By Julian Bajkowski Federal finance minister Penny Wong has laid the ground for a fresh round of public service cost cutting in the May Budget as the Gillard government anxiously…
Transfield FANs Sydney NBN rollout
Staff writers Australian infrastructure stalwart Transfield Services has been picked to roll out fibre optic cable for the National Broadband Network across metropolitan and south-east Sydney in a deal potentially…
South Perth plugs into NBN
By Paul Hemsley Minister for Communications Senator Stephen Conroy’s frenetic rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN) has been extended to the City of South Perth where the government says…
Albo returns to Local Government
By Julian Bajkowski Prime Minister Julia Gillard has rewarded Anthony Albanese, one of the key protagonists in the attempt to unseat her, with the Local Government and Regional Development portfolio…
NBN rolling out in NSW Far North Coast
Staff writers Prime Minister Julia Gillard has declared that the National Broadband Network (NBN) will be rolled out in the Far North Coast of New South Wales in a three…
Defence tenders for Green Fleet tow trucks
By Paul Hemsley The Joint Logistics Command branch of the Department of Defence will has said it will go to market for a contractor to remove military vehicles that break…
Archives sends bureaucrats back-to-school to preserve digital records
By Paul Hemsley The National Archives of Australia (NAA) has said it will school government agencies about how to best manage and preserve valuable digital records to eliminate risks involved…
Hybrid subsidies slammed as Soviet intervention
By Julian Bajkowski A leading Australian futurist has told public sector and corporate fleet buyers that government financial support provided to car manufacturers like Toyota to locally produce hybrid vehicles…
Visionstream rolls out fibre for NBN
Staff writers NBN Co, the federal government’s executor of the National Broadband Network (NBN) has awarded a contract to Visionstream to roll out fibre optic broadband in Victoria, Queensland and…
Digital plug for Australia Post’s $400 million revenue hole
By Julian Bajkowski Australia Post will need to increasingly expand its business into markets normally serviced by the private sector to remain financially sustainable and continue to provide traditional postal…