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  • Thou shalt telecommute, says Senator Coonan

    The federal government has set up a committee to pave the way for more Australians to live the telecommuter lifestyle. However the move won't go as far as recent legislation in the United States which requires government departments to support teleworkers.

  • AU Opposition slams NetAlert funding reduction

    The federal Opposition has blasted as inadequate the reduced funding allocated by the Government to Internet watchdog NetAlert.

  • ACA to increase premium number regulation

    The Australian Communications Authority will investigate the need for additional regulation surrounding premium rate 190 phone services following an allocation of AU$600,000 over four years in the federal budget.

  • AU Freephone numbers to be auctioned off

    The Australian Communications Authority will auction off Freephone and Local Rate Numbers in a manner similar to that used for domain names.

  • Aust govt slams law firm's IT security claims

    When Leif Gamertsfelder called the Federal Government to task for only spending 32 cents per head of population on securing the nation's IT infrastructure he set off a slow burning fire in the nation's capital.

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  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    DCITA: Too many policies, too few policies?

    If someone gave you AU$93.5 million to spend, would you forget it? I wouldn't either. But this is exactly what seems to have happened in the aftermath of the 2007/8 federal budget, which was widely lambasted by many observers -- including yours truly -- for its lack of funding for meaningful ICT related initiatives.

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