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  • Aust ICT salary increase hits seven-year low

    Increases in the salaries of ICT professionals have fallen below the national average for the first time since 1995, according to a recent survey released by the Australian Computer Society.

  • Is the ACS irrelevant?

    Is the Australian Computer Society still a force to be reckoned with or slowly fading into oblivion? An IT Manager survey has the answer.

  • ACS unsurprised by skills shortage

    The Australian Computer Society has expressed a lack of surprise over a new federal government survey revealing a rising shortage of key ICT skills in some areas.

  • You get what you pay for

    Having railed against “unfair” competition from emerging Asian economies exploiting low-cost, low-skill labour, Australian manufacturers have drifted toward the same economic model.

  • Discrimination common for IT applicants: survey

    Age and sex discrimination are common among IT employers when evaluating job applicants, according to a survey of industry professionals.

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  • Is the ACS irrelevant?

    Is the Australian Computer Society still a force to be reckoned with or slowly fading into oblivion? An IT Manager survey has the answer.

  • Why outsourcing should be regulated in Australia

    Approximately 98 percent of respondents strongly welcome anti-outsourcing legislation, an IT Manager Australia survey revealed.

  • Watershed moment for the ACS

    The Australian Computer Society's president Edward Mandla speaks to ZDNet Australia about the new-look ACS, upcoming policies and why he wants teachers and marketeers to join the Society.

  • Does Australia need a new IT society?

    If the ACS was so ineffective, would a rival IT society fare better? Find out what IT Manager Australia readers have to say.

  • The ICT labour market: Where agendas collide

    Companies want cheap labour, universities depend on international student dollars, industry needs key skills, and local graduates just want a job. Mark Wheeler investigates the drama playing out over the ICT labour market.

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