Tag: technology

By Julian Bajkowski Healthcare providers in the public and private sectors are increasingly looking to fit controversial tracking devices to people as well as equipment in an effort to improve…

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…

Kangaroo Island mayor, Jayne Bates is excited about the potential for the national broadband network (NBN) to change life on the island, 16 kilometres by sea from South Australia’s Fleurieu…

The Victorian Government plans to introduce a streamlined and transparent process that gives more companies the opportunity to bid for work.   Assistant Treasurer Gordon Rich-Phillips said the Victorian Coalition…

By Kevin Noonan   The announced public sector staffing cuts will also hurt IT, both in terms of reduced IT staff numbers and in reduced IT demand.   With the…

By Lilia Guan   Minister for Health Services, Senator Kim Carr spoke at technology vendor IBM’s third annual Smart Government conference about the use of technology to provide services for every…

By Lilia Guan   The Victorian Minister for Health and Ageing’s office has confirmed with Government News that it will no longer fund the previous government’s HealthSmart program. HealthSmart was…

 As part of delivering its national recycling program, Australia and New Zealand Recycling Platform Limited (ANZRP) is running a series of information sessions to update local government on collection and…

By Lilia Guan   Australian office workers are less inclined to being always available for work via communications technology, said a work-life balance survey by human resource service provider, NorthgateArinso….

By Lilia Guan   The Victorian Government’s recent release of its budget gives IT projects a little bit of breathing space, however with a billion dollars worth of cuts on…