Julian Bajkowski A resurgence of popular interest in Australia’s military history and especially the tragic icon of the Gallipoli campaign may bring thousands of war veterans and young patriots to…
Category: Federal
Feds propose agency requirement to support Open Document Format
By Julian Bajkowski The once mighty proprietary influence of Microsoft over government software and operating environment standards has been dealt a further blow after the Australian Government Information Management Office…
Child abuse Royal Commission calls for call centre staff
By Julian Bajkowski It would have to qualify as the toughest call centre and counselling contracts in Australia. After months of behind the scenes preparations, the federal Attorney General’s Department…
Conroy launches National Cloud Strategy
By Julian Bajkowski Communications Minister Senator Stephen Conroy has used his annual speech to the CeBIT conference to launch the federal government’s National Cloud Computing Strategy ahead of a looming…
Digital Mailbox or Virtual Australia Card? Australia Post’s big gamble
Analysis: Julian Bajkowski The prospect of a single national identity credential being issued to all Australians has reignited after a senior executive at Australia Post suggested that it would be…
Maritime watchdog eyes polluters from space
By Paul Hemsley The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has bolstered its commitment to using satellites equipped with sophisticated synthetic aperture radar (SAR) to catch ships leaving behind damaging oil…
Amazon hopes for cloudy outlook from Canberra
By Julian Bajkowski Global cloud computing heavyweight Amazon Web Services (AWS) is mounting a concerted push into the federal government sector as agencies rapidly look for new ways to cut…
Abbott reaffirms 12,000 Commonwealth jobs to go
By Julian Bajkowski Federal Opposition leader Tony Abbott has used his Budget reply speech to reaffirm a previous promise to eliminate 12,000 Commonwealth jobs from the public service if elected….
Budget 2013-14 delivers $18 billion deficit but spares big cuts
By Julian Bajkowski Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has delivered a Budget crowned by a gaping $18 billion deficit and underpinned by future “responsible, targeted” savings projections of $43 billion to…
More public sector sackings expected in Budget
By Julian Bajkowski Federal public servants are bracing for a fresh round of job cuts after pre-Budget scene setting by the Gillard government confirmed around $580 million savings aim…