Telstra's chief executive officer, Ziggy Switkowski, has paid tribute to Richard Alston following the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts' resignation from cabinet. -The Senator has been an outstanding minister," he said, adding that the -great shape" of the Australian telecommunications industry reflects the government's policy settings.
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Australia's information technology job market is returning to steady growth, with seasonal factors in recent months obscuring the underlying trend, according to a leading recruitment index.
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The Federal Government has announced it will make it illegal to change a mobile phone's unique IMEI number in a move to strengthen attempts to end rampant mobile theft.
The Queensland government has used its buying power to increase mobile coverage within the state, after it "got tired of waiting for the federal government to do something".
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