The consumer watchdog has commenced Federal Court action against Optus for what it describes as unconscionable and deliberate targeting of vulnerable customers with fraudulent contracts.
WA’s seaweed industry took centre stage at the Innovator of the Year awards, with both the winner and runner up of the emerging innovation award going to seaweed products.
Perth-based biotechnology firm Orthocell has raised $17 million to take its Remplir nerve regeneration product to the world's biggest healthcare market.
A WA medtech company developing a world-first prosthetic eardrum using silkworms is among eight projects to win a share in $1 million of state government funding.
Three WA innovators will take a share in more than $8 million of federal funding as part of a grants program to boost the critical minerals and renewable energy industries.
One of Australia’s largest tech advocacy groups has called for an ‘earn while you learn’ incentive for tech education amid a dire shortage of skills in the industry.
A small green box which can monitor personnel and equipment in real time without the need for internet has gained a foothold in the Goldfields mining industry.
One of Australia’s largest customer-owned banks, Beyond Bank, is suspected to have been targeted in a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack by notorious cyber criminals RipperSec.
Andrew Forrest-backed telco Swoop has made an off market takeover bid for competitor Vonex, signalling a bidding war with Perth-based Maxo Telecommunications.
Digital infrastructure specialist Vocus will acquire TPG’s fixed business and fibre network assets for $5.25 billion, extending its network of international subsea cables beyond the WA coast.
A Perth-based building technology company that promises to take homes from start to lock-up in just four days has signed a deal to expand into the US market.
Realtek has filed a motion in the Federal Court to recover a $2.5 million loan from a Perth hearing tech company once celebrated by Time Magazine, but now in administration.
Ransomware website LockBit claimed to have hacked 65 gigabytes of data from Kingsley-based aged care provider TPG Aged Care and is threatening to release it on the dark web.
Former US secretary of state John Kerry said not enough was being done to tackle climate change, which would cause major impact on the tourism industry.
Two major Perth tech businesses are set to join forces to form one of Australia’s largest providers of mission-critical software for high-risk industries.
Murdoch-based Orthocell has received regulatory approval to commence sales of Remplir in Singapore, as the listed biotech company posts a second consecutive quarter of record revenue.
Six Perth nature startups are set to share in seed funding and expert support as part of a global tech accelerator, set to run its first Australian program in Perth.
Perth-based electric aviation company FlyOnE has announced a major partnership with Switzerland-based electric aircraft manufacturer Smartflyer for the purchase of 30 aircraft.
Switching energy or mortgage providers could soon be as easy as ordering a rideshare, thanks to recent reforms to federal Consumer Data Right legislation.
