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• Qld IT contracting model already dead?

  The Queensland Government's master vendor model to procure temporary IT workers will most likely lay to rest after having discussions with the IT recruitment industry, according to the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA).

• Qld contractors chase new deal

  The Queensland IT industry has been working together on an IT contractor and consultant sourcing model which it hopes the government might use instead of its proposed master vendor model.

• It's official: Govt backs Gershon "in full"

  Federal Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner today said the government would implement the recommendations of Sir Peter Gershon's ICT Review 'in full', including cutting its IT contractor workforce by half.

• Recruiters slam Gershon's data

  The Gershon report's recommendation for the Federal Government to reduce its reliance on ICT contractors was based on flawed data, according to ITCRA, an organisation which represents Australian technology recruiters.

• No changing back 457 visas for IT recruiters

  The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has rejected calls from the IT recruitment industry to ditch changes to the 457 visas made by the Howard government.

Features and Case Studies (7)

• Where else but Queensland?

  Australia's IT industry needs to follow the example laid down in Queensland this week and band together to lobby for more government support instead of individual firms fruitlessly pushing their own campaigns.

• Qld Govt: The usual ICT suspects

  Despite a changing of the guard in several influential departments and offices in the past 2-years (Health, Transport, Emergency Services, Police, Premier's, Public Works, and QGCIO, to name a few), the true identity of ICT influence in Queensland government still rests with the agency CIOs.

• Recruiter: Australian IT workers neglected

  The only shortage that exists in Australia's ICT landscape is insufficient assistance for jobless workers, said leading technology recruitment agency VTR Consulting.

• Do Australian ICT workers matter?

  Claims that Australia suffers from an ICT skills shortage is simply unfounded but the lack of support from the government and industry associations to counter these assertions has left workers in the lurch.

• IT department headed for extinction?

  As the world's environment changes, scientists are becoming increasingly worried that large numbers of species will become extinct. Could this also happen in the corporate environment?

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