Government Tech PolicyProductivity Commission backs easier access to copyrighted content
Written by Sam Varghese
The Productivity Commission has called on the Australian Government to make it clear that residents who get around geoblocking to access any kind of material… Apple, Ireland to appeal EU's ruling on tax
Written by Sam Varghese
Apple and Ireland have decided to appeal against the European Union's order in August that the software company pay back taxes of €13 billion (A$19.73… Govt drops plans to sell off ASIC database
Written by Sam Varghese
The Australian government has bowed to public pressure and announced it would drop its plans to sell off the ASIC corporate database. ATO says long way to go before IT systems stable
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The Australian Taxation Office says it has a long way to go before its IT environment is stabilised following hardware issues that put it out… Tenable’s APRA compliance monitoring solution
Written by Ray Shaw
Tenable Network Security’s new security analytics and dashboards enable Australian financial services organisations to demonstrate compliance with APRA’s security guidelines. CBA makes another bid to cut Apple Pay deal
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The Commonwealth Bank has attempted, on its own, to break the impasse with Apple over Apple Pay, by offering to pay the tech firm for… IBM among tech firms that paid no tax in 2014-15
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A number of large technology companies operating in Australia, including IBM, paid no tax in the 2014-15 financial year, figures released by the Australian Taxation… Government to trial new tool to speed up Netflix content classification
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The federal government is piloting a new classification tool designed to streamline the process of classifying Netflix content and to make it easier for programmes… 
STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics — is the future of all knowledge-based economies. Part of the Australian government’s plan for innovation is to… Court allows IRS to obtain details of digital currency users
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A federal court in the northern district of California has authorised the US Internal Revenue Service to obtain details of the users of the cryptocurrency… 
