The Tasmanian State Government has outlined a variety of technology-related initiatives in its budget today, including funding for e-health, policing and digital marketing projects.
Over $200 million in technology spending was laid out for Queensland Health in the state's budget released today.
CrimTrac, the federal government's criminal information and intelligence agency will be taking the initial steps towards developing a national automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) system for to capture the vehicle details of suspects and citizens alike.
The government and its Labor rivals have been indulging in a slanging match over the Coalition's plans to introduce Internet porn blocking software.
Prime Minister John Howard last night announced a Coalition plan to clean up Internet porn, in an effort to woo Christian voters.
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Does the improved credit card security offered by chip and PIN-embedded credit cards mean a future of greater personal liability?
Why on Earth would anyone want to fake their own death online? For some people, it's an attention-seeking act. For others, it may seem the only way out of a sticky situation.
Online fraudsters are getting smarter and the current round of "phishing scams" may just be the start, according Australian High Tech Crime Centre (AHTCC) head Alastair MacGibbon.
Victoria Police needs to appoint a pinch-hitter chief information officer with a mandate to implement a long-term solid ICT strategy and scrub the bilge from its decks.
Boss of internet service provider Exetel, John Linton, says the National Broadband Network should be handed to the only company that can build it Telstra and he's not impressed by NBN Co chief Mike Quigley.
Ray Brown stepped in two weeks ago as the latest chief information officer for Queensland Health, hoping to bring some stability to a division that has seen a number of faces move through the head technology spot in quick succession.
Our great Communications Minister's limited focus on scary dangers like Facebook leaves many real net nasties unaddressed in Safer Internet Day activities.
The latest version of the popular OpenBSD (Berkley Software Distribution) was released today, and is available for download from FTP sites.
Ready, aim, check fingerprint, fire... New research in the US is aiming to develop a gun that will only shoot if it recognises who has their finger on the trigger.
You think spam techniques are driving you mad now... just take a look at what's in store.
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