Australia considering new laws for Apple, Google, WeChat digital wallets
SYDNEY: The Australian government is considering new laws that would tighten the regulation of digital payment services by tech giants…
The 5,000-year-old man was the ‘oldest plague victim’
Scientists have identified a brand new contender for “patient zero” within the plague that caused the Black Death. A man…
Oxford vaccine trial resumes
The much-anticipated coronavirus vaccine being developed in the UK will resume human trials after being deemed safe. The trials were…
TikTok suicide video: It’s time social media platforms collaborated to limit disturbing content
A disturbing video purporting to show a suicide is reportedly doing the rounds on the popular short video app TikTok,…
Free coronavirus vaccination to be made available throughout 2021, if trials prove successful, says Federal Government
Free vaccinations for COVID-19 will be made available next year in Australia, depending on the outcome of “promising” drug trials,…
Google writes open letter to Australians, opposing government plans to make it pay for news
Google has warned Australians to expect “dramatically worse” services if the Federal Government follows through with plans to make it pay…
Australian deal a big step forward in hunt for COVID-19 vaccine
Australian scientists hope to produce up to 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of 2021 as…
Coronavirus patients to be treated with plasma from recovered donors
Australians who have beaten COVID-19 are being asked to donate their plasma to help patients who are seriously ill with…
Coronavirus vaccine: How close are we to a COVID-19 breakthrough?
The race is on in laboratories across the globe to produce a vaccine for COVID-19. In the three months since…
Design for quality performance and sustainability in building
Emad W.Shublaq, Ph.D (Leeds), CPEng. CVS-Life, F.IEAust., F.ASCE, F.SAVE, F.AITD Professor of Value management, Western Sydney University Over the past…