Thanks to Scott Morrison and company, plus a weak compliant 'opposition', 40% of the respondents to a survey about the highly controversial encryption law passed by the Coalition Government last year say they have lost sales or other commercial opportunities as a result of the law being in place.

The number of Internet-connected devices is expected to grow in Australia from 186 million to 212 million in 2020, with growth in the number of devices predicted to increase by 14% in 2020 and home data consumption set to spike by 70% on Boxing Day, according to a report from NBN Co, the operators of the National Broadband Network.

Online job advertisements published on SEEK fell by 8.4% year-on-year in November, the company says, adding that community services and development was the sector with the highest ad growth, showing an increase of 14.6% year-on-year.

Big four bank Westpac will finally catch up with the rest of the industry, making a commitment on Thursday to deliver Apple Pay for its customers by June next year.

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $2.7 million in funding for digital energy technology company Wattwatchers to develop a consumer-facing energy data hub - ‘My Energy Marketplace’ - that will give greater visibility over household energy use.

The digital transformation of the Australian Public Service represents a strategic opportunity for enabling knowledge and skills transfer across the broader Australian economy, according to the Australian Computer Society (ACS).

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