This paper raises the issue of formally addressing sustainability during the development of ICT solutions. Several environmental themes in ICT sustainability are presented including electronic waste, carbon emission, and energy consumption trends. The existing frameworks and standards that are in use for alternative industries are analyzed and their applicability to ICT is discussed for policy...

Australia had a long and illustrious association with 'space science'. The first Australians used the patterns of the stars to guide them to seasonal food sources. Captain Cook arrived here on the way home from a voyage to chart the transit of Venus, with the goal of improving navigational technology. When Governor Phillip founded the...

The Australian government is considering whether Australia should accede to the United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts 2005. This consultation paper seeks public comment on whether Australia should accede to the Convention, and on proposed amendments to allow this to occur. The Australian Government, in consultation with the states...

Urban spaces have become blended even more seamlessly with their portrayal. Such representations are generated via a broad range of media which both influence and sculpt our sense of their constitution so that our sense of what the urban is is inflected by a range of interpretations, atmospheres, inherited viewpoints, dialogues and scenarios derived from...

Non-consensual genetic testing occurs when bodily samples are taken and genetically tested without the consent of the individual to whom they relate. Biomedical technology enables genetic testing to be performed on minute bodily samples. Genetic information may be derived from samples such as hair follicles, saliva left on a glass or cigarette, cheek cells left...