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  • Access Card chief falls on sword

    Just over a month into the job, Human Services minister and Access Card champion Ian Campbell resigned on Saturday after being caught in Brian Burke's influential tentacles.

  • SA govt starts ticketing search

    The South Australian state government late last week called for companies to express their interest in building its planned new public transport ticketing system.

  • Vic "Tcard" AU$1 billion over budget, 15 months late

    The introduction of a new public transport smartcard for Melbourne will cost more than AU$1 billion, and is running 15 months behind schedule according to a report, but the Victorian government will persist with the project.

  • Feds to harmonise smartcard rules

    With a massive government services smartcard deployment now firmly on the coalition's agenda, the federal information management office is devising guidelines for agencies to cut risk and limit the financial outlay on what one minister conceded can be "extremely complex and costly" smartcard projects.

  • Labor promise: 'We won't bring in new Access Card'

    The Department of Human Services has denied the Federal Labor government is investigating the introduction of a nationwide ID card scheme similar to the previous government's Access Card.

Features and Case Studies (8)

  • Helping the public travel smarter

    Smart cards are anticipated to be the next generation in public transport ticketing systems. What are the obstacles faced in implementing them?

  • Protecting our borders: IT stands guard

    Can a national ID card protect Australians against terrorist attacks? And can citizens' details be protected by Public Key Infrastructure? We look at the types of hardware and software employed to combat terrorism, and how ports and other critical infrastructure are protected.

  • Biometrics: Still searching for a pulse

    A few years ago, the uptake of biometric technology was considered a sure thing. But fast forward to present day and ZDNet Australia can reveal that companies are reluctant to use biometrics due to their negative stigma.

  • What's the future of online security?

    The managing director of VeriSign Australia, Gregg Rowley, and the CEO of SecureNet Asia-Pacific, Paul O'Rourke, go head-to-head to provide the answers.

  • Sun's Linux PC cheaper, McNealy boasts

    Sun Microsystems plans to get into the PC business next year, selling a Linux-based desktop that will cost less than half to own and operate than a comparable system running Windows.

Reviews (2)

  • Helping the public travel smarter

    Smart cards are anticipated to be the next generation in public transport ticketing systems. What are the obstacles faced in implementing them?

  • Biometrics special: Who are you?

    Forgotten your password again? Read on to find out how you'll be logging on, checking in, and signing off in the very near future.

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