David Swan is a Technology Editor at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. He covers a range of topics including artificial intelligence, telecommunications, cybersecurity, and corporate finance, with a keen focus on the intersection of technology and current affairs. David's insights and analyses have also been featured in prominent publications such as The Daily Telegraph, The Australian, and Mediaweek Australia.
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David Swan's coverage primarily focuses on technology, cybersecurity, data breaches, work-from-home trends, and artificial intelligence with a local (Australia, Queensland, Brisbane) perspective. He frequently covers breaking news and government announcements related to privacy & cybersecurity. Therefore, he is likely interested in receiving pitches related to local cybersecurity incidents or regulations in Australia or specifically the Queensland and Brisbane area.
Given his emphasis on covering evolving stories and breaking news within the technology sector locally in Australia, providing insights around emerging tech trends impacting businesses and individuals in these regions could be particularly appealing to him.
When targeting David Swan for outreach opportunities it would be beneficial to tailor pitches that align with his regional focus and emphasize timely updates regarding technological advancements or data security issues affecting Australians.
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By: David Swan, Nick Toscano
By: David Swan
Marc Hermann says about 10 people a day come to Everlab wanting peptides, the anti-ageing compounds favoured by biohackers, looksmaxxers and longevity influencers.
Backed by a famous cricketer and valued at almost $500 million, Everlab wants to make preventative health mainstream. The science is still catching up.
Vodafone is urgently investigating a national outage that cut mobile services for potentially millions of customers on Thursday morning, with many phones limited to emergency calls only.
A failure at one of Vodafone’s network hubs left tens of thousands of customers across Australia with emergency calls only on Thursday morning.
The founder of failed artificial intelligence start-up Metigy has been jailed for nine years for a sustained fraud that deceived investors out of $39
David Fairfull was sentenced in the Federal Court after a years-long fraud that deceived investors out of $39 million and exposed his AI product as a mirage.
By: David Swan
June 21, 2026 — 1:00pm
