Michael Crawford

A greenfield site in South Australia is edging towards becoming the location du jour for Australia's most innovative broadband services.

The Australian government has decided not to introduce new laws to protect customers from a marketing technique used by phone companies which is called "slamming". n

Australian Prime Minister John Howard has approved an additional A$130 million (US$96 million) in joint funding to further push electronic health initiatives.

Australian senator Helen Coonan has retained the Communications, Information Technology and Arts portfolio in a Cabinet reshuffle announced by the Prime Minister John Howard this week.

Introduction of a national ID card in Australia could cost the economy up to A$15 billion, according to the latest estimates from the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI). This cost, the ACCI said, would be largely borne by the business sector, over and above the estimated A$750 per person it would cost to introduce the system.

Introduction of a national ID card in Australia could cost the economy up to A$15 billion, according to the latest estimates from the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI).

Making regulatory compliance the primary driver for corporate information security projects isn't a good idea. Using it as a strategy for increasing security investments

Over the next 10 years information technology will be as commoditized as the kitchen toaster is now, according to a Gartner paper entitled Future Worker 2015. The researcher says the killer app of 2015 will be . . . a human, and more specifically, the way workers use technology.