Online Essentials Shopping Not Going Anywhere Post-Pandemic
As foot traffic to Sydney and Melbourne retailers dries up due to the COVID lockdowns, customers have signalled that online shopping for... Read More
Aust IT Spending To Grow 6.4% As Vaccines Roll Out
Australia’s IT and technology spending is expected to reach almost $103 billion this year, up by 6.4 percent, according to researcher Gartner.... Read More
Lockdown Bill Keeps Rising As Shopping Centres Squeezed
Pandemic lockdowns in Sydney and Melbourne are hammering shopping centres and discretionary retail as the Australian Retailers Association warns of a $7... Read More
Sydney Lockdown Extension An Extra $1bn Hit To Retail
The Australian Retailers Association has warned that the extension of Sydney’s stay-at-home orders will add another billion dollars to the price tag... Read More
Google Adds Digital COVID Card Support To Android
Google has added support for COVID vaccination and test cards to its Passes app, allowing governments and healthcare providers to create their... Read More
COVID Lockdowns: WA Premier Says CE Retailers Not “Essential” Businesses
Consumer electronics retailers like Harvey Norman may not be “essential” businesses under Western Australia’s lockdown, according to Premier Mark McGowan. In a... Read More
IT Journalism Gongs Postponed
MediaConnect has announced that the 2021 Samsung IT Journalism Awards scheduled for July 16th have been postponed. The decision was due to the current... Read More
Sydney Lockdown To Cost Retail Billions
The two-week lockdown in Greater Sydney will be a $2 billion hammer blow to local retail, the Australian Retailers Association has warned.... Read More
Aust IT Workers Will Still Work From Home In 2022
Research organisation Gartner says more than half the world’s knowledge workers, those who use problem solving skills such as IT programmers, developers,... Read More
Victoria Flags Mandatory QR Codes In Workplaces
Victoria has flagged mandatory QR codes at all workplaces as it winds back its latest Covid lockdown. Victoria’s Acting Premier James Merlino... Read More