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Displaying items by tag: Legislation

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Monday, 19 October 2009 12:55

Australian state lifts ban on driving with phone GPS

Using the navigation and music functions of a mobile phone will not - after all - be made illegal in the Australian state of Victoria. Is this a victory for common sense?

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Thursday, 15 October 2009 13:28

Challenge for utilities to get smarter: research

The move towards smart metering, new government legislation and environmental policies are forcing Australia’s utility companies to assess internal systems and adopt new technologies, according to a survey of the industry, which also found that poor internal systems, lack of integration between them and spiralling costs pose the greatest challenges for utilities.

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Thursday, 08 October 2009 13:27

The new collaborative and conciliatory Telstra is a myth, says Internode

Telstra's behaviour towards the government under its new CEO David Thodey and absent the bellicose Phil Burgess has been widely seen as more conciliatory and collaborative, but when it comes down the nitty gritty of other telcos wanting access to Telstra services and facilities, nothing has changed, claims Internode.

Published in Strategy

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Wednesday, 30 September 2009 04:24

Threats to privacy in proposed new intercept rules averted, says EFA

Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) says its concerns with draft amendments to telecommunications interception legislation have been addressed in the bill as tabled.

Published in Strategy

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Tuesday, 15 September 2009 09:41

Legislation "unnecessary" says Telstra, and the Opposition agrees

Telstra says the government's proposed legislation putting it under intense pressure to structurally separate is unnecessary given that Telstra is actively discussing its involvement in the National Broadband Network.

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Tuesday, 15 September 2009 08:32

New legislation gives greater protection to Telstra competitors

The Government has unveiled legislation that would create the biggest shift in the telecommunications competition and access regime since market liberalisation in 1997.

Published in Strategy

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Sunday, 06 September 2009 15:27

Government publishes submissions on NBN legislative framework

The Australian Government has published more than 30 submissions received in response to its call for industry input on the legislative framework for the National Broadband Network.

Published in Strategy

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Thursday, 20 August 2009 10:55

First NBN bill gets a second second reading

The Government has re-introduced its first piece of NBN legislation into the House of Representatives after first introducing it into the Senate, where debate on all NBN legislation has now been blocked by the Coalition and other members pending release by the government of information on the first failed NBN project.

Published in Strategy

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Tuesday, 18 August 2009 11:50

Coalition will seek amendments to NBN legislation

The Federal Coalition says it will propose amendments to the Government's National Broadband Network Bill to address the concerns expressed by Coalition members of the Senate Committee that has just released its report after examining the bill.

Published in Strategy

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Tuesday, 18 August 2009 02:35

Coalition senators oppose first NBN legislation

The Senate Committee enquiring into the legislation designed to facilitate the rollout of the National Broadband Network has tabled its report with coalition committee members calling for the legislation to apply only to the NBN implementation study, and for the government to return to the Parliament for fresh legislation should such be required.

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Sunday, 28 June 2009 09:48

NBN legislation facing months of delays

The Government has tabled its first piece of legislation aimed at expediting the rollout of the National Broadband Network, only to have it referred to a Senate enquiry - a move likely to delay its passage by several months.

Published in Business Telecommunications

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Wednesday, 08 April 2009 03:31

All your email are belong to us

EFF co-founder John Perry Barlow once said that "relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds." Guess who has just put the new blinds up in Britain?

Published in Business Telecommunications

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Wednesday, 25 March 2009 15:30

Too many in denial about carbon management, but Australia ahead of the pack

Australian businesses, it seems, are making more rapid progress than their counterparts in other countries, particularly the UK, in planning ahead for the effects of carbon pricing.

Published in Deals

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Sunday, 15 March 2009 14:02

'Near enough good enough' attitude to risk management

Many of Australia’s largest businesses and organisations have a ‘near enough is good enough’ attitude when it comes to addressing business risk, according to the findings of a research report just released.

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Monday, 19 January 2009 02:51

HP stockholders invited to vote for executive compensation vote

HP will give its shareholders an opportunity to cast a non-binding vote on executive compensation. But they won't get a say until 2011.

Published in Core Dump

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Saturday, 25 October 2008 07:13

Apple come out, say no to prop 8

Apple have publicly come out, opposing Proposition 8 which is a hot potato in Californian general election politics right now. What's more, they've put their money where their mouth is donating $100,000 to the "No on 8" campaign. What is prop 8 and why has it sent this technology company all fruity?

Published in Strategy

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Monday, 25 August 2008 10:17

Force bosses to go green say Aussie workers

Australian companies are not thinking about the environment, according to a new survey. More than half of Australian employees say environmental issues are not on the agenda at their workplaces, and one third say legislation would the most effective way of making businesses become environmentally responsible.

Published in Energy

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Tuesday, 12 August 2008 11:32

Competitors call on Conroy to rein in Telstra with new legislation UPDATED

Angry and frustrated by what they see as Telstra's repeated tactics of 'gaming' the regulatory process a group of Telstra's competitors is calling on the minister to introduce legislation that would prevent such behaviour.

Published in Government Tech Policy

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Wednesday, 06 August 2008 17:49

Bad Phorm: EU demands UK Government response on intrusive web ad tracking technology

Controversial behavioral advertising targeting outfit Phorm, whose Webwise ad technology monitors user browsing habits to serve appropriate advertising messages, might have dragged the UK Government into a slugfest with the European Union over a possible breach of strict Euro data laws...

Published in Technology Regulation

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Sunday, 22 June 2008 19:28

Sexy texting in Scotland punishable by 10 year prison term

A new crime of 'communicating indecently' covering both email and text messaging has been announced in Scotland. Randy Scots who send messages of a sexual nature could face up to 10 years in jail as a result of the new Sexual Offences (Scotland) Bill.

Published in Technology Regulation

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