Australia to Spend Nearly $1 Billion on Cyber Security During Next Decade June 30, 2020 By Colin Packham SYDNEY – Australia will spend A$1.35 billion ($926.1 million) over the next 10 years to boost its cyber security defenses,...
Australians Evacuate Their Homes as Soaring Temperatures, Winds Fan Bushfires January 10, 2020 By Colin Packham and Swati Pandey Australia urged nearly a quarter of a million people to evacuate their homes on Friday and prepared military backup as...
Tech Firms Face Fines and Jail for Failure to Remove Violent Content in Australia April 4, 2019 By Colin Packham Australia will fine social media and web hosting companies up to 10 percent of their annual global turnover and imprison...
Australia’s Financial Institutions Put Profit over Customers, Mis-Sold Insurance: Inquiry September 28, 2018 By Colin Packham and Tom Westbrook Australia’s big banks and wealth managers pursued profit ahead of their customers’ interests and saw regulatory compliance as a cost...
Australian Safety Bureau Reports on Missing Malaysian Flight’s Descent November 3, 2016 By Colin Packham A report into missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 by the Australian safety investigator leading the search supports its view that...
As Strong El Nino Looms, Cloud Seeding Gets a Tailwind July 8, 2015 By Colin Packham Circling thousands of feet above Tasmania’s farmland in a light aircraft, Christina Nebel prepares to release tiny chemical particles as...
Australia Sees Increased Risks from El Nino Weather Pattern February 11, 2014 By Colin Packham Australian climate models indicate an increased chance of an El Nino weather pattern emerging later this year, the country’s weather...
Australia Swelters from Record Heat Wave; Bushfire Warnings Issued January 3, 2014 By Colin Packham and Matt Siegel A searing heat wave is baking central and northern Australia, piling more misery on drought-hit cattle farmers who have been...