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Cracking down on hackers

media /23 May, 2014

A long-term Australian Federal Police (AFP) investigation has resulted in the arrest of two men in two states allegedly involved in a campaign targeting Australian and international websites. The AFP will allege in court that the two men claimed to be members of the online issue motivated group ‘Anonymous’. Since 2012, people who claim to Continue Reading →

What’s changed for women in 20 years?

media /23 May, 2014

UN Women launches global campaign to mark 20 years since the landmark women’s rights conference in Beijing. The Beijing Platform for Action was launched at the 4th World Conference on Women in Beijing in September 1995. Attended by some 17,000 people, the Conference was a landmark event for gender rights as world leaders committed themselves Continue Reading →

Joe Hockey – Defending the indefensible

media /22 May, 2014

Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey has been forced to defend his Federal Budget to the Not for Profit sector, saying that while the Coalition’s Budget may seem tough, society’s most vulnerable will end up paying unless “remedial action” is undertaken. Speaking in Sydney at a post-budget lunch organised by the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) Continue Reading →

Militarisation of Brisbane for G20 revealed

Geoff Ebbs /22 May, 2014

The Queensland Police demonstrated today their highly militarised approach to the protection of world leaders visiting Brisbane for the G20 in five months. In a demonstration of firepower showing bomb detonations, baton charges and semi-automatic weapon deployment, the police left no doubt that all energy would be focused on ensuring the official G20 summit goes Continue Reading →

Suzy saves Paul’s super

Geoff Ebbs /21 May, 2014

Beware online services offering to find lost super, says local man, Paul Judd. “I got an email offering to find lost super, pressed the button and ‘BOOM’ my super disappeared,” he told Westender. Of course, the super was there somewhere, it just took a bit of a journey to find it, and along the way Continue Reading →

Helping small businesses head for the clouds

media /21 May, 2014

The Australian Government has released a series of guides aimed at helping small businesses adopt and use cloud computing services with confidence. Cloud computing is the term commonly used to describe the delivery of an ICT service over the Internet, on demand. Cloud computing is already proving to be revolutionary for small businesses, as it Continue Reading →