Spotlight on Federal Government Spotlight on Federal Government

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.

MyRepublic stung for NBN fine print

MyRepublic stung for NBN fine print

Ruled "ineffective".
Ry Crozier Jul 23 2018 11:04AM Telco/ISP
NBN Co says 'not possible' to show cheapest FTTP connections

NBN Co says 'not possible' to show cheapest FTTP connections

Does not track bulk drop numbers at that level.
Ry Crozier Jul 20 2018 7:00AM Telco/ISP
NBN Co puts target on planned enterprise user base

NBN Co puts target on planned enterprise user base

Has until FY22 to achieve it.
Ry Crozier Jul 19 2018 11:48AM Telco/ISP
NBN switchover sees hundreds lose old phone numbers

NBN switchover sees hundreds lose old phone numbers

Calls for better order processes.
Ry Crozier Jul 19 2018 6:31AM Telco/ISP
NBN Co asks $11k per premises in area switch upgrade

NBN Co asks $11k per premises in area switch upgrade

Highest quote in last financial year.
Ry Crozier Jul 18 2018 11:15AM Telco/ISP
NBN Co blames fixed wireless take-up, usage for congestion

NBN Co blames fixed wireless take-up, usage for congestion

Reveals new numbers.
Ry Crozier Jul 18 2018 6:39AM Telco/ISP
NBN speed standards emerge at top tiers

NBN speed standards emerge at top tiers

Arms race appears over.
Ry Crozier Jul 16 2018 11:05AM Telco/ISP
TPG joins Telstra in showing NBN fixed wireless speeds

TPG joins Telstra in showing NBN fixed wireless speeds

Breaks out performance numbers.
Ry Crozier Jul 12 2018 10:28AM Telco/ISP
NBN Co to roll back Sky Muster modem firmware update

NBN Co to roll back Sky Muster modem firmware update

To solve 'blue NTD light' issue.
Ry Crozier Jul 11 2018 2:45PM Telco/ISP
Home Affairs 'face on the move' biometrics trial scores 94 percent

Home Affairs 'face on the move' biometrics trial scores 94 percent

In Aussie airport first.
Justin Hendry Jul 11 2018 10:18AM Hardware
Telstra starts publishing 'average' NBN speeds

Telstra starts publishing 'average' NBN speeds

Follows Optus in combating third party monitoring schemes.
Ry Crozier Jul 10 2018 10:16AM Telco/ISP
NBN Co's HFC sales freeze hits 1.38m premises

NBN Co's HFC sales freeze hits 1.38m premises

Stakes are high.
Ry Crozier Jul 6 2018 4:43PM Telco/ISP
Why NBN's fixed wireless users won't notice new design rules

Why NBN's fixed wireless users won't notice new design rules

Not the answer to immediate congestion issues.
Ry Crozier Jul 5 2018 11:25AM Telco/ISP
Airtasker caught up in Typeform data breach

Airtasker caught up in Typeform data breach

Advises 'small amount' of data may be impacted.
Ry Crozier Jul 4 2018 11:41AM Security
NBN Co shows upgrade path thinking for almost all access techs

NBN Co shows upgrade path thinking for almost all access techs

Through to 2023 and beyond.
Ry Crozier Jun 27 2018 12:24PM Telco/ISP
NBN Co's top user downloads 23.6TB a month

NBN Co's top user downloads 23.6TB a month

Reveals traffic usage numbers.
Ry Crozier Jun 26 2018 12:11PM Telco/ISP
Aussie clouds storm into top 500 compute clusters

Aussie clouds storm into top 500 compute clusters

As all Australian machines slip outside top 100.
Ry Crozier Jun 25 2018 6:08PM Cloud
Labor wants to fine NBN Co for bad service

Labor wants to fine NBN Co for bad service

Joins Telstra in pushing to penalise network builder.
Ry Crozier Jun 24 2018 9:52AM Telco/ISP
ACMA unveils NBN standard to keep customers online

ACMA unveils NBN standard to keep customers online

During any messy transition.
Ry Crozier Jun 22 2018 11:51AM Telco/ISP
NBN Co sees less than one percent of area switches built

NBN Co sees less than one percent of area switches built

Low conversion rate revealed in new numbers.
Ry Crozier Jun 22 2018 11:03AM Telco/ISP

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