Sandra Rossi

The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) began a national call centre blitz this week, visiting up to 100 centres as part of a campaign to improve workplace conditions for staff.

Australia's law enforcement agencies want more powers in cybercrime investigations so that

Australia's law enforcement agencies want more powers in cybercrime investigations so that

What do free falling and jumping through hoops have to do with IT? Ask IT managers

Boasting the highest concentration of e-security companies and research facilities outside of North America, the Queensland government and industry are working together to create an e-security cluster that is set to take on the big players in the IT security market.

Numerous legislative stumbling blocks mean there is little chance of industry participating in even the most remote level of information sharing as part of the Australian federal government's critical infrastructure initiatives.

Australia is one of 20 countries that must have a biometric passport in place by October 2004 to maintain its visa-waiver status with the U.S. With the deadline looming, the federal government has made available a further A$3 million (US$1.98 million) to pilot the facial recognition project which is in addition to an initial A$3 million made available the year before.

Numerous legislative stumbling blocks mean there is little chance of industry participating in even the most remote level of information sharing as part of the Australian federal government's critical infrastructure initiatives.