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  • Spam Bills pass through Senate as Democrats, ALP brawl

    The Federal Government's anti-spam legislation has passed through the senate with amendments added by the Australian Labor Party and the Australian Democrats.

  • Government slams proposed spyware legislation

    The office of the Minister for Communication, Information Technology and the Arts, Helen Coonan, has slammed the Democrats' recently-released Spyware Bill, saying "new legislation was not required."

  • The Great (online) Debate

    The offices of the Liberal party’s Richard Alston, the ALP’s Carmen Lawrence, the Democrats’ Brian Greig, the Green’s Kerry Nettle, and One Nation’s Pauline Hanson have all agreed to participate in an online forum on IT policies and promises in the run up to the 2001 Federal Election.

  • The Great Online Debate

    In this Australian exclusive, ZDNet asked the country's major political parties to outline their IT strategies in the lead-up to the 2001 Federal Election, answering the questions of readers on a myriad of technology-related issues.

  • Recruiters slam Gershon's data

    The Gershon report's recommendation for the Federal Government to reduce its reliance on ICT contractors was based on flawed data, according to ITCRA, an organisation which represents Australian technology recruiters.

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