Stories about: Australian Bureau of Statistics

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Aussies scammed out of $70m online 01 March, 2010 09:31

Australians lost more than $70 million through online scams last year, according to a Federal Government report.
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$19.4 billion spent on consumer tech in 2009 16 February, 2010 09:29

Consumer spending on technology goods surpassed the $19 billion mark in 2009, according to the GfK TEMAX index.
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Home Internet access quadruples in the last decade 08 February, 2010 12:48

ICT has become increasingly more affordable over the past decade with the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) recording marked increases in access to PCs and the Internet in Australian households.
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Small business receives an extra $4m to get online 20 January, 2010 10:41

The Federal Government has tipped in an extra $4 million to help fund a program to bring small businesses online.
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Recycling scheme a waste without expansion 15 January, 2010 13:38

The Federal Government will need to create more than 1000 electronic-waste collection points — some 800 more than currently planned — to meet its 2020 recycling targets.
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Naked DSL driving VoIP service offerings 18 December, 2009 08:23

The rise of Naked DSL among ISPs has led to an increase in the number of organisations offering voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).
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Household broadband connections rise 18 per cent 16 December, 2009 14:04

The number of households with access to broadband internet shot up 18 per cent to 5 million in the 2008-09 financial year according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
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ABS to adopt two-factor authentication 02 December, 2009 08:13

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is on the hunt for two-factor authentication solution to provide an improved secure network authentication infrastructure for its server and workstation environments.
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Men earn over $326 more per week than women in ICT and media 19 November, 2009 09:53

Males working full time in the information, media and telecommunications industries earn more than $326 per week on average than their female counterparts according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
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Tanner: Gershon savings to hit $1 billion in 4 years 06 November, 2009 18:19

Federal Government agency efforts to improve their use of ICT as part of Gershon Review changes will result in savings of more than $1 billion over the next four years, Minister for Finance and Deregulation Lindsay Tanner has claimed.
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Federal Government agencies to adopt UK ICT self-assesment tool 12 October, 2009 16:34

Federal Government agencies are likely to adopt a self-assessment tool created by the UK Office of Government Commerce to evaluate their ICT capabilities within the month as part of Gershon Review changes.