Calls for 'urgent reform' of metadata access as government reports reveal disparity

Ben Grubb 9:24 PM   The number of times Australians' private internet and phone metadata records have been divulged to law-enforcement and spy agencies without a warrant has become unclear after a disparity was found in two government department reports, prompting concerns about inadequate reporting.

Hands on: Skype Qik

Adam Turner 10:48 AM   Not content with face-to-face phone calls, Skype also wants to be the Snapchat of instant video.

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'Skynet has already won': Terminator director on why he won't use an iPhone

Bryan Alexander 10:33 AM   You'd imagine one of Hollywood's leaders in film technological advances would have the latest in communication technology, but James Cameron likes to keep things low-fi.

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Corruption watchdog probes education IT project

Richard Baker and Nick McKenzie 2:38 PM   Victoria's corruption watchdog is running a secret investigation involving past and present senior education bureaucrats and a botched $180 million schools computer project.

News bytes for week of October 20, 2014

1:49 PM   Australian executives underestimate big data's potential; taxpayers to pay for ATO's iPads and iPhones, and more.

Forget self-driving Google cars, Australia has self-driving trucks

Matthew Hall 12:35 PM   Automated giant trucks drive around the outback of Western Australia in a huge Internet of Things example.

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Mountain-sized rare comet whizzes past Mars

8:11 AM   A comet the size of a small mountain with the consistency of talcum powder has whizzed past Mars, wowing space enthusiasts with the once-in-a-million-years encounter.

Forget missionary, ancient fish had sex sideways

Nicky Phillips 4:00 AM   Scientists have thrown off the covers and revealed the origins of sex, discovering that it wasn't always performed like we do it today.