Google will build three subsea cables in Papua New Guinea as part of plans to upgrade the digital backbone of the biggest Pacific Island nation. The build-out of the subsea cables will be funded by ...

Ten months after threatening to pull Search out of Australia, Google has pledged AU$1 billion to Australia's digital economy over the next five years. Daniel Van Boom is an award-winning Senior Writer ...

An Australian court has found that Apple Inc. and Google LLC breached local competition laws with their respective app stores. The ruling was issued today in connection with four different lawsuits.

Australia is moving to impose sweeping new rules that would require Facebook (FB) and Google (GOOGL) to pay media organizations for the use of their news content. Regulators on Friday released draft ...

Google Home wants to be Australian like football, meat pies, kangaroos and Holden cars. The voice-activated smart home device is set to launch in the country on Thursday, shipping with a distinctly ...

A special Google Doodle marking Australia Day has won widespread praise for highlighting the indigenous people’s centuries-old suffering. Visitors going to the search giant’s Australian homepage are ...

Many were, let’s say, displeased with Google when they admitted to blocking most Australian news websites from the SERPs last week. However, the country may face even more heartbreak as the tech giant ...

Google announced that they have negotiated to begin paying for Australian News with publishers who have agreed to participate in the Google News Showcase program. It’s unclear if this is enough to ...

Australia would be the first country to force tech giants to pay for its news. Australia's government on Monday announced new measures to force tech giants including Google and Facebook to pay local ...

Australia’s antitrust authority says Google’s “dominance” of the online advertising market hurts consumers and publishers — and is calling for stricter data use rules that would take a bite out of the ...

Australia is set to introduce tough new regulation on Big Tech platforms. Google threatened to leave the country over proposals that would force it to pay for news. Insider broke down everything you ...

ZDNet.com.au has confirmed that the search engine giant will close its doors on Australia for good, effective immediately, marking the end of four years of its operation here and a long-running battle ...