So tell us what you really think… there are questions galore as the US online powerhouse aims for a local sample base of 200,000 Australians to take on entrenched market research firms in a digital battle for constituent and customer data.
22 May, 2014
The latest Australian geospatial event has finished, with next year’s event being announced.
11 April, 2014
The Abbott government has drawn an official line under the policy of FTTH for all in favour of a mixed bag of broadband delivery mechanisms.
9 April, 2014
The release of the government’s bargaining framework for the looming negotiations over pay and conditions shows that the government is digging in for a fight.
1 April, 2014
The Communications Minister has put agencies on notice that charging for access to taxpayer-funded information now lacks support at an official level and that Open Data is the way preferred way forward.
24 March, 2014
Medicare and Centrelink retail duties floated as a potential lifebuoy to stop mail from drowning in red ink.
21 March, 2014
All eyes are on whether a bid to force public servants to be reapply for their jobs will spread beyond the Department of Communications.
4 March, 2014
By Julian Bajkowski New Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s key election promise to build cheaper National Broadband Network (NBN) faster using existing copper wire assets is picking-up initial static on the line to the business sector. One of Australia’s most powerful industry associations, the Ai Group, has called for Fibre to the Premise (FTTP) connections for […]
9 October, 2013
By Julian Bajkowski The Coalition has officially launched its eGovernment and Digital Economy policy for the election in a wide-ranging document that reaffirms a commitment centralised procurement of government computing combined with the development of a permanent and centralised digital identity credential for online transactions between the public and agencies. Released by Shadow Communications Minister […]
2 September, 2013
By Julian Bajkowski Former Attorney General and Opposition Cabinet Secretary Philip Ruddock has accused the Labor Government of piling extra work onto intelligence and security agencies but not sufficiently resourcing them – while at the same time pursuing cosmetic exercises in rebranding. Speaking at the Digital Security Summit 2013 in Canberra on Thursday, Mr Ruddock […]
26 July, 2013
By Julian Bajkowski The chief executive of the National Broadband Network Co., Mike Quigley has pulled the plug on his role at the top job of the $37.4 billion government infrastructure provider, a move that paves the way for a senior executive restructure most likely to occur following the federal election. In an announcement this […]
12 July, 2013
Analysis: Julian Bajkowski The prospect of a single national identity credential being issued to all Australians has reignited after a senior executive at Australia Post suggested that it would be “wonderful” if a future Coalition government put in place a “mandate” for government agencies to use its new digital mailbox service. The comments, attributed to […]
28 May, 2013
By Julian Bajkowski and Paul Hemsley Australia’s local government sector has been left facing tough choices over how to deal with the release of Coalition’s policy on the National Broadband Network that would forgo fibre-to-the-premises in favour of recycling Telstra’s ageing copper lines in many regional areas. After decades of campaigning to get better internet […]
12 April, 2013
By Julian Bajkowski The Coalition has gambled large on reviving Australia’s ageing copper telecommunications network to supply broadband download speeds of between 25 megabits per second and 100 megabits per second to deliver a heavily pared-down and cheaper version of the National Broadband Network (NBN) it claims will be completed by the end of 2019. […]
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