News

Editorial coverage from the Ballarat Australia Wire newsroom.

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  Business

  Quick LLC Launches The Pedro, a DNS-Verified Security Intelligence Platform for Brand Owners

  Sheridan, Wyoming — October 5, 2026 — Quick LLC today announced the launch of The Pedro, a security intelligence platform designed to help businesses discover exposed data, security weaknesses, and attack surfaces across their web infrastructure before they are discovered by mali

  Ballarat Australia Wire Newsroom6 Oct 20262 min read

• Government

  Government

  What we learnt on the first day of Victoria’s Big Build royal commission

  Victoria’s Royal Commission into the Integrity of Major Public and Civil Infrastructure Construction Projects met for the first time in public today.

  SyndicatedWilliam Partlett, Associate Professor of Public Law, The University of Melbourne23 Sept 20263 min read

• Culture

  Culture

  Trump has banned more media and started his own TV channel. In the process, he risks further eroding American democracy

  Amid the tumult over US President Donald Trump’s latest assault on press freedom, it’s easy to lose sight of what exactly journalism is and why, when done well, it carries real weight.

  SyndicatedMatthew Ricketson, Professor of Communication, Deakin University23 Sept 20265 min read