Stories by Computerworld Staff

Sold.com.au to close

Online auction service, Sold.com.au will close later this month.

Escort job on Job Network database

The Federal Government's employment service was today encouraging job seekers to work for an escort agency after the Jobsearch database mistakenly listed two jobs entitled "Ladies of All Ages" according to the deputy leader of the opposition Jenny Ma...

Qantas glitch leaves HK-bound traveller stranded in Melbourne

A woman who mistakenly boarded a Qantas flight in Los Angeles, believing the flight was heading for Hong Kong, arrived in Melbourne because of an out-of-service computerised boarding system

Australia ranks low on spam generator scale

Australia contributes a mere 0.5 per cent to the international spam menace, ranking 19th globally behind countries like the US, China, Korea and Brazil.

Biometrics database fingers criminal suspects

Celebrating a centenary of fingerprinting in NSW today Police Minister John Watkins released the latest results of NSW Police Force's biometric technology programs, Livescan and Phototrac.

New laws pave the way for Telstra privatisation

The federal government today introduced laws into Parliament to pave the way for the full privatisation of Telstra.

Labor calls for broadband inquiry

The Federal Opposition has taken steps to initiate a broadband inquiry to examine current levels of competition, pricing and customer takeup.

CSIRO developing a new kind of Web

Web users will soon be surfing video and audio content as easily as text and images thanks to some innovative Web tools being developed by CSIRO.

Mobile data market to drive Telstra revenue

Rapid growth in the mobile data market for corporates and government will drive revenue in 2003/04 as users take up new applications, Telstra's business sales managing director Murray Bergin said yesterday.

Telstra finally admits job cuts

After weeks of lame denials Telstra has finally admitted it is planning job cuts in the thousands.

Hutchison launches live video calling

Hutchison Telecoms launched a suite of new services in the Australian mobile marketplace on Tuesday and claims its "3" service will fast become a part of everyday life.