By Paul Hemsley Online counseling therapy will be available to Australians through federal health services following an open tender for qualified organisations to deliver the Virtual Clinic service. The Department…
Urban Taskforce calls airport plans disaster
Non-profit organisation, Urban Taskforce Australia said the Draft National Airports Safeguarding Framework currently open to public scrutiny is a recipe for national planning chaos and could affect hundreds of thousands…
Social media and national security
By Fergus Hanson (Director of Polling at the Lowy Institute and is currently a Visiting Fellow in ediplomacy at the Brookings Institution in Washington DC.) Across the foreign and…
AFP collaborates with Datacom for safer cyberspace
Collaborations between law enforcement and private sector bodies to promote a safer cyberspace for children have seen the Australian Federal Police in a partnership with Datacom. The IT services company…
Disabled children receive support through NBN
Regional and remote Australia will have access to specialist services and therapies for children with hearing and vision impairments through the National Broadband Network (NBN). With an investment of $4.9…
Flooded interstate train tracks rehabilitated from rain effects
By Paul Hemsley Ballast and drainage systems along the North South rail line connecting Sydney to Melbourne will be refurbished following rain downpour, causing the tracks to be flooded. The…
Government ICT data spend released
By Lilia Guan The Australian Government had an annual expenditure of $5 billion, special minister of State Gary Gray said. He released a report outlining expenditure by government…
NBN to boost telehealth program
The NBN Telehealth Pilot Program has been rolled out to deliver services to patients in the national broadband network (NBN). The existing telehealth program already makes it easier for…
Kitting up soldiers
By Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare AWhat is a soldier issued with when they go to Afghanistan? Before I started this job a year ago I had no idea….
Reduced IT services panel is not a bad thing
By Lilia Guan Special Minister of State Gary Gray has announced a policy that will halve the number of IT services panels currently operating across the Australian Government. …