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• ATO's $879m 'worst-case scenario'

  Second Commissioner of Taxation David Butler today said that the increased $879 million budget for the Australian Taxation Office's Change Program quoted in an audit report released yesterday was a worst-case scenario.

• Future Fund won't protest Telstra split

  Future Fund chief executive Paul Costello yesterday remained tight-lipped in the face of sustained questioning over the fund's stance, as an investor, on the pending legislated separation of Telstra's operations.

• Fostering a better Kaz future with Fujitsu

  For the first time, Kaz chief Mike Foster tells the full story about how the Peter Kazacos' baby was treated within Telstra, and how the deal with Fujitsu went down.

• Sacked CEO Denham seeks ACS benefits

  The Australian Computer Society fired its then-CEO Kim Denham on 22 May 2009, ending her tenure in a role she had thought would last for three years and thereby, she claimed in court documents recently filed, putting her out of pocket.

• ATO sets key Change Program date

  The Australian Taxation Office's Change Program steering committee last week approved the decommissioning of the office's 30-year-old income tax processing system, which has been the backbone for handling the income tax payments for millions of Australians.

Blogs (7)

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  2009 funding drought rolls on

  For Australian start-ups looking for venture capital, 2009 was a very bad year. 2010 may be no better.

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  Give Tax a break for a Change

  Considering the circumstances the Australian Taxation Office's (ATO) Change Program has been operating in over the last few years, it really hasn't been going too badly.

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  Time for start-up investment is now

  Eighteen months after the Federal Government severed an important lifeline for innovative Australian start-ups, a new $196 million program has been announced to help fill the Australian funding void. But will it really help?

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  The resection we had to have

  Pigs are flying in flocks as Telstra has a change of heart on separation. Given the vitriol of the past few years, Rudd and Conroy deserve credit for bypassing the copper loop and, in so doing, bringing Australia's most big-mouthed telco in line at last.

• Lies, damned lies and telco stupidity

  Earlier this month, Telstra put out a press release trumpeting that it's come up with a new phone coaching service to help people who are "bamboozled" by their mobiles. Another excellent example of wrongheaded thinking from the mobile industry.

Features and Case Studies (17)

• Govt cuts ties with Future Fund

  Federal finance minister Lindsay Tanner says the government will beef up the independence of the Future Fund to remove doubt over its ability to make its own decisions, particularly on Telstra.

• Fostering a better Kaz future with Fujitsu

  For the first time, Kaz chief Mike Foster tells the full story about how the Peter Kazacos' baby was treated within Telstra, and how the deal with Fujitsu went down.

• ATO's Change Agenda a 'black hole'

  The Australian Taxation's Change Program (which is best suited perhaps for simple formulaic tax collections, not complex audit, analysis and interpretation work) may collapse under its own dead weight.

• ATO details Change Agenda delays

  The Australian Taxation Office has issued a revised timetable for its $724 million Change Agenda IT refresh, which has recently been pushed back by 18 months.

• Top tech jobs for 2006

  After years in the wilderness, the Australian IT industry is again booming as major industries invest heavily in their IT infrastructure. Find out which skills are most in demand and how much remuneration to expect.

Reviews (1)

• People are the problem: 3 HR management packages tested

  Does your company's human resource management functions need to be automated? We look at what you need to consider, and three packages to help you do it.

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