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Australia considers sending spammers to jail
News John Donovan, managing director of Australia and New Zealand for computer security company Symantec, was one of about 20 delegates to the advisory group on spam that included members from the Internet Industry Association, major ISPs, security...
[July 25, 2003, 9:44]
Australia blocks stolen mobiles
News All mobile operators in Australia will block the use of stolen or lost cellular phones starting from 15 September, according to a report from government regulator Australian Mobile Telecommunications Authority (AMTA).
[September 16, 2003, 10:45]
Australia's Largest Personal Agency Banking Network Embraces VeriSign Identity Protection (VIP)
White Papers Australia Post is a progressive and commercial government business enterprise. Australia Post deployed VeriSign Identity Protection Authentication Service through which it achieved swift success with its new software security solution in the...
[September 19, 2009, 1:22]
Australia trials virtual surgery technology
News The technology, developed by scientists at Australia's Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), combines 3D images with an artificial sense of touch to create a realistic simulation of surgical procedures, allowing users...
[November 22, 2001, 15:24]
Australia backs Internet status quo
News Australia has backed the current Internet governance regime in the wake of the Bush administration's surprise announcement it would not relinquish control of the Net to any other body. When asked if Australia supported the Bush administration's...
[July 8, 2005, 17:30]
Travel Sydney, Australia - Illustrated Guide and Maps. FREE general info and a map in the trial
Downloads Annotations and drawings are also synchronized.Table of Contents General: About | History | Economy | Climate | Demographics | Governance | Stay Safe | Sleep Maps: City | Sydney Area | Monorail | MLR | Cityrail | Suburbs | Cumberland County...
[April 26, 2007, 8:00]
Australia launches biometric passport checking
News The ACS yesterday also refused to address questions concerning how the technology would extend beyond the trial sample group to the Australia's broader population of eight million passport holders. The responsibility for transforming the Australian...
[January 23, 2003, 8:26]
Australia won't disclose stance on encryption
News Australia's Department of Defence won't disclose if it will answer the US government's call to arms in restricting encryption technologies, and despite widespread support in the States for a ban on cryptography, experts say it's unlikely to happen.
[September 21, 2001, 10:32]
Australia stalls bid to patent e-commerce
News The deputy commissioner of patents, Janet Werner, said administrator IP Australia was preparing to seal the patent, but received an application to extend a cooling-off period in which interested parties are given the opportunity to challenge a...
[July 16, 2003, 8:39]
Australia Post bans air mail of lithium batteries
News Australia Post will no longer be accepting packages that contain lithium batteries by air. Most devices should fall under this requirement, although in the official document Australia Post mentions: "Equipment will not be safe to send if it...
[August 4, 2009, 9:29]
Australia Post Widget
Downloads The Australia Post Widget provides a convenient dashboard Widget that provide Suburb and PostCode lookup of the AusPost Post Code Booklet without being connected to the internet.
[November 3, 2007, 6:00]
Australia tables anti-spam law
News New anti-spam legislation has been introduced into Australia's House of Representatives that allows for penalties of up to AU$1.1m (£0.46m) per day for sending spam, and Senator Richard Alston has called on the United States to follow suit with...
[September 18, 2003, 10:40]
Australia takes national broadband project public
News This is the single largest nation-building infrastructure project in Australia's history," Rudd said, comparing the project to the building of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The spokesperson added: "Australia is a very different kettle of fish [from...
[April 7, 2009, 15:17]
Q&A: Australia's 'Luddite' IT minister
News In this exclusive interview, ZDNet Australia spoke with Australia's controversial minister for IT and telecommunications, Richard Alston, who has been criticised in the high-tech industry for his policies on Internet regulation, junk email and...
[November 29, 2002, 10:19]
Australia set to enact anti-spam law
News Australia's Spam Act will come into law on 11 April 2004, 120 days after receiving Royal Assent, the federal government has announced. This means that commercial spam, sent by mobile phone as well as by email, is not permitted to originate from...
[December 19, 2003, 9:45]
Australia shuts out IT professionals
News Australia's revised Migration Occupations in Demand list (MODL) has dropped all information and communication technology (ICT) specialisations. He said the revision was based on research by his department which showed there were no shortages of ICT...
[November 13, 2003, 8:55]
Australia sets date for Google keyword case
News The ACCC's initial statement of claim was against Google and its subsidiaries, Google Australia and Google Ireland. Google Australia has defended its sponsored link advertising practices, claiming the ACCC's allegations are an attack on all search...
[November 19, 2007, 11:17]
Australia cracks down on offensive content
News Senator Richard Alston, Australia's Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, has flagged new laws to crack down on Internet harassment and the use of the medium to advocate violence.
[August 21, 2003, 10:40]
Australia News
Downloads Australia News provides latest news from various news feeds on a daily basis. Australia News has easy user navigation. Current feeds are taken from ABC, News and others.
[July 7, 2009, 7:27]
Australia abstains on final OOXML vote
News Standards Australia has maintained its "abstain" vote on Microsoft's attempt to attain international standard status for its Office Open XML file format. After a lengthy deliberation, Australia's peak standards development body has revealed it...
[March 31, 2008, 8:15]
