By Julian Bajkowski The Department of Immigration and Citizenship has gone to market for a substantial upgrade of its biometric identification systems that use facial recognition and fingerprinting systems to…
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National booze and drug poll widens
By Staff writers Australia’s largest official survey of population drug use is actively considering new ways of gleaning vital health information from people as it tries to grow response rates…
Wong boots out business class flights
By Julian Bajkowski Commonwealth public servants flying interstate on business will be forced to sit in economy on many short-haul domestic flights as Finance Minister Penny Wong seeks to squeeze…
BCA bureaucratic meddling claims slammed by Gray
Special Minister of State, Gary Gray, has vehemently rejected claims by the head the Business Council of Australia, Jennifer Westacott, that inexperienced and meddlesome ministerial staffers are eroding the quality…
Tax Commissioner faces grilling
By Julian Bajkowski A claimed rise in complaints to the Commonwealth Ombudsman about the Australian Taxation Office is set to take centre stage today when Taxation Commissioner Michael D’Ascenzo comes…
Bureau of Meteorology makes rain with web ads
By Julian Bajkowski The Federal government has pressed ahead with a controversial move to allow commercial advertising on government websites after the Bureau of Meteorology called for expressions of interest…
Trust in Apple security compared to Scientology
By Julian Bajkowski One of Australia’s leading computer security researchers has hit out against the popular notion that iPads and iPhones are more secure than their competitors, comparing the unswerving…
ASIO warns of internet terror recruitment
By Julian Bajkowski The head of Australia’s domestic spy agency has revealed that internet-addicted loners and individuals with far right-wing and white-supremacist views have escalated as an area of concern…
Cyber White Paper hit by delay
Julian Bajkowski The release of the federal government’s highly anticipated Cyber White Paper is likely to run at least six months late. National Security Advisor to the Department of Prime…
Australia Post Chairman delivers resignation
The chairman of Australia Post, David Mortimer, has quit his position and will leave board of the government-owned enterprise altogether. Mr Mortimer served on Australia’s Post’s board for 11 years,…