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• Senator Mitch Fifield becomes Communications Minister

  Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has revealed his new ministry, with Senator Mitch Fifield​ becoming the new Communications Minister.

• ​Internet Australia, AIIA urge Turnbull to fast-track NBN

  Internet Australia has called on prime minister Malcolm Turnbull to fast-track the construction of the national broadband network.
  

• Turnbull quits as communications minister to challenge Abbott

  Communications minister, Malcolm Turnbull has resigned from cabinet and will challenge Tony Abbott for the Liberal leadership.

• Merged CSIRO and NICTA to become ‘Data61’

  The CSIRO's Digital Productivity group and NICTA will merge to create a new organisation called 'Data61’ but the future of around 200 support staff still remains uncertain.
  

• Government on the hunt for tech talent

  The federal government’s Digital Transformation Office (DTO) has announced a national recruitment drive to recruit design, research and technology specialists to create public services.
  

• Are the proposed telco sector security reforms regulatory ‘over-reach’?

  Through its peaks and troughs, the Abbott government has always been able to point to national security as an area of relative strength.
  

• Digital transformation could save Australian governments $26.6b

  Australians conduct approximately 800 million transactions with federal or state government departments every year, with 40 per cent of these transactions still completed via phone or post according to a new Deloitte report.

• Almost half of Australian digital consumers have accessed illegal content

  Nearly half of Australians who consume digital content have engaged in illegal copyright infringement, according to research from the Australian and UK governments.
  

• Human Services data centre consolidation to save taxpayers $24.5M

  The Department of Human Services has completed its data centre consolidation project, opening a new facility that it claimed will save taxpayers $24.5 million in leasing costs over the next 10 years.
  

• 7000 students learn coding with Microsoft campaign

  This week saw more than 7000 school students from all over Australia learn computer coding as part of the #WeSpeakCode campaign, led by Microsoft.

• Metadata regime to spur speculative invoicing, say Greens

  The government’s metadata regime will open the door to more copyright prosecutions and speculative invoicing, rather than focusing on police investigations and terrorism, according to the Australian Greens.

• Greens condemn passing of data retention law

  The Australian Greens have condemned the passing of data retention laws through federal parliament on Thursday afternoon.
  

• Telco chiefs want clarity on data retention costs

  Chief executives of major telecommunications companies in Australia have called on the federal government to provide some clarity around the financial contribution it will make towards implementing the data retention regime.
  

• Australia lags behind on ICT innovation: NICTA

  Australia’s peak ICT research group, NICTA (National ICT Australia) has warned that Australia is lagging behind on building its knowledge capital and investments in innovation.

• Turnbull commemorates NICTA at Techfest despite funding cuts

  Communications Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, today commemorated National ICT Australia (NICTA) for its contribution to innovation in the country and on the world stage, despite the federal government discontinuing financial support for the research centre from 2016.