Choice urges IP spoofing for better IT prices
Consumers should spoof their IP address and use US forwarding addresses to beat high IT prices in Australia, consumer advocacy group Choice said.
View ArticlePrivacy commissioners seek greater power as breaches increase
Privacy commissioners of Australia and New Zealand said they need more enforcement authority to combat data breaches and other privacy concerns.
View ArticleParliament gets ready for BYOD, gears up for mobility
The Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) is developing a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy and is equipping staff with mobile devices as part of its ICT reorganisation, the new CIO, Eija...
View ArticleQueensland parliamentary service seeks telecom review
The Queensland parliamentary service wants to upgrade telephone infrastructure and move to IP-based unified communications, according to a tender published this month.
View ArticlePetition against data retention law runs into Senate wall
The Senate has beat back a Pirate Party petition against a proposed data retention law under consideration by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security.
View ArticleNBN delay would harm competition: CCC
Any delay to the National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout as a result of political tinkering would harm competition, according to the Competitive Carriers Coalition (CCC).
View ArticleNEC to provide ICT support to MPs and senators
NEC Australia won a three-year contract with the Department of Parliamentary Services to provide managed ICT services and support to 260 electorate offices of Australian senators and members of...
View ArticleParliament mulls fate of unsold Digital Dividend spectrum
A skirmish has broken out between Australian police and the mobile industry over who should have mobile spectrum in the 700MHz band that went unsold in the recent Digital Dividend auction.
View ArticleFallout from NSA surveillance program disclosures spreads
The fallout from the recent disclosures of the National Security Agency's secret surveillance programs continues to spread.
View ArticleChoice, ACCAN want action on IT pricing following report
Consumer advocacy organisations have called for government action after a parliamentary report on IT pricing found Australians on average are charged 50 per cent more than people in comparable countries.
View ArticleUPDATED: Coalition win good news for police seeking mobile broadband spectrum
The Coalition victory in the federal election could bode well for Australian police seeking a portion of the 700MHz spectrum that went unsold in the Digital Dividend auction.
View Article'Guarantees have lost currency': NBN Co
NBN Co is not in a position to guarantee minimum broadband speeds that Australians will experience on the National Broadband Network, NBN Co Chairman Ziggy Switkowksi has told a parliamentary hearing...
View ArticleCASA says it can't ensure drone privacy
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) believes there is no stopping commercial deployment of drones, according to CASA director John McCormick.
View ArticleTPG's FTTB plan could upset NBN: Switkowski
The business case of the National Broadband Network will suffer if TPG and other telcos try to cherry-pick high-value properties including city apartments with fibre-to-the-basement plans, according to...
View ArticleParliament should unite to remove innovation barriers: Clare
The government and opposition can agree to fix issues holding back Australian startups and innovation, according to Communications Shadow Minister Jason Clare.
View ArticleNBN Co would do more fibre if it was cheaper: Morrow
The Senate committee overseeing the National Broadband Network has drilled NBN Co about a disputed report that claimed great cost reductions to rolling out fibre to the premise (FTTP).
View ArticleTelstra says it only keeps customer data for billing, network assurance
A mandatory data retention scheme could be difficult and expensive for Telstra, according to the telco’s chief risk officer.
View ArticleVodafone asks how data retention applies to M2M
Vodafone seeks more clarity on how the data retention legislation introduced today will apply to machine-to-machine (M2M) data, among other questions.
View ArticleComms Alliance calls govt plan a 'data creation regime'
The telecom industry has disputed the notion that the government’s proposed data retention regime will not create significant additional costs for the industry.
View ArticleDraft bill eases ESOP tax rules for startups
The Australian Government has released a draft bill to reform how employee share options are taxed in an effort to make it easier for startups to attract and retain talent.
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