Matt Johnston

Matt Johnston is a recent journalism graduate from the University of Newcastle.

With experience as a journalist for Newcastle’s 2NURFM News, and an ABC Heywire award for non-fiction storytelling under his belt, Matt has relocated to Sydney to learn the ropes of technology journalism at iTnews.

Recent articles by Matt Johnston

The winners of the Benchmark Awards 2020 in pictures

The winners of the Benchmark Awards 2020 in pictures

A roundup of the winners from the iTnews Benchmark Awards 2020 hosted by KPMG.
Matt Johnston Mar 9 2020 1:59PM Projects
New mini-satellite constellation to help bushfire planning efforts

New mini-satellite constellation to help bushfire planning efforts

Monitoring fuel loads from space.
Matt Johnston Mar 9 2020 6:57AM Projects
In pictures: Highlights from the Benchmark Awards gala dinner

In pictures: Highlights from the Benchmark Awards gala dinner

Congratulations to all the finalists and winners from this year's iTnews Benchmark Awards! These photos were snapped ahead of the awards presentation KPMG's Barangaroo offices. More photos of the awards gala will be published soon.
Matt Johnston Mar 6 2020 1:11PM Projects
Coronavirus forces universities to rapid scale online education capabilities

Coronavirus forces universities to rapid scale online education capabilities

Amid travel bans and potential campus closures.
Matt Johnston Mar 4 2020 6:50AM Strategy
Inchcape taps Veeam to end crippling outages

Inchcape taps Veeam to end crippling outages

Scraps tape archives for hybrid cloud.
Matt Johnston Feb 28 2020 1:25PM Strategy
MLC Life suddenly loses tech chief Sarv Girn

MLC Life suddenly loses tech chief Sarv Girn

Ex RBA CIO departs "with immediate effect".
Julian Bajkowski , Matt Johnston Feb 27 2020 11:14AM Financial Services
Funeral giant InvoCare almost at peace with delayed Oracle ERP

Funeral giant InvoCare almost at peace with delayed Oracle ERP

As annual IT costs spike another 20 percent thanks to rollout.
Matt Johnston Feb 26 2020 5:51PM Strategy
Victorian Electoral Commission overhauls cyber for future capability

Victorian Electoral Commission overhauls cyber for future capability

Benchmark Awards 2020 finalist.
Matt Johnston Feb 26 2020 1:20PM Strategy
Personal data concerns stymie digital health initiatives

Personal data concerns stymie digital health initiatives

Coupled with lengthy registration processes.
Matt Johnston Feb 26 2020 6:26AM Strategy
Bond Uni taps MacTel as new telephony provider

Bond Uni taps MacTel as new telephony provider

Finding efficiencies and delivering new services.
Matt Johnston Feb 25 2020 1:14PM Strategy
NSW spatial digital twin goes live

NSW spatial digital twin goes live

Showing off assets in 4D.
Matt Johnston Feb 24 2020 1:00PM Strategy
Penrith City Council taps Dynamics 365 as first CRM

Penrith City Council taps Dynamics 365 as first CRM

Supporting a booming population.
Matt Johnston Feb 21 2020 6:40AM Projects
AFG steps closer to automated home loan assessments

AFG steps closer to automated home loan assessments

Benchmark Awards 2020 finalist.
Matt Johnston Feb 20 2020 1:12PM Financial Services
Aussie Broadband lets customers 'kick' own connection

Aussie Broadband lets customers 'kick' own connection

Benchmark Awards 2020 finalist.
Matt Johnston Feb 20 2020 7:05AM Software
Deakin Uni deploys MFA, 'phish alert' button

Deakin Uni deploys MFA, 'phish alert' button

Benchmark Awards 2020 finalist.
Matt Johnston Feb 19 2020 12:52PM Projects
VR games and digital devices speed up rehab efforts

VR games and digital devices speed up rehab efforts

Sydney, Adelaide hospitals take part in largest global study.
Matt Johnston Feb 19 2020 6:55AM Projects
'Taking one for the team' to debut first driverless car in aged care sector

'Taking one for the team' to debut first driverless car in aged care sector

Benchmark Awards 2020 finalist.
Matt Johnston Feb 18 2020 6:55AM Projects
CUA grows digital sales 100 percent with revamped health insurance site

CUA grows digital sales 100 percent with revamped health insurance site

Benchmark Awards 2020 finalist.
Matt Johnston Feb 17 2020 1:49PM Financial Services
How Wollongong Uni beefed its tech to handle new 1t, 10GB/s microscopes

How Wollongong Uni beefed its tech to handle new 1t, 10GB/s microscopes

That's microscope, not telescope: Benchmark Awards 2020 finalist.
Matt Johnston Feb 14 2020 12:39PM Projects
Machine vision checks tigers' health at Adelaide Zoo

Machine vision checks tigers' health at Adelaide Zoo

Stress-free, passive checkups.
Matt Johnston Feb 14 2020 7:03AM Projects

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