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Telecom reform debate this week, political weather permitting
Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-11-22 07:07:07
The telecommunications reform bill is listed for debate in the Senate on Thursday – the last day of the parliamentary sitting year – and despite seemingly impossible time constraints, Government remains confident that it will get to a vote.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-11-22 07:07:07
The telecommunications reform bill is listed for debate in the Senate on Thursday – the last day of the parliamentary sitting year – and despite seemingly impossible time constraints, Government remains confident that it will get to a vote.
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R18+ lobby form party to challenge SA's Atkinson
Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2009-11-19 22:43:47
A 30-year-old game development executive from Melbourne has taken South Australian Attorney General Michael Atkinson at his word and has formed a party to run candidates at the state election next March to push the R18+ classification issue.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2009-11-19 22:43:47
A 30-year-old game development executive from Melbourne has taken South Australian Attorney General Michael Atkinson at his word and has formed a party to run candidates at the state election next March to push the R18+ classification issue.
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Atkinson to R18+ games lobby: See you at next election
Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2009-11-19 06:13:18
South Australian Attorney General Michael Atkinson has thrown down the gauntlet to adult games advocates, challenging the R18+ lobby to run a candidate and try to unseat him at the State election next March.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2009-11-19 06:13:18
South Australian Attorney General Michael Atkinson has thrown down the gauntlet to adult games advocates, challenging the R18+ lobby to run a candidate and try to unseat him at the State election next March.
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EU a distant comfort for iiNet in AFACT case
Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-11-19 04:59:58
The legal arguments in the iiNet-AFACT case being heard in the Federal Court in Sydney echo those that saw the creation recent 'internet rights' reforms in the European Union – and both sides have been watching these developments with interest.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-11-19 04:59:58
The legal arguments in the iiNet-AFACT case being heard in the Federal Court in Sydney echo those that saw the creation recent 'internet rights' reforms in the European Union – and both sides have been watching these developments with interest.
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Libs still gunning for NBN's $450,000-man Kaiser
Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-11-18 22:43:25
Queensland Liberal frontbencher George Brandis has stepped up Opposition attacks on Government over the $450,000-a-year appointment of former Labor staffer Mike Kaiser to the NBN Company, labelling the decision "disgraceful."
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-11-18 22:43:25
Queensland Liberal frontbencher George Brandis has stepped up Opposition attacks on Government over the $450,000-a-year appointment of former Labor staffer Mike Kaiser to the NBN Company, labelling the decision "disgraceful."
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Parliament moves to accept online petitions
Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2009-11-18 05:54:55
Petitioners to the Federal Parliament should soon be able to lodge their signatories online after a committee recommended the House of Representatives accept electronic petitions for the first time.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2009-11-18 05:54:55
Petitioners to the Federal Parliament should soon be able to lodge their signatories online after a committee recommended the House of Representatives accept electronic petitions for the first time.
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Optus on reforms: Mr O'Sullivan goes to Canberra
Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-11-18 04:58:29
The telecommunications reform proposals before the Senate were a "once-a-lifetime opportunity" to correct a fundamental flaw in the Australian industry and shape the sector for decades to come, Optus chief executive Paul O'Sullivan has told a Canberra audience.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-11-18 04:58:29
The telecommunications reform proposals before the Senate were a "once-a-lifetime opportunity" to correct a fundamental flaw in the Australian industry and shape the sector for decades to come, Optus chief executive Paul O'Sullivan has told a Canberra audience.
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NBN: Queensland 'Labor mate' being paid $450,000
Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-11-18 01:28:46
The senior Queensland Labor government staffer hired by the NBN Co to run its external relations program – and who is at the centre of a growing 'Labor mates' controversy – is being paid $450,000, according to documents filed with the Senate this afternoon.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-11-18 01:28:46
The senior Queensland Labor government staffer hired by the NBN Co to run its external relations program – and who is at the centre of a growing 'Labor mates' controversy – is being paid $450,000, according to documents filed with the Senate this afternoon.
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Dumped by Tax, Kaz and EDS take it on the chin
Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2009-11-17 23:35:48
Despite being dropped from the Australian Tax Office shortlist to provide outsourced end-user services, HP Enterprise Services and Kaz are likely to still enjoy a prosperous post-Gershon period within the federal government, according to consultants Ovum.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2009-11-17 23:35:48
Despite being dropped from the Australian Tax Office shortlist to provide outsourced end-user services, HP Enterprise Services and Kaz are likely to still enjoy a prosperous post-Gershon period within the federal government, according to consultants Ovum.
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Cyber war threats should be debated openly: McAfee
Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: Network Security
2009-11-17 05:19:38
US computer security giant McAfee says discussion about cyber warfare and critical infrastructure protection should be taken from behind the closed doors of security, intelligence and defence agencies and moved into the open.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: Network Security
2009-11-17 05:19:38
US computer security giant McAfee says discussion about cyber warfare and critical infrastructure protection should be taken from behind the closed doors of security, intelligence and defence agencies and moved into the open.
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Govt to comply with Minchin 'Labor mates' motion
Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-11-17 01:21:13
The Government says it will comply with a Senate motion seeking information on the circumstances in which senior Queensland Labor staffer Mike Kaiser was hired by the NBN Company.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-11-17 01:21:13
The Government says it will comply with a Senate motion seeking information on the circumstances in which senior Queensland Labor staffer Mike Kaiser was hired by the NBN Company.
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New powers for spooks snooping on the internet
Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-11-16 23:38:30
The Australian Greens have issued a dissenting report on amendments to the Telecommunications Interception Act, objecting to increased powers given to authorities to intercept internet messages for the purpose of protecting critical computer network infrastructure.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-11-16 23:38:30
The Australian Greens have issued a dissenting report on amendments to the Telecommunications Interception Act, objecting to increased powers given to authorities to intercept internet messages for the purpose of protecting critical computer network infrastructure.
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Minchin guns for NBN 'Labor mate' in Senate
Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-11-16 20:53:01
The Coalition has raised the stakes in its campaign against the appointment of Queensland Premier Anna Bligh’s chief of staff Mike Kaiser to the NBN Company, filing a Senate motion to clarify whether any Ministers assisted the hiring process.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-11-16 20:53:01
The Coalition has raised the stakes in its campaign against the appointment of Queensland Premier Anna Bligh’s chief of staff Mike Kaiser to the NBN Company, filing a Senate motion to clarify whether any Ministers assisted the hiring process.
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Auditor uncovers Customs disaster recovery problems
Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2009-11-16 05:29:36
The agency responsible for processing 25 million international passengers annually through airports lacked an up-to-date disaster recovery plan and did not adequately track ICT-related problems, an Australian National Audit Office report has found.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2009-11-16 05:29:36
The agency responsible for processing 25 million international passengers annually through airports lacked an up-to-date disaster recovery plan and did not adequately track ICT-related problems, an Australian National Audit Office report has found.
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Supercomputer drives Aussie research priorities: Carr
Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2009-11-16 02:50:32
The Commonwealth has tipped $26 million into a new supercomputer project at the Australian National University that could ultimately be used to crank through the massive volumes of data generated by the Square Kilometre Array project.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2009-11-16 02:50:32
The Commonwealth has tipped $26 million into a new supercomputer project at the Australian National University that could ultimately be used to crank through the massive volumes of data generated by the Square Kilometre Array project.
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NBN will drive mobile broadband sector
Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-11-16 01:21:12
The national broadband network will create new opportunities for mobile data, but the main game for the mobile carriers remains access to future spectrum allocations, Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association chief executive Chris Althaus says.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-11-16 01:21:12
The national broadband network will create new opportunities for mobile data, but the main game for the mobile carriers remains access to future spectrum allocations, Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association chief executive Chris Althaus says.
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ACS appoints veteran Lakin to guide World Congress
Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: Education and Training
2009-11-15 23:34:40
Technology industry veteran Bruce Lakin has been appointed as the Australian Computer Society’s new chief executive and nominated the National Broadband Network, digital economy issues and skills development as priorities in the new role.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: Education and Training
2009-11-15 23:34:40
Technology industry veteran Bruce Lakin has been appointed as the Australian Computer Society’s new chief executive and nominated the National Broadband Network, digital economy issues and skills development as priorities in the new role.
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Minchin's attack on 'Labor mates' maligns Quigley
Written By: James Riley
Section: The Big House
Category: Australian Government ICT Blog
2009-11-15 04:59:36
There are just eight sitting days left until Parliament pulls up stumps for 2009 and our politicians head home for the summer break. And the stakes could not be higher on a number of fronts – not least the coming debate on the Government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: The Big House
Category: Australian Government ICT Blog
2009-11-15 04:59:36
There are just eight sitting days left until Parliament pulls up stumps for 2009 and our politicians head home for the summer break. And the stakes could not be higher on a number of fronts – not least the coming debate on the Government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.
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Technology will lower book prices: Tanner
Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-11-15 03:37:24
Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner has defended the Rudd Government's record on micro-economic reform in the wake of its continued protection of the book publishing industry, pointing to the telecommunications reforms currently before the Parliament as a huge and challenging undertaking.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-11-15 03:37:24
Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner has defended the Rudd Government's record on micro-economic reform in the wake of its continued protection of the book publishing industry, pointing to the telecommunications reforms currently before the Parliament as a huge and challenging undertaking.
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NBN Co broadens search for network specialists
Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-11-15 02:44:55
Having filled many of the top tier positions reporting directly to executive chairman Mike Quigley, the NBN Company has embarked on a broad campaign to fill the next layer of technology management specialists.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-11-15 02:44:55
Having filled many of the top tier positions reporting directly to executive chairman Mike Quigley, the NBN Company has embarked on a broad campaign to fill the next layer of technology management specialists.
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