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  • North Sydney Council begins electronic monitoring of parking

    North Sydney Council will start using licence plate recognition (LPR) technology to monitor parking from Monday, May 20 in restricted areas which don’t have meters.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 17 May 13 15:20

  • NBN Co connects largest high-rise apartment to the NBN

    NBN Co has connected a 36-storey apartment building in Australia to the National Broadband Network (NBN). The building is the largest multi-dwelling unit (MDU) to be hooked up to the network to date.

    Written by Stephanie McDonald • 17 May 13 14:34

  • Digital coalition asks for a fair deal on TPP copyright provisions

    A coalition of organisations have started a ‘Fair Deal’ campaign against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement.

    Written by Stephanie McDonald • 17 May 13 11:08

  • Chorus offers interim VDSL product during NZ fibre rollout

    New Zealand company Chorus – the network infrastructure arm of Telecom until a 2011 demerger – has launched a wholesale VDSL-based offering that will be available from 7 June.

    Written by Stephanie McDonald • 17 May 13 09:57

  • Federal government slammed for blocking websites

    The blocking of 1200 websites by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has set off calls for tighter controls on the federal government.

    Written by Adam Bender • 16 May 13 15:50

  • Syrian Internet service comes back online

    Internet traffic in and out of war-torn Syria has been restored after a disruption of nearly eight and a half hours, according to Internet traffic charts.

    Written by Grant Gross • 15 May 13 18:16
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    ICT misses out in govt's 'pathetic' university funding

    The Gillard government is investing an additional $97 million to boost the number of Commonwealth-supported university placements, but ICT is not seen to benefit from that, according to tertiary education spokespeople.

    Written by Rebecca Merrett • 15 May 13 14:40

  • Syria disappears from the Internet again

    Internet traffic to and from Syria, a country engulfed by civil war, again came to a halt on Wednesday, according to Internet monitoring company Renesys.

    Written by Loek Essers • 15 May 13 14:25

  • Optus satisfied with spectrum winnings in Digital Dividend auction

    Even if the price for spectrum in the 700MHz band had been set lower, Optus may still not have bought more than 10MHz of the 45MHz that was available in the Digital Dividend auction, according to Optus chief country officer, Kevin Russell.

    Written by Adam Bender • 15 May 13 13:56
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    Government misses 'golden opportunity' for IT industry in budget

    There's not much for the ICT industry to get excited about in the federal budget, unveiled last night, according to Telsyte analyst Rodney Gedda.

    Written by Rohan Pearce • 15 May 13 12:58
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    Turnbull criticises government's NBN budget cuts

    Malcolm Turnbull has criticised the Federal Government for budget cuts to the National Broadband Network (NBN).

    Written by Stephanie McDonald • 15 May 13 12:18

  • Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde to run for EU parliament

    Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde is planning to run for the European Parliament in 2014.

    Written by Loek Essers • 15 May 13 12:01

  • Budget includes provisions for NBN termination

    The Federal Government has provided provisions for the termination of the National Broadband Network (NBN) in its 2013-14 budget.

    Written by Stephanie McDonald • 15 May 13 10:00

  • Govt gives telepresence system $19.3 million boost

    The Labor government's budget includes $19.3 million in funding over the next five years to bolster the National Telepresence System.

    Written by TechWorld staff • 15 May 13 09:34

  • Scrapping internet filter saves government $4.5m

    The government is saving $4.5 million by not proceeding with plans to filter the internet of objectionable material.

    Written by AAP • 15 May 13 09:24

  • Govt earmarks $102.2m IT boost for child support

    The Labor government has earmarked $102.2 million over the next half decade to upgrade the Department of Human Services child support payment system, dubbed 'Cuba'.

    Written by Rohan Pearce • 15 May 13 09:00

  • Google supports technology curriculum reform

    Google has shown its support for the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority’s proposed reforms in technology education for high school students.

    Written by Rebecca Merrett • 14 May 13 16:29

  • My Schools site hurting kids: Greens

    The NSW Greens say national literacy and numeracy tests shouldn't be used to rank schools online because it damages education outcomes and stresses children.

    Written by AAP • 14 May 13 11:32

  • Broadcasters say 700MHz auction showed lack of demand

    Broadcasters and the mobile industry had different takeaways about the level of demand for spectrum in Australia after the government failed to sell all of the 700MHz spectrum in the Digital Dividend auction.

    Written by Adam Bender • 14 May 13 09:58

  • Gov invests $10m in another eHealth initiative

    The Federal Government will invest $10 million in an eHealth initiative which will enable people to provide information on the health care they wish to receive at the end of their life.

    Written by Stephanie McDonald • 10 May 13 09:45
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