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Rohan Pearce

@rohan-p

Tech journo and managing editor at Communications Day. I write about telecommunications, critical infrastructure and such things so you don't have to. Also I like cats. In the Blue Mountains (Dharug and Gundungurra country). Recovering Tasmanian.

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Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· 28d

threat actor names are silly

Berserk Bear
Energetic Bear
Crouching Yeti
Dragonfly
Ghost Blizzard
Static Tundra

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· 28d

The Australian Institute of Criminology has released its 'Cybercrime in Australia 2025' report www.aic.gov.au/publications...

Report cover: Cybercrime in Australia 2025

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· 28d

he charged $9 for a tiny container of stale pringles apparently

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· 28d

big-ass week of nerdy telco news for telco nerds in CommsDay

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· Jul 12

Something a little different to the usual anti-piracy injunction. A temporary injunction was imposed on sites hosting The Odyssey ahead of its release, after an urgent application by Universal .

This urgent application for interlocutory relief came before me as duty judge. In the substantive proceeding, the applicants seek orders requiring the respondents to block access to “pirate” target online locations (TOLs). It is alleged that the TOLs in question infringe or facilitate the infringement of the applicants’ copyright in cinematograph films.

The urgent relief sought relates to 32 TOLs that foreshadow the availability for accessing the upcoming film, “The Odyssey” (Odyssey TOLs), which is due for release in Australia on 16 July 2026 and in France on 15 July 2026, with the remaining worldwide release scheduled for 17 July 2026.

The respondents are internet service providers. They are on notice of the originating application, the interlocutory application and that the interlocutory application was listed to be heard by me on 9 July 2026. While none of the respondents appeared at the hearing of the interlocutory application, they have indicated either consent or no opposition to the proposed orders (or orders in materially the same form as the proposed orders).

I am satisfied that reasonable steps have been taken by the applicants to contact the owners or operators of the Odyssey TOLs and to provide them with information about the hearing today of the interlocutory application. Those efforts for the most part received automatic responses. I accept the evidence that none of the owners or operators of the Odyssey TOLs have engaged in any meaningful way with the applicants’ efforts.

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· Jul 12

@rosemackenzie.bsky.social Hello! Two things: 1) FOI Weekly is an excellent newsletter and thank you for producing it! 2) Any idea why this FOI is not showing up in the department log for me?

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· Jul 6

New request for expressions of interest to expand the federal GovAI program www.tenders.gov.au/Atm/Show/ea5...

This REOI relates to future GovAI expansion opportunities, including GovAI Chat and related AI tools, platforms, services and capabilities that may support the continued development of shared AI services across government. Finance is seeking to better understand available market capability, potential products and services, emerging opportunities, delivery options and indicative commercial approaches relevant to any future stages of the GovAI program.

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· Jul 6

We always hang in a Gruffalo stance

It da Gruffalo and a mouse

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· Jul 6

space balls

Australian Space Agency:
The Australian Space Agency is advising Queensland authorities and the National Emergency Management Agency following the discovery of several unidentified objects at Forrest Beach.

The recovered objects appear to be pressure vessels from a space launch vehicle. The Agency has identified the likely source. The objects’ location and characteristics are consistent with debris from a foreign rocket body that recently re-entered the atmosphere from orbit. The Agency is continuing to engage with international authorities to formally confirm the launch vehicle and launching state.

Queensland emergency responders have assessed and recovered the objects and determined them to be safe.

Further debris may be found. Never touch, move or recover suspected space debris and assume it to be hazardous until advised otherwise. Move away and contact emergency services.

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· Jun 30

Why would my wife send this to me

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· Jun 28

Looking positively primeval here today #bluemountains

View from Govetts Leap in the Blue Mountains

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· Jun 28

hell yeh

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· Jun 24

second prize is two shannons noll

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· Jun 20

www.axios.com/2026/06/19/t...

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· Jun 17

not just you

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· Jun 17

seagull on a no birds sign

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· Jun 15

gotta pay those Gartner bills

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· Jun 11

Reconnoitering the Corrimal exchange

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· Jun 8

Couple of new ATO data-matching programs www.legislation.gov.au/C2026G00306/... and www.legislation.gov.au/C2026G00294/...

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· Jun 1

Now you know (from the "Restoring telecom trust" event ahead of the CommsDay summit)

What causes large scale network outages?

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· May 29

official signal it's time to crack a cold one

Email subject: NSW GOVERNMENT WEEKEND MEDIA CONTACTS: 30-31 MAY 2026

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· May 28

happy 2 help

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· May 28

from an Australian Energy Regulator draft intrument

“Suppose I wanted to estimate… the mean size of Cocker Spaniels… So I would
collect data on the size of Cocker Spaniels and I would take the arithmetical
average, and that would be my estimate of the mean size of Cocker Spaniels. But
I might not have many Cocker Spaniels, and so the standard error is high and it is
not very precisely estimated. But it turns out I have access to an unlimited
amount of data on Great Danes, say, or alternatively Chihuahuas. Now, I could
add in the Great Dane data… with the Cocker Spaniels, and I could take the

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· May 28

actually it turned out we only needed one text message, thanks

CN ID:
CN4242994-A1
Agency:
Services Australia
Amendment Publish Date:
27-May-2026
Category:
Telephony equipment
Execution Date:
26-Feb-2026
Contract Period:
27-Feb-2026 to 27-Feb-2026
Contract Value (AUD):
$0.02
Amendment Value (AUD):
-$4,522,096.34
Amendment Execution Date:
27-Feb-2026
Amendment Start Date:
27-Feb-2026
Description:
Telecommunication Services
Parent CN:
CN4242994

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· May 28

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· May 27

The federal government has launched court action against 3M over PFAS contamination

The Commonwealth has commenced legal action in the Federal Court of Australia against 3M Australia Pty Ltd and 3M Company for damages to recover costs relating to per- and poly-fluoroaklyl substances (PFAS) contamination at 28 Defence bases across Australia.

PFAS are chemicals that are contained in legacy firefighting foams for many years, including on Defence sites. PFAS-containing foams are no longer used in Australia due to concerns linked to environmental contamination.

The Commonwealth’s case includes allegations that:

3M withheld a range of information and misrepresented the effects of 3M’s aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF). This included what it knew about the environmental risks of AFFF;
3M did not fully disclose what it knew about the environmental risks of AFFF; and
3M gave assurances about disposal and environmental safety that were inconsistent with what the company knew at the time.

This action will see the Commonwealth seek damages to recover significant costs taxpayers have carried for investigating, managing and remediating contamination resulting from 3M’s AFFF containing PFAS.

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· May 26

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· May 25

cocaine soup just like mum used to make

WA man jailed for importing cocaine in soup and curry sauce sachets

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· May 25

beats me! this is all the detail I have

Rohan Pearce@rohan-p· May 24

Wentworth Falls Lake doing its usual thing