Category: Federal

By Paul Hemsley Federal Minister for Communications, Stephen Conroy has continued the electoral push for the National Broadband Network (NBN) in Western Sydney amid Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s controversial election…

By Julian Bajkowski One of Australia’s most trusted information security firms has warned that public sector organisations need to independently test their cyber-defences to prevent unwanted intrusions and malicious activity…

Staff writers The rollout of the National Broadband Network is primed to go into orbit after the company responsible for delivering the massive project signed-off on a $300 million deal…

By Julian Bajkowski The already bitter war of words over the progress of the rollout of the National Broadband Network has intensified after federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy pounced on…

Staff writers Federal Minister for Sustainability, Tony Burke has called on councils and historical groups to apply for $7.4 million in grants to be distributed under the the 2012-13 round…

By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski The future of the National Broadband Network may by no means yet be a certainty, however the avalanche of regional rollouts announcements are. In…

By Julian Bajkowski In a strong sign that bipartisan support is mounting for a crackdown on transfer pricing tax schemes, Opposition Communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull has come out swinging against…

By Julian Bajkowski Key details of a massive new $293 million national quarantine facility that the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forests plans to build in Mickleham, Victoria have been…

By Julian Bajkowski The federal Department of Finance has announced that it will for the first time release a giant mass of procurement data from the AusTender tender and contract…

Julian Bajkowski Communications Minister Senator Stephen Conroy and New South Wales Premier Barry O’Farrell have celebrated Valentine’s Day by burying the hatchet and welcoming the expansion of software giant Adobe’s…