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Governments everywhere have come to realise that digital service delivery can be both more effective and less costly.

Which is why Australia’s Federal government established the Digital Transformation Agency to pave the way for an aggressive push into digital services.

iTnews has chronicled the resulting stream of new initiatives that change the way citizens and businesses work with government.

For this year’s benchmark we received entries from federal agencies detailing such efforts and showcasing how Canberra is not just talking technology, but using it to deliver outcomes that matter for Australians.

ACCC questions consumer need for higher-priced 100Mbps NBN services

ACCC questions consumer need for higher-priced 100Mbps NBN services

Because 50Mbps is enough for streaming.
Ry Crozier May 21 2020 12:52PM Telco/ISP
Broadband tax start date delayed to January 2021

Broadband tax start date delayed to January 2021

As laws finally pass parliament.
Justin Hendry May 14 2020 5:00PM Telco/ISP
NBN Co sources $6.1 billion from banks

NBN Co sources $6.1 billion from banks

Bolsters working capital, upgrades possible.
Ry Crozier May 12 2020 7:45AM Financial Services
Microsoft alarmed by secrecy provisions in CLOUD Act-readying bill

Microsoft alarmed by secrecy provisions in CLOUD Act-readying bill

Wants "blanket" ban on disclosure axed.
Justin Hendry May 8 2020 12:08PM Strategy
Zoom buys Keybase to help it build end-to-end encryption

Zoom buys Keybase to help it build end-to-end encryption

As it tries to quash security criticism of its platform.
Supantha Mukherjee May 8 2020 5:40AM Security
NBN Co must hand over more data on 'impaired' fixed-line services

NBN Co must hand over more data on 'impaired' fixed-line services

In its customer base.
Ry Crozier May 5 2020 12:00PM Telco/ISP
Google warns of overreach in proposed cross-border data access regime

Google warns of overreach in proposed cross-border data access regime

Fines for non-compliance go against the CLOUD Act.
Justin Hendry May 4 2020 1:08PM Security
Govt says 2GB to 20GB a month 'enough to participate in digital economy'

Govt says 2GB to 20GB a month 'enough to participate in digital economy'

But won’t work for multi-person households.
Ry Crozier May 1 2020 12:30PM Telco/ISP
NBN Co extends temporary bandwidth and quota boosts to July

NBN Co extends temporary bandwidth and quota boosts to July

Extra two months as service demands remain high.
Ry Crozier Apr 30 2020 1:52PM Telco/ISP
NBN Co gets wishlist to compete for new housing estate work

NBN Co gets wishlist to compete for new housing estate work

Price flexibility while other rules relaxed.
Ry Crozier Apr 27 2020 11:39AM Telco/ISP
NBN Co expects to pick up broadband tab of 300,000 businesses

NBN Co expects to pick up broadband tab of 300,000 businesses

Reveals relief not capped at $50m.
Ry Crozier Apr 22 2020 6:59AM Telco/ISP
Aussie Broadband starts rolling its own fibre to NBN POIs

Aussie Broadband starts rolling its own fibre to NBN POIs

Begins work on a 20km dark fibre loop in Melbourne.
Ry Crozier Apr 21 2020 3:41PM Telco/ISP
Health minister now unsure if source code for COVID contact tracing app is safe to release

Health minister now unsure if source code for COVID contact tracing app is safe to release

Despite previous assurances by government services minister Stuart Robert.
Julian Bajkowski Apr 21 2020 1:58PM Security
Rural firies refuelled mobile base station generators during bushfires

Rural firies refuelled mobile base station generators during bushfires

Picture of operational challenges in ‘Black Summer’ fires emerges.
Ry Crozier Apr 20 2020 3:40PM Telco/ISP
NBN Co creates new basic Sky Muster Plus tier for low-income internet offer

NBN Co creates new basic Sky Muster Plus tier for low-income internet offer

Comes with 80 percent less metered data quota.
Ry Crozier Apr 20 2020 1:13PM Telco/ISP
Superloop uses NBN scheme to offer free broadband to 5000 low-income homes

Superloop uses NBN scheme to offer free broadband to 5000 low-income homes

Opens applications.
Ry Crozier Apr 18 2020 12:04PM Telco/ISP
NBN Co to temporarily cut internet costs for low-income families

NBN Co to temporarily cut internet costs for low-income families

As part of $150m “relief” package.
Ry Crozier Apr 17 2020 9:17AM Telco/ISP
Australians report 'sextortion' spam campaign 1900 times in past week

Australians report 'sextortion' spam campaign 1900 times in past week

Government issues warning.
Ry Crozier Apr 17 2020 12:11AM Security
Telstra pushes for a full breakdown of NBN Co's costs

Telstra pushes for a full breakdown of NBN Co's costs

To expose the existence of any cross-subsidies.
Ry Crozier Apr 16 2020 6:57AM Telco/ISP
7-Eleven Australia shifts into e-commerce

7-Eleven Australia shifts into e-commerce

Beginning in Melbourne.
Ry Crozier Apr 14 2020 6:25PM Software

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