A decision on who will build a high-speed broadband network in capital cities and large regional centres will not be made before the federal election.
It's that time of year again when we look back and ponder what happened in the last 12 months. Here ZDNet Australia has collected some of the more colourful, amusing and insightful quotes that have passed through our pages in that time.
Asia-Pacific leaders are set to discuss measures to improve the security of information technology systems governing critical infrastructure such as water, electricity and airports, following the meeting of a regional telecommunications committee.
Estimates that up to 80 percent of all e-mails are now spam show the problem hasn't gone away, but self-congratulation was still prominent as the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA) handed down its first report on the Spam Act 2003.
The federal government is anxious to congratulate itself on the success of its anti-spam legislation to date. But the threat to users from unsolicited e-mail is only getting worse.
In the broadband war, it seems, everyone has an opinion and those with a vested interest are playing fast and loose with the truth.
The Australian Labor Party's ICT shadow minister wants a national fibre broadband network and enough skilled people to exploit it.
Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.
The biggest loser in this week's budget was broadband -- not one cent was allocated to improve infrastructure works. However, security was the winner with funding confirmed to fight intellectual property crime and cyber-terrorist attacks.
In an exclusive interview, the Australian Communications Authority's retiring chairman Dr Bob Horton explains why consumer rights continue to lag. He touches on other topics including regulating mobile adult content.
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