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  • Senate passes spam bill without amendments

    Australia's anti-spam legislation, the Spam Act 2003, was passed by the Senate today without amendment, and will be enacted following the governor general's approval.

  • ACA sets up spam bill enforcement team

    The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) is establishing a "dedicated unit" which will enforce the Spam Act 2003, passed through the senate yesterday.

  • Democrats lash-out over right wing 'spam-scam'

    Federal Democrat spokesperson for IT, Senator Brian Greig, today accused the federal government of using its proposed anti-spam legislation to favour groups with conservative agendas.

  • Kiwis to peck at spam

    New Zealand is likely to join Australia in the fight against spam, according to the latter's IT Minister, Daryl Williams. The Kiwis are considering developing their own spam legislation based on Australia's Spam Act.

  • Aust Spam Act to become law in April

    Australia's Spam Act will come into law on 11 April 2004, 120 days after receiving Royal Assent, the federal government announced today.

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  • Face off: Lundy vs. Williams

    Communications minister Daryl Williams and his political foe Kate Lundy debate on a wide range of issues, including three most pressing problems facing Australia's ICT industry.

  • Companies warned of corporate ID theft

    Individuals have been warned about the threat of identity theft for years. Now it's the turn of businesses.

  • Schooled in security

    Universities are looking for ways to protect networks while maintaining a free flow of data and ideas -- an idea businesses could learn from.

  • The future of managed e-mail

    MailGuard's Andrew Johnson and MessageLabs' Nick Hawkins -- the leaders of two popular managed e-mail services specialists -- go head to head.

  • Experts: No end to data overload

    Is our ability to manage information keeping pace with the growing reams of stuff we're being bombarded with?

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