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Aus internet safe from kill switch: Conroy
Following the internet blackout in Egypt over the last week, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy this morning said that he didn't think the Australian Government had the power to pass a law to make internet service providers cut off the internet.
Conroy barracks for HP datacentre build
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy threw his weight behind HP's multimillion-dollar datacentre investment in Sydney's western suburbs today at the official launch of the project.
Gerry Harvey: it's about GST, not the net
Billionaire retailer Gerry Harvey yesterday said that the debate about foreign retailers not being forced to collect GST on some Australian purchases had been misconstrued as a battle between the internet and companies like his own Harvey Norman empire.
Sydney scientists beat pain with spinal chip
Sydney researchers are getting ready to conduct human trials next year of a smart chip, which, when implanted in the spinal cord, can measure and stop pain signals from travelling to the brain.
Strict laws more effective than a firewall?
At the second IT Priorities Roundtable, which was held in Singapore last week, the panel's topic of choice was green computing.
Perth man opts for microchip implant
A 28-year-old Perth IT professional opens up to ZDNet Australia about his journey to becoming one of the few Australians to have a radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip implanted in their hand.
Roxon outlines how e-health will work
Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon yesterday provided further details on how the Federal Government's electronic health record project will work in practice, although details of exactly how budget funds will be spent on the project remain scarce.
NBN Co late on business case
NBN Co has not yet delivered its business case to the Federal Government, despite having previously said it would be handed over by 31 May, the group's chief executive Mike Quigley confirmed this week.
iPad the future: Human Services' Wadeson
Centrelink staff using iPads for client interaction is the future, according to Department of Human Services' deputy secretary of ICT Infrastructure John Wadeson.
Conroy: Google Wi-Fi spy was 'deliberate'
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has accused Google of deliberately collecting payload data from unsecured Wi-Fi networks.
Public response to filter: Video
It's been just over three months since the Federal Government decided it would go ahead with its plans for internet service providers to block access to "refused classification" material on the web. ZDNet.com.au asked the public what it thought of the plan.
Filter protesters brave Vic weather: Video
Around 200 people were at Melbourne's National Day of Action against the government's internet filter, braving the heat before the state was inundated with golf-ball-sized hailstones just hours later.
Defence discovers 3000 apps: Video
In an interview discussing various aspects of Defence IT, department chief information officer Greg Farr said he'd discovered almost 3000 more applications on his servers than he had previously been aware of.
Video: IIA on iiTrial judgement
Internet Industry Association CEO Peter Coroneos spoke in a doorstop in front of the Federal Court about what the internet industry thought about iiNet's win against the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft.
AFACT 'disappointed' with iiTrial outcome: Video
Executive director of the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft, Neil Gane, spoke in front of the Federal Court about his loss against ISP iiNet.