By Paul Hemsley Federal Minister for Climate Change, Industry and Innovation Greg Combet has officially opened a research and development centre in Port Melbourne, Victoria for aerospace company Boeing –…
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Doctors operate NBN for an easier diagnosis
By Paul Hemsley Federal Minister for Communications, Senator Stephen Conroy has announced that the federal government will fund nine telehealth projects that will use the National Broadband Network (NBN) to…
Digital dividend delivers Conroy another $2b
By Julian Bajkowski Telstra, Optus Mobile and TPG internet have emerged as the winners in the federal government’s lucrative auction of former analogue television spectrum after the carriers plumped almost…
Verizon boosts federal data centre capacity
By Julian Bajkowski and Paul Hemsley Suppliers of data centre services to the federal government are conspicuously boosting their capacity ahead of the May Budget amid growing expectations that Canberra-based…
Feds get $1.1 million parking ticket
By Julian Bajkowski If you thought the price of parking is a rip-off, spare a thought for Senator Penny Wong, the Federal Finance Minister. New figures and analysis released today…
Copper, loopholes and probes dominate Coalition’s cut-down NBN launch
By Julian Bajkowski The Coalition has gambled large on reviving Australia’s ageing copper telecommunications network to supply broadband download speeds of between 25 megabits per second and 100 megabits per…
Doctors sent to fight Solomon Islands dengue outbreak
By Paul Hemsley Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Bob Carr has sent a team of nine medical staff to the Solomon Islands to help the local medical authorities control an…
BPAY aims to put Australia Post back in its box
By Julian Bajkowski Payments juggernaut BPAY has moved swiftly to defend its market share in the core local and state government sectors ahead of a heavily-hyped attempt by mail monopoly…
NBN reaches outskirts of Darwin
By Paul Hemsley The outskirts of Darwin have become the latest areas to be connected to the National Broadband Network’s (NBN) fixed wireless infrastructure to provide internet services to people…
New bids to lock-up the Taxman
By Julian Bajkowski The Australian Taxation Office is best known for banging up tax cheats, but the Commonwealth’s chief revenue raiser has just announced it’s now officially on the hunt…