Reading RoomThe Commonwealth Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) has released an Exposure Draft of a proposed Contract Template Selection and Tailoring Guide, and has invited industry to comment.
The Government has released its much anticipated legislative reform package implementing dramatic changes to the telecommunications sector. The new laws impose tougher than expected restrictions on Telstra's ability to continue to operate in a vertically integrated fashion. At the minimum, and as expected, Telstra will be required to comply with a functional separation regime. However, this …
Seasoned telco veteran Mike Quigley has been appointed chairman and CEO of the Government's National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co).
Quigley has been tasked with implementing the Government's vision of ensuring that 'Australians can gain access to super fast broadband services from a thriving competitive industry' and muscled out heavyweights including …
Nine Network Australia Pty Limited (Nine) has lost its long running copyright case against IceTV Pty Limited (IceTV), alleging that IceTV had infringed Nine’s intellectual property rights by copying some of the information contained in Nine’s published television programme guides.
Nine commenced its case against IceTV in the Federal Court …
In Australia and around the world, the level of social awareness and community concern about the effects of climate change and the environment in general is rising. As a result, organisations are increasingly promoting their sustainability credentials as a marketing strategy, which has proved very effective in some cases. However, the power of green marketing has led to instances of broad, unqualified …
