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  • All-in rumble for $80m NT Govt tender

    Virtually every large technology goods and services provider in Australia has thrown their hat in the ring as the Northern Territory Government prepares to overhaul its ICT contracts in an $80 million whole of government purchasing initiative.

  • ATO looks to cut 120 IT jobs

    The Community and Public Sector Union said today that it has received a letter from the Australian Taxation Office which said the Office intended to cut its IT staff by 120.

  • ABS to put telcos through paces

    Incumbent telecommunications suppliers Telstra and Optus have been put on notice as the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) plans to unleash a tender for AU$4.5 million worth of telco services and products.

  • Coonan plots broadband masterplan

    Federal Communications Minister, Senator Helen Coonan, is developing a broad-ranging plan to coordinate public and private investment in next-generation broadband infrastructure.

  • John Howard needs a new phone

    Which telcos provide essential voice and data services to Australian Prime Minister John Howard and his staff?

Blogs (2)

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    NBN needs workers on board

    Without consensus on labour issues, the eventual winner of the NBN may end up as little more than a lame duck and a cashed-up symbol of the conflict between the desire for progress and the lack of mechanisms to deliver it.

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    New Year's resolutions for telcos

    Some suggestions of New Year's Resolutions for the Australian telecommunications industry.

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  • David Braue 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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    One year into its tenure, how has the new New Zealand Government performed on issues of technology and telecommunications?
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