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• Web site to track corporate Australia's relationships

  Workers are being encouraged to provide information about links between companies and directors in Australia for a new Web site launched this morning by the Labor Council of NSW.

• Digital education revolution: who's got the tab?

  Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard revealed this week that the onus for funding federal Labor's digital education revolution will fall more heavily on the states than first expected, prompting raised eyebrows from some and the ire of the Opposition.

• Liberals lost for words over Labor laptop plan

  The Opposition spokesperson for education has accused the Labor government of trying to back-pedal on its commitment to provide a laptop for every student between years 9 and 12.

• Schools laptop audit completed amid govt silence

  After question marks had arisen over the combined efforts of the federal government, COAG and state and territory authorities to audit the state of IT in Australia's secondary schools as the first step in Labor's so-called "digital education revolution", the Department of Education has announced today that the audit is complete.

• Telstra consumers cop $170m slug: Opposition

  The row between the Federal Government and the Opposition over recent Telstra price legislation has deepened, with the Shadow Minister for Telecommunications claiming the governments own modelling shows consumers will be worse off.

Blogs (4)

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  No sex please, we're Labor

  The council rubbish truck didn't pick up my bin last week. Instead, the garbage contractor left a big yellow sticker highlighting exactly why my old egg shells, rancid fruit, microwave pizza boxes, an ancient and smelly pair of sneakers, and the odd brick had been left to rot on my property.

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  Trust us with the NBN; we're politicians

  As Rudd and Conroy railroad the NBN into reality, the Liberals are trying to inject some due process into the whole thing by holding Labor accountable for its decisions. However, with the future of Australian telecoms on the line and no real viable alternative, is it just a bit late for accountability?

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  NBN needs workers on board

  Without consensus on labour issues, the eventual winner of the NBN may end up as little more than a lame duck and a cashed-up symbol of the conflict between the desire for progress and the lack of mechanisms to deliver it.

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  All they are saying, is give WiMax a chance

  South Australia's Yorke Peninsula with just 11,780 people spread across 5,834 square kilometres, is known more for its rugged natural beauty than its technological prowess. But now that Internode has brought broadband to the entire peninsula, the area has become a very important part of Australia's telegeography.

Features and Case Studies (4)

• ACS: Slow and steady wins the race

  The Australian Computer Society is mulling over a report on IT migration, refusing to be pressured into prematurely announcing its results. This, says Fran Foo, is a good move.

• Around the world in ... Fibre-to-the-home

  If the world's homes are to enjoy the same high speed connectivity as its offices, the current thinking goes, then fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) will soon become necessary. However, not all Internet economies were created equal.

• Is it OK to monitor employees?

  Employers should avoid possible affront to employee dignity, as well as the negative health effects associated with e-mail surveillance, argues Michael Gadiel from the Labor Council of NSW.

• Vic government targets $109m e-procurement return

  Years of hype may have failed to produce a viable model for online commercial procurement, but Victoria's Labor government is convinced it's struck gold this time as it formally launches an online procurement system expected to save $109 million over the next decade.

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