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    The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has appointed Peter Rowe to head up its Diplomatic Security, Information Management and Services Division (DID).

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    The Departments of Defence, Foreign Affairs and Trade, and others this week revealed they had made early moves to reduce their dependence on ICT contractors in line with the Gershon review.

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    After seven years testing border control biometrics, Australian Customs Service says every Australian international airport will be equipped with SmartGate by June 2009.

  • E-passport fraud no threat to SmartGate

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    Australia is keeping pace with other governments in biometric usage but are we operating in a policy vacuum with technology that is far from perfect?

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