24 words that mean totally different things now than they did pre-internet

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/web-culture/24-words-that-mean-totally-different-things-now-than-they-did-preinternet-20151015-gkahqz.html

NBN to connect 750,000 South Australian homes by September 2018

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/nbn-to-connect-750000-south-australian-homes-by-september-2018/story-fni6uo1m-1227571477316

“Are Games Art?” and the Intellectual Value of Design

http://blog.timconkling.com/post/131077871074/are-games-art-and-the-intellectual-value-of

Putting STEM to practical use is key for educating students. Lisa Harvey-Smith, research astronomer at CSIRO and Project Scientist for the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope, said the ­inherent rigidity of the Australian education system continued to be a major hurdle.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/in-depth/putting-stem-to-practical-use-is-key-for-educating-students/story-fnw66tov-1227569208480

Robotics and computer coding will be taught to all Queensland students from prep to Year 10 from next year. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk yesterday said coding would be fast-tracked into the school syllabus.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/in-depth/queensland-makes-coding-compulsory-for-kids/story-fnw66tov-1227569343263?sv=9d30fa12c600ac4406fafc0e762ab757

9-out-of-10 Android phones are insecure, and manufacturers are to blame

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/consumer-security/9outof10-android-phones-are-insecure-and-manufacturers-are-to-blame-20151014-gk8kp5.html

Human Rights Commission president Gillian Triggs has described new data retention laws as “neither necessary nor proportionate” to protect against ­security threats and called on Australian corporations to exercise greater social responsibility. Speaking to the Global Integrity Summit in Brisbane, Ms Triggs also talked up the need for a bill of rights in Australia and criticised the abandonment of the Information Commissioner role. She said there was a strong chance of the metadata legislation being misused and while countries needed to access information to fight crime, the data retention provisions did not have enough checks and balances.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/gillian-triggs-takes-aim-at-data-retention-laws/story-fn59niix-1227568020186?sv=db8c52209d6f007d7945af068f006bae