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 Australian Democrats have introduced legislation to parliament that would see anyone convicted of installing spyware or cookies without permission on a users' computer face imprisonment of up to two years.
Australia's open source software community appears set to lose one of its most powerful and outspoken champions in the wake of the federal election.
Public ownership of Telstra is hanging on the outcome of Queensland Senate votes as the Australian Democrats looks set to lose a seat to the Nationals, according to Western Australian Democrat candidate Brian Greig, giving the Coalition full control of the Senate and a clear path to selling the remaining shares of Telstra.
The new Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Helen Coonan, has lashed back at opposition claims that the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) will "harm" Australian software producers.
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