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Grant Thornton appoints Douglas Foster as cyber resilience partner

Grant Thornton appoints Douglas Foster as cyber resilience partner

Strengthening the firm's managed services and incident response capabilities in Sydney.

 

Australia's corporate regulator says talking to bankers over failed $5 billion Firmus IPO

Australia's corporate regulator says talking to bankers over failed $5 billion Firmus IPO

The planned IPO, due to be the second-largest ever in Australia, collapsed on October 9.

 

Parabellum achieves CREST AI penetration testing accreditation

Parabellum achieves CREST AI penetration testing accreditation

One of only three accredited firms in Asia Pacific and one of only 13 worldwide.

 

Bluechip Infotech signs distribution deal with Pudu Robotics

Bluechip Infotech signs distribution deal with Pudu Robotics

Bringing commercial cleaning, service delivery and industrial robots to Australian resellers.

 

Tech Talent Tracker - Hitachi Vantara, NinjaOne, BeyondTrust and more

Tech Talent Tracker - Hitachi Vantara, NinjaOne, BeyondTrust and more

A wrap up of recent people movements in the local tech industry.

 

OneAdvanced launches AI-powered risk management platform in ANZ

 

Palo Alto Networks launches Frontier AI Critical Defense Program

 

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techpartner.news Benchmark Security Awards 2026

W Hotel in Sydney

November 11, 2026

 
 

Fast50 2026

W Hotel in Sydney, Region not specified (NSW)

November 19, 2026

 
 

Channel Executive Retreat – Leadership & Growth Edition

Château Élan, Hunter Valley, NSW , Region not specified (NSW)

November 23, 2026

 
 

MSP Index Roadshow Perth

QT Perth, 133 Murray Street, Perth WA 6000

December 01, 2026

 
 

MSP Index Roadshow Syndey

Doltone House Jones Bay Wharf, Region not specified (NSW)

December 03, 2026

 
 
 

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