In May 2006, Mobile Top Level Domain, acting under the direction of ICANN, opened initial domain name registration in the new .mobi domain created specially for mobile devices. The new domain is aimed at making it easier for mobile device users to identify which sites are accessible on a mobile device.

Third Generation (3G) mobile telephone systems challenge regulatory policy because they represent a convergence of content, devices and networks, with many companies involved. Matthew L. James examines matters of industry development, appropriate content protection and misuse, regulatory controls and future network trends.

Diannah Lowry and Megan Moskos report on a study exploring the impact of the workplace mobile phone in a selection of Australian workplaces. This study involved interviews with 20 workers from different occupational and organisational settings. A consistent theme was the notion of the work mobile phone as a 'double-edged' sword that served to define...

In this research note, Morag Donaldson briefly examines the law of privacy in Australia - both legislation and common law - to highlight the fact that while the law offers some protections, there is currently no legal right to privacy in Australia - although the courts are moving towards recognising such a right.

Some key factors underlying the process of mobility in Indigenous households include access to resources ('demand sharing'), availability and quality of housing, overcrowding, conflict, the impact of death, and 'visiting' patterns. The experience of CAEPR's community-level household survey suggests the need for a multi-dimensional, nested set of definitions of 'household'. Minimally, 'household' should be defined...