The federal government says it remains confident Australia's bid to host the world's largest radiotelescope is "superior" to that of its main rival, South Africa.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says rural and suburban regions across Australia will benefit economically as the national broadband network (NBN) rollout ramps up across the nation.
Cocos Islands residents have never been consulted about basing American surveillance drones on the Australian territory and were recently assured no military base would be set up there, a local bus
Foreign Minister Bob Carr has urged Chinese telco giant Huawei to push ahead with expansion in Australia despite being banned from taking part in tenders for work on the national broadband network.
Shares in Quickstep Holdings gained ground after the advanced composites manufacturer completed the first production parts for the international F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter military airc
The coalition says the federal government's decision to ban Chinese telecoms giant Huawei from taking part in tenders for work on the national broadband network (NBN) is "clumsy, offensive and unpr
NBN Co chief executive Mike Quigley says the government-funded company charged with building the national broadband network (NBN) is on track to release its three-year rollout plan soon.
The federal opposition has seized on a report that suggests Australians face some of the highest electricity prices in the world to further its attack on Labor's carbon tax.
The number of scams reported to Australia's consumer watchdog almost doubled last year, with financial losses from the rorts totalling more than $85 million.
IT and communications consultants in Western Australia appear to be thriving – a trend which Perth-based company Conducive claims is in response to strong demand from the resources industry.
Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy says the full-scale rollout of the high-speed national broadband network can now begin following the completion of agreements between Telstra, the bui
BIOTECHNOLOGY company Sirtex Medical has ended its long-running legal dispute with the University of Western Australia and Bruce Gray, after it was paid the final installment in its $5.8 million co
The approval of the structural separation of Telstra means the government can go ahead with the rollout of the national broadband network, offering genuine competition in telecommunications, Prime
The United States Navy will buy two more high speed catamarans from Western Australia-based shipbuilder Austal for $US321.7 million, taking total work on the firm's order book to more than $2.2 bil
Mission NewEnergy says Europe is no longer a viable market for its biodiesel products, after a global oil major opted out of the last four months of a six-month biodiesel supply contract.
The Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) joint venture says its customer service and performance levels have improved and further progress is on schedule, after the problems that plagued the telco la
Biotechnology company Sirtex Medical said today that its long-running legal dispute with the University of WA and Bruce Gray has ended, after it was paid the final instalment in its $5.8 million co
IT services minnow Empired today announced several senior appointments, giving it “arguably one of the strongest and most experienced IT leadership teams in the country".
Internet service provider iiNet says it welcomes recent pricing moves by the competition regulator to open up the national broadband network to all players.
The Kerry Stokes-controlled Seven Group Holdings has agreed to sell its wireless broadband business to Singapore Telecommunications' Australian unit Optus for $230 million.
Western Australia is about to learn if it has been recommended as the site for the world's most powerful telescope, known as the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).
Australia's number two telco Optus says it has posted a resilient third-quarter result where net profit rose four per cent and operating revenue increased two per cent.
The federal government expects to raise about $3 billion from the renewal of spectrum licences for mobile phone and wireless broadband services held by Australia's three main telecommunications gro
