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  • An ID card by any other name?

    Does the planned government health and welfare access card constitute an identity card?

  • Federal e-government strategy gets launch date

    The new Special Minister of State, Gary Nairn, is expected to unveil a ground-breaking e-government agenda at the end of this month after securing Cabinet approval for the plan in early February.

  • Howard elevates Coonan to ICT Ministry

    Australia has a new Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts after Prime Minister John Howard undertook a pre-election reshuffle this afternoon.

  • Net Harbour puts the PM in spam

    The dubious smell of processed meat has pervaded the first two weeks of the federal election campaign.

  • Aust government flags Internet election campaign laws

    The federal government plans to legislate after 1 July to extend the provisions of the Electoral Act to the Internet in an effort to clamp down on Web sites which decline to identify an individual who takes responsibility for election coverage.

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