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Australian skincare founder hit by chargeback scams
Data Protection

Australian skincare founder hit by chargeback scams

Tens of thousands of dollars in disputed payments have left a Sydney skincare business exposed as household budgets tighten and chargeback fraud rises.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month
AI mentions rise in Australian job ads, Indeed says
Digital Transformation

AI mentions rise in Australian job ads, Indeed says

AI is becoming more visible in Australian recruitment, but government hiring still lags and overall job patterns remain largely unchanged.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Last month
Aurelia Metals lifts site compliance to 96% with Avetta
EduTech

Aurelia Metals lifts site compliance to 96% with Avetta

Training compliance at Aurelia Metals jumped from 32% to 96% in a year, helping cut safety delays and lifting incident performance.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Deteqt raises AUD $5 million to build quantum magnetometer
Robotics

Deteqt raises AUD $5 million to build quantum magnetometer

The seed cash will help the Sydney start-up target GPS-free defence navigation with a chip-scale sensor for drones, robots and vehicles.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
AUSTRAC flags foreign banks over weak money laundering
Email Security

AUSTRAC flags foreign banks over weak money laundering

Criminals could move proceeds abroad undetected unless foreign-owned lenders lift weak reporting and controls, AUSTRAC has warned.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Australian firms warned on AI atop weak mobile systems
Digital Transformation

Australian firms warned on AI atop weak mobile systems

Weak mobile systems are slowing frontline AI rollouts, with downtime, manual workarounds and connectivity gaps hitting Australian healthcare and logistics teams.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Fuel costs push NSW firms to review staffing levels
Supply Chain

Fuel costs push NSW firms to review staffing levels

Almost half of surveyed employers are weighing shorter hours or fewer staff as higher fuel bills squeeze margins and weaken demand across NSW.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Young Australians back under-16 social media curbs
Data Protection

Young Australians back under-16 social media curbs

Many fear losing access to news, learning and friendships online, even as 47% of young Australians back tighter under-16 social media rules.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
Revizto research finds Australia leading in digital delivery
DevOps

Revizto research finds Australia leading in digital delivery

Australian builders are using more model-based workflows, but rising data-control fears and AI rules are slowing wider gains.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month
Aware Super gains adviser-ready fund accreditation
Productivity

Aware Super gains adviser-ready fund accreditation

The recognition may make it easier for advisers to place clients with Aware Super, as its member numbers using them have almost doubled since June 2024.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
Check Point launches Perth data residency SASE site
Firewalls

Check Point launches Perth data residency SASE site

Western Australian enterprises and agencies can now keep SASE traffic local, easing compliance and latency concerns under tighter data rules.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Spotify lets users switch video off across the platform
Marketing Technologies

Spotify lets users switch video off across the platform

Audio-only listening is now easier for millions of users as video controls roll out globally across Spotify's app and devices.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
Haast raises $17.2 million to automate compliance checks
Software-as-a-Service

Haast raises $17.2 million to automate compliance checks

Demand for AI compliance tools is rising as large enterprises struggle to review far more content without slowing publishing cycles.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month
Universities process thousands of placement payments
EduTech

Universities process thousands of placement payments

Thousands of student placement claims were paid and screened out in the scheme’s first six months, easing compliance pressure on universities.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month
TechnologyOne launches InvoiceIQ to curb council fraud
Software-as-a-Service

TechnologyOne launches InvoiceIQ to curb council fraud

Councils can now flag suspicious invoice changes before funds are paid, after Queensland authorities lost millions to email compromise scams.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month
ABBYY & Tecala launch end-to-end document workflow tool
Digital Transformation

ABBYY & Tecala launch end-to-end document workflow tool

Manual intervention after document capture is a costly bottleneck for AP and claims teams, which the new tool aims to remove.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month
Bolt Group buys Beem app from Australian Payments Plus
Crypto

Bolt Group buys Beem app from Australian Payments Plus

The app’s 3 million users will see no immediate changes as ownership shifts to Bolt Group, with the deal due to complete by June.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Attackers shift upstream into Australia's network edge
Firewalls

Attackers shift upstream into Australia's network edge

Critical infrastructure and cloud operators face harder-to-detect attacks as criminals turn routers, VPN gateways and IoT kit into proxies.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month
Australian accountants face AML reform readiness gap
Identity and Access Management

Australian accountants face AML reform readiness gap

Only 6% of accountants feel ready for July’s anti-money laundering rules, leaving small firms exposed to penalties and heavier compliance duties.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month