This report provides the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights' view on the compatibility with human rights as defined in the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011 of bills introduced into the Parliament during the period 20 to 30 September 2014 and legislative instruments received during the period 20 September to 10 October 2014. The...

The purpose of this review is to ensure Australia's spectrum policy and management framework framework will serve the country well into the future, and to examine what policy and regulatory changes are needed to meet current challenges. Introduction On 23 May 2014 the Minister for Communications, the Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, announced a review of...

This paper explores participatory sensing and issues associated with governance in the light of new information gathering capabilities that directly engage citizens in collecting data and providing contextual insight that has the potential to greatly enhance Council operations. Executive summary Local government (such as the City of Melbourne) is accountable and responsible for establishment, execution...

Minister for Communications Media Release: The Government has today asked for industry and public submissions on a draft carrier licence condition for networks that supply superfast carriage services to residential customers. Following the announcement by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on 11 September 2014 on TPG's plan to roll out a fibre-to-the-basement (FTTB)...

Overview: Since the early 2000s and the rapid rise of the Internet and broadband as platforms for the digital economy and online society, successive Australian Governments have grappled with the issue of how to achieve investment in next generation broadband networks capable of supporting future user needs.