Stories by Tim Lohman

Councils lobbying NBN Co for NBN preference

NBN Co is coming under intense lobbying from local councils around Australia to prioritise NBN rollouts in their electorates, NBN Co chief executive, Mike Quigley, has said.

Defence to fund cyber security prototyping

The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) will spend up to $2.2 million on prototyping new cyber security technologies to help ‘future proof’ Australia’s defence capabilities.

Climate science chewing up supercomputing resources

An "infinite" demand for Australia’s supercomputing resources could threaten the quality of climate change science if more high performance computing isn’t found, a leading academic in the field has warned.

AFP embracing Gov 2.0

Support for Gov 2.0’s principles of openness and transparency appears to be growing in one of the least expected quarters of government – the Australian Federal Police (AFP).

Telstra expected ACCC concerns about structural split: Thodey

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) warning this week that it cannot accept Telstra’s structural separation undertaking (SSU) in its current form has come as no surprise according to the telco’s chief executive officer, David Thodey.

Defence 'market tests' Oracle providers

Australia’s major Defence intelligence agencies will shortly move to a new direct-source relationship for their Oracle-based hardware, software and services.

More info on NBN needed: Govt Joint Committee

NBN Co and the Federal Government must do more to keep Australians and the telecommunications industry more informed on the progress of the National Broadband Network (NBN) and its consequence, the Joint Committee on the NBN has concluded.

IT in cars will reduce road fatalities

New safety technologies, rather than the banning of mobile device use in cars, will have a major role to play in reducing the number of road fatalities during the next 10 years, according to motoring researchers and academics.

Treasury to move to e-learning

The Australian Government Treasury will shortly adopt an e-learning system to help provide meaningful and cost-effective training to staff.

ACCC cannot accept Telstra’s separation undertaking

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has cast doubt on the future of Telstra’s deal with NBN Co, stating that the telco’s structural separation undertaking cannot be accepted in its current form and important changes are required.

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