Labor needs to make an unequivocal commitment that it does not plan to scrap Howard's proposed Access Card and replace it with its own, according to civil liberties advocates.
What does the recent election result mean to those of us in the IT industry, and Australian employees in general?
The Coalition has thrown a major spanner in the works of Labor's broadband strategy by locking down the AU$2 billion fund that Labour was going to use to finance its fibre-to-the-node network.
Remember the Labor Partys "Knowledge Nation" IT manifesto unveiled in the last federal election? It died a natural death. Will the party's communications and information policies for the October federal election suffer the same fate?
The Labor party is calling on IT Minister Daryl Williams to stand down immediately after he announced plans to quit politics at the next election. Should he accede? Who would be an ideal replacement?
One of the real dangers of election season -- for politicians, at least -- is being held to their word.
Finally, after months of the Clintons posting Sopranos-style satires and Obama Girl grabbing the headlines during the American presidential race, Australian politicians have switched on to the power of the Internet.
It's hardly news that Telstra's corporate philosophy has become one of incessant whinging and strongarming since CEO Sol Trujillo rolled into town, but over the past week the company took its rhetoric to another level ...
I should have known better, but I was still a bit suprised to find absolutely zilch for broadband in the latest Howard-Costello Budget.
Rural areas will be welcoming the government's decision to put its money where its politicising is, funnelling $250m into a regional fibre upgrade to six rural centres. Remedying over a decade of near-neglect at the hands of telecoms privatisation, the investment could be the firmest step yet for Labor's NBN dream but with inevitable political questions and a looming election, Rudd and Conroy need to deliver, and quickly, to preserve the NBN's credibility.
What does the recent election result mean to those of us in the IT industry, and Australian employees in general?
An analysis by representatives of Australia's two largest IT industry groups shows that neither political party in the federal election has come up with a comprehensive policy around technology.
Remember the Labor Partys "Knowledge Nation" IT manifesto unveiled in the last federal election? It died a natural death. Will the party's communications and information policies for the October federal election suffer the same fate?
The Labor party is calling on IT Minister Daryl Williams to stand down immediately after he announced plans to quit politics at the next election. Should he accede? Who would be an ideal replacement?
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.
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