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NSW Govt seeks new ID fraud laws

Tough new laws aimed at clamping down on identity fraud are being drafted by the NSW government.
No more calls for prisoners on smuggled mobiles

After years of friction, the federal government is finally seeing eye-to-eye with the states, and has given its support for jamming mobile phones in prisons.
NSW throws itself on the mercy of the e-court

After a prolonged but successful trial, the NSW Attorney-General has officially launched JusticeLink, an online judicial network allowing lawyers and judges to engage in some court hearings and proceedings over the Internet.
Vodafone, Telecom tackle mobile jamming for jails

The New Zealand government has signed an agreement with the country's biggest phone companies to introduce mobile blocking technology into Kiwi prisons.
Stop jail mobile jammer delays now: Minister

NSW Justice Minister John Hatzistergos has demanded the federal government be quicker to embrace phone jamming in jails

ACA considers jamming prisoners' mobile phones

The federal government has formally asked the Australian Communications Authority to investigate the feasibility of allowing state governments to jam mobile phone signals in jails.

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Can not-so-smart meters help the NBN?
It was interesting to witness Conroy's recent enthusiasm to spruik the NBN's role in supporting the Smart Grid, Smart City initiative. What a pity that Conroy hadn't yet seen the damning report from the Victorian auditor-general about that state's smart-meter roll-out.
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In the second of our two programs looking at the Senate Inquiry into the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment Bill, we hear from shareholders, bureaucrats and industry groups.
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