Australia has more dead mobile phones than people

Handset heaven? Try purgatory.

14 April, 2016

App for domestic violence victims a success

Daisy app is updated to make it more accessible.

14 September, 2015

NSW issues anti-congestion apps to gridlocked drivers

Ex-truckie roads minister tries to make drivers appy.

23 July, 2015

Human Services defends its apps, users still bugging

Department expects users to report problems.

4 March, 2015

“This app is crap”: Centrelink and Medicare clients let fly over bugs

Phone app has clients up in arms.

2 March, 2015

Human Services to probe staff mobile bills

Data drill applied to personal usage on work devices

16 September, 2014

Canberra the App reveals Capital’s undercover locations

Frustrated locals and tourists alike can now find the capital’s wealth of well-hidden resources thanks to some revealing smartphone innovation.

26 February, 2014

Bureau of Meteorology mobile app avoids Android forecast

    By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski Checking third party weather apps on mobile and tablet devices has long been a daily staple of smartphone users, however the Bureau of Meteorology has now revealed intentions to build its very own Apple iOS and Windows Mobile applications to deliver updates to gadgets on the fly. […]

10 February, 2014

NSW councils lock onto graffiti vandals using smartphone app

By Paul Hemsley Walk down most urban streets, parks or laneways and it’s easy to get the impression of a gang infested, criminal hotspot thanks to the constant array of unwanted tags, squiggles and territorial markers left behind by vandalism posing as counter culture. Whether you call it art or criminal damage, the markings that […]

15 January, 2014

Mobile app and snap: QLD’s latest anti-graffiti weapon

By Paul Hemsley Queensland Premier Campbell Newman’s has roped in Crime Stoppers to help councils in their battle against graffiti vandalism following the development and launch of a new mobile app that lets the public report the location of vandalised property to their local government. The app is being used by Crime Stoppers Queensland’s anti-graffiti […]

26 November, 2013

Public service given mobile marching orders

By Julian Bajkowski Federal agencies and departments have been firmly put on notice by Communications Minister Stephen Conroy and Special Minister of State Mark Dreyfus QC that they are expected to waste no time in delivering services to the public on mobile platforms as part of a major shake-up in public service culture. The two […]

12 June, 2013

Queensland goes global to expose spatial data

By Paul Hemsley Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has officially launched a new free computer program called ‘Queensland Globe’ that he claims will allow users to apply state government data to Google Earth satellite images as the latest part of the government’s push for a so-called ‘open data revolution’. The launch is the latest part of […]

4 April, 2013

Councils going direct with apps

By Julian Bajkowski and Paul Hemsley Australian local governments are poised to rapidly become public sector front-runners in using innovative smartphone applications and the web to directly engage their communities in consultative processes on issues ranging from social policy to development applications. Over the weekend, the City of Sydney revealed plans to build apps that […]

23 October, 2012

Aussie Special Forces want smartphones for combat

By Julian Bajkowski Australia’s elite combat forces serving in regions including Afghanistan could soon be issued devices like iPhones and iPads as standard kit for fighting wars as the military looks to give soldiers a digital edge over their adversaries. The Department of Defence has called for technology suppliers to provide it with ideas on […]

23 August, 2012