cyber Intrusions in 2011, it was revolutionary, because it cut to the chase. Do these...
View ArticleA future that works: automation, employment, and productivity
Automation is happening, and it will bring substantial benefits to businesses and economies worldwide, but it won’t arrive overnight. A new McKinsey Global Institute report finds realizing automation’s...
View ArticleCat tracker South Australia
Domestic cats are one of the most popular pets worldwide and they play an important and much-cherished role in the lives of many South Australians. The Cat Tracker project was designed to help cat...
View ArticleRoof-top solar hits a crossroad – Are smart meters the answer?
Australian rooftop solar is now at a crossroads – but it’s all positive. New technologies mean big data can be gathered from systems so that performance can be monitored and alerts raised if problems...
View ArticleCommitting to the innovation nation: why the R&D tax incentive is so...
Biotechnology firm managers are no strangers to uncertainty. Uncertainty surrounding the potential payoff of an investment is common for most businesses; but biotech firms are also faced with...
View ArticleMapping the Melbourne sharing economy
This report presents findings from an analysis of the scale and scope of the sharing economy in Melbourne. The central aim of this report is to outline the breadth of the sharing economy in Melbourne,...
View ArticleHealth concerns associated with unconventional gas mining in Western...
This paper examines the evidence available from peer-reviewed journal publications regarding the broad array of health concerns associated with unconventional gas mining and whether two Western...
View ArticleEnergy policies of IEA countries: New Zealand 2017 review
This review analyses the energy policy challenges facing New Zealand and provides recommendations to help guide the country towards a more secure, sustainable and affordable energy future. In 2016, the...
View ArticleThe 'mobile' only audience
Who is the ‘mobile only’ audience? Most of the UK adult online population is not in a rush to abandon the desktop. However, in December 2016, UKOM approved comScore data showcased that 10% of online...
View ArticleZero days, thousands of nights
Zero-day vulnerabilities — software vulnerabilities for which no patch or fix has been publicly released — and their exploits are useful in cyber operations — whether by criminals, militaries, or...
View ArticleHKCSView: Gone phishing
In the recent past phishing was an attempt to reveal personal information; passwords; bank and credit card numbers, usually within spam email that purports to be from a well-known legitimate...
View ArticleFighting for NZ's rivers and lakes
This investigative radio documentary asks what is being done to clean up New Zealand's lakes and rivers and it is being done fast enough? Water quality is tipped to become a big issue in the lead up to...
View ArticleOpen access: toward the internet of the mind
Access means access. Whenever access to documents is impeded, the quality of human communication suffers. Impeding access can take a wide variety of forms, ranging from limiting who can work with...
View ArticleOpen data privacy: a risk-benefit, process-oriented approach to sharing and...
Cities today collect and store a wide range of data that may contain sensitive or identifiable information about residents. As cities embrace open data initiatives, more of this information is...
View ArticleCost benefit analysis of simulated thermal energy improvements made to...
Since 2010/2011 changes to the national construction code require newly constructed houses to perform at a minimum Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) energy rating of 6 stars (or BASIX...
View ArticleCompliance and credibility
This op-ed article summarises the findings of Environmental Defence Society's recent major report: Last Line of Defence: compliance, monitoring and enforcement of New Zealand's environmental law. The...
View ArticleRegistration, licensing and CTP insurance issues associated with automated...
This report considers the potential impacts on vehicle registration, driver licensing and compulsory third party (CTP) insurance arrangements that might arise from the introduction of automated...
View ArticleDon’t mention the law: Review of the new seismic strengthening regulations...
The Ministry of Business Information and Employment (MBIE) is currently consulting on the regulations and the earthquake prone building (EPB) identification methodology required under the Building...
View ArticleThe Australia–US cyber security dialogue
The inaugural Australia–US Cyber Security Dialogue held in Washington DC in September 2016 examined cybersecurity issues and how best to manage them in a cooperative manner. The dialogue was...
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