Rural broadband guarantee extended till 2012

Rural broadband guarantee extended till 2012 The government has extended its subsidy to help rural Australians establish a broadband connection by four years.

  • Access Card's death saves AU$1.2bn: Budget 08

    Access Card's death saves AU$1.2bn: Budget 08 Abolishing the previous government's national identity card -- dubbed the Access Card -- means Labor will save over AU$1 billion, according to the Federal budget.

    13 May 2008 09:52 PM

  • ISP filtering to get Fed Govt subsidy: Budget 08

    Internet Service Providers will be granted a one-off Government subsidy towards the cost of installing filtering technology as part of the Rudd Government's AU$125.8 million Cyber-safety plan.

    13 May 2008 10:08 PM

  • Telstra hits back at network information complaints

    Telstra Corp has hit back at claims by rivals bidding for the government's national broadband contract that say the network information the teleco giant has provided is "next to useless."

    13 May 2008 07:36 PM

  • Government yields on device spying bill

    The Federal Government has abandoned plans to grant law enforcement agencies unfettered freedom to intercept communications from multiple devices that are not listed in a warrant, yielding to pressure exerted by the privacy lobby.

    13 May 2008 05:41 PM

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  • Tcard cancellation all politics: ERG

    Publicly announcing its counter-claim in the Supreme Court against the NSW government yesterday, ERG has highlighted lack of help from the Public Transport and Ticketing Corporation (PTTC) and alleged the termination of the contract was made for political reasons.

    13 May 2008 05:20 PM

  • Westpac and St George: A three year IT hangover?

    In the wake of the confirmed AU$18.6 billion merger between Westpac and St George Bank, observers have forecast that the IT hangover from the deal could take at least three years to wear off, but in the process the merged banking entity will become one of the largest IT shops in Australia.

    13 May 2008 05:51 PM

  • New G9 boss insulted by Telstra network details

    Former Soul CEO, Michael Simmons, will be taking up duties overseeing the group of nine's (G9) bid for the national broadband network, and has today called for the ACCC to intervene in the tender process.

    13 May 2008 02:55 PM

  • Mars Rover laser tech to boost Aussie mining

    An instrument developed for analysing minerals on Mars may be used on earth to help the Australian resources industry.

    13 May 2008 03:50 PM

  • Google launches local hosted security service

    Google has launched a hosted security service for enterprise customers in Australia, a re-branded version of the Postini service it acquired last year.

    13 May 2008 01:58 PM

  • Facebook CTO quits company

    Facebook has confirmed that its 23 year old chief technology officer Adam D'Angelo is leaving the company.

    13 May 2008 10:07 AM

  • Global shortage flags 3G iPhone is near

    Widespread iPhone shortages, combined with an explosion in carrier deals, point to the launch of the next-generation iPhone as right around the corner, according to US technology investment firm, Piper Jaffray.

    13 May 2008 09:48 AM

  • BlackBerry to get Windows Live apps

    BlackBerry smartphones will soon come with Hotmail and Windows Live Messenger, following the announcement of an agreement between RIM and Microsoft.

    13 May 2008 09:34 AM

  • Google Friend Connect 'widgetises' social networks

    Google has unveiled a preview of Friend Connect, a way to add social features to a Web site without programming.

    13 May 2008 09:42 AM

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