Mobile phone plan costs tipped to soar amid 5G ban on Chinese companies
Australia’s decision to ban Chinese firms from the local rollout of 5G mobile networks will lead to more costly consumer phone plans, experts say. The […]
Fury as Sydney pub denies entry to woman with cerebral palsy
An inner west pub is in damage control after a woman with cerebral palsy was denied entry and allegedly belittled and mocked by security staff […]
Inside the train chaos and how a balloon shut parts of the system down
A balloon is being partially blamed for contributing to Sydney’s transport chaos as the Transport Minister sought to explain what exactly unfolded on Friday night […]
Rise of Troye Sivan: a global superstar on honesty, stardom and his own #metoo moment
Troye Sivan is playing therapist. For better or worse, he has found himself at the Fairfax offices on this bright winter morning consoling a journalist nursing […]
When coding wasn’t an option at school, Jasmine did something about it
Nine-year-old Jasmine Thoroughgood is an ambitious Australian schoolgirl for her age. “I really love coding,” she says confidently, referring to the computer language used to create […]
This algorithm says I’m aggressive, irresponsible and unattractive. But should we believe it?
On July 26 at 3.31pm I received my results for the equivalent of a psychometric test, only they were based not on hundreds of questions to […]
Australians are ‘rightly’ questioning My Health Record, says Privacy Commissioner
Australians are “rightly” questioning the security of the Turnbull government’s controversial My Health Record scheme, Australia’s Acting Privacy Commissioner says, and the security and privacy […]
Here’s how Turnbull can fix My Health Record mess
There are eight things the Turnbull government could do right now to fix the My Health Record debacle. Read more on the (paywalled) Crikey.com.au website
Peak GP body’s alleged support for My Health Record called into question
The agency behind the roll-out of the government’s My Health Record scheme has been caught out misrepresenting the views of Australia’s peak GP body, claiming […]
‘Zero confidence’: Labor MP in push for opt-in digital health records
As the fallout continues over the government’s handling of the My Health Record roll-out, a Labor backbencher has become the first to publicly disown the […]