Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has conceded he suggested to the NBN Company that it look at possibly hiring Queensland Premier Anna Bligh's former chief of staff Mike Kaiser - the man now at the centre of a $450,000-a-year 'Labor Mates' row.
NBN Co readies Melbourne-based NOC, data centre
The NBN Co will soon name locations around Australia for the initial roll-out of National Broadband Network infrastructure as 'first-release' live trial sites, executive chairman Mike Quigley has told a Senate committee.
Evans unveils skilled migration overhaul
Australia's skilled migration program is to be overhauled mid-year with the scrapping of the wide-ranging Migration Occupations in Demand List (MODL) in favour of a new system that it says will better target skills in short supply.
Conroy cautious on new copyright laws after iiNet case
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy wants the industry to open a dialog to develop a code of practice for better protecting intellectual property online in the wake of the iiNet court case before Government considers stepping in with new legislation.
ABS: 72,000 kids had an internet safety issue last year
An estimated 72,000 children who accessed the internet last year had some kind of personal safety or security problem, according to a Australian Bureau of Statistics report published today.
Vics embrace Creative Commons for Gov 2.0
Victoria is set to become the first Australian state to make open access to public sector information (PSI) its default position as it moves to implement new Government 2.0 procedures throughout the public service.
Conroy caned over $30m NBN tender costs
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has been accused of misleading the Senate over the progress of the original National Broadband Network RFP, a process that cost $30 million and was ultimately cancelled, having failed to deliver a value-for money provider.
All eyes on Conroy: iiNet ruling begs questions
The ruling in favour of the ISP iiNet in its long running court battle with Hollywood movie studios presents a whole new set of issues for Government on how to provide adequate protection for intellectual property in the emerging digital economy.
Spooks get broader powers to bug internet
The Federal Attorney-General has been given a shiny new set of powers to intercept internet communications with the passage of legislation aimed at both protecting computer networks as a critical infrastructure and to thwart online criminals.
Conroy: NBN to light up in Tasmania from July
The first services to be delivered on the National Broadband Network were on schedule to go live in Tasmania from July, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy told the Senate today.
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