http://apcmag.com/ APC Magazine covers the latest in computing with a critical, independent eye to help you make the most of your tech dollar. http://apcmag.com//oh-dear-conroy-watched-the-soccer-while-rudd-was-being-dumped.htm http://apcmag.com//oh-dear-conroy-watched-the-soccer-while-rudd-was-being-dumped.htm

Oh dear: one of Rudd's most trusted lieutenants, Stephen Conroy, says he was watching the soccer while Rudd was being unseated.]]> Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:41:19 +1000 http://apcmag.com//spillard-how-the-tech-sector-reacted.htm http://apcmag.com//spillard-how-the-tech-sector-reacted.htm

Telstra, Optus, Microsoft and other tech leaders give their reaction to the Julia Gillard seizing the Australian government leadership today.]]> Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:28:23 +1000 http://apcmag.com//im-proud-of-the-nbn-tearful-rudd-in-farewell-speech.htm http://apcmag.com//im-proud-of-the-nbn-tearful-rudd-in-farewell-speech.htm

Outgoing PM Kevin Rudd today said he was proud of the government's work on the NBN, saying it would fundamentally transform the country in ways we haven't even conceived of yet.]]> Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:51:57 +1000 http://apcmag.com//lindsay-tanner-quits-following-rudd-dumping.htm http://apcmag.com//lindsay-tanner-quits-following-rudd-dumping.htm

Minister Lindsay Tanner, heavily involved in Labor's IT policies over the last decade, says he will leave parliament, saying the timing has nothing to do with Rudd's dumping.]]> Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:48:08 +1000 http://apcmag.com//should-gillard-replace-conroy-with-lundy.htm http://apcmag.com//should-gillard-replace-conroy-with-lundy.htm

Several of Stephen Conroy’s harshest critics have backed the idea that Julia Gillard should hand his Communications portfolio to fellow Labor Senator Kate Lundy this morning.]]> Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:02:05 +1000 http://apcmag.com//labor-leadership-lundy-backs-gillard-against-rudd.htm http://apcmag.com//labor-leadership-lundy-backs-gillard-against-rudd.htm

Kate Lundy, the long-time challenger to the unpopular Senator Conroy, has swung her support behind Julia Gillard for Prime Minister in this morning's Labor leadership spill.]]> Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:57:31 +1000 http://apcmag.com//kogan-launches-the-portector-protection-from-spams-and-scams-through-the-portal-at-half-price.htm http://apcmag.com//kogan-launches-the-portector-protection-from-spams-and-scams-through-the-portal-at-half-price.htm

With Australians becoming increasingly worried about "spams and scams through the portal", Kogan has introduced an impervious shield for internet users.]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:10:36 +1000 http://apcmag.com//why-australia-needs-megan-fox-to-promote-the-nbn.htm http://apcmag.com//why-australia-needs-megan-fox-to-promote-the-nbn.htm

Megan, your adoring fans, if not your country, are calling you to come and help us feel the earth move as Kevin Rudd starts laying cables.]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:49:41 +1000 http://apcmag.com//its-not-about-your-web-history-says-attorney-general.htm http://apcmag.com//its-not-about-your-web-history-says-attorney-general.htm

The Attorney General, Robert McLelland, has denied the government's controversial ISP logging policy will extend to users' web history.]]> Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:47:07 +1000 http://apcmag.com//surveillance-state-near-warns-australian-pirate-party.htm http://apcmag.com//surveillance-state-near-warns-australian-pirate-party.htm

The Australian Pirate Party has declared war on the fed govt over its plans to monitor records of Australian citizens' web browsing, phone calls, emails and P2P usage.]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:35:23 +1000 http://apcmag.com//iinet-knew-of-internet-surveillance-proposal-in-2009.htm http://apcmag.com//iinet-knew-of-internet-surveillance-proposal-in-2009.htm

iiNet was briefed in 2009 about a government proposal to force ISPs to store copies of customers' emails, phone calls and web browsing histories, but was bound to secrecy.]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:27:51 +1000 http://apcmag.com//government-isp-snooping-policy-totally-insane-linton.htm http://apcmag.com//government-isp-snooping-policy-totally-insane-linton.htm

The CEO of ISP Exetel has described as a "nanny state gone totally insane" a govt proposal which could see telcos required to store customers' web browsing and emails.]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:23:20 +1000 http://apcmag.com//govt-may-record-users-web-history-email-data.htm http://apcmag.com//govt-may-record-users-web-history-email-data.htm

The Fed Govt is considering forcing Australian ISPs to retain data on how Australian citizens are using the internet, such as their sent and received email and browsing history.]]> Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:32:28 +1000 http://apcmag.com//kevins-google-love-moment.htm http://apcmag.com//kevins-google-love-moment.htm

Although the government is currently at war with Google, Kevin Rudd says you need the NBN because... you'll be able to access Google faster.]]> Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:04:50 +1000 http://apcmag.com//did-labor-make-a-fatal-mistake-choosing-conroy-over-lundy.htm http://apcmag.com//did-labor-make-a-fatal-mistake-choosing-conroy-over-lundy.htm

With Labor wallowing at all-time low in the polls, Kevin Rudd must be wondering if the popular Kate Lundy could have done a better job than his blundering communication minister.]]> Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:34:53 +1000 http://apcmag.com//rudd-backs-conroy-in-wifi-attack.htm http://apcmag.com//rudd-backs-conroy-in-wifi-attack.htm

The Prime Minister has backed internet Senator Conroy in his sustained attack on Google over its bungled WiFi collection error.]]> Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:13:01 +1000 http://apcmag.com//lundy-offers-opt-in-filter-option-to-rudd.htm http://apcmag.com//lundy-offers-opt-in-filter-option-to-rudd.htm

"It has become clear that the community has a preference for opt-in approach," says Senator Lundy. Ding! A Labor politician that finally gets it. ]]> Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:51:06 +1000 http://apcmag.com//why-conroy-is-the-george-w-bush-of-the-rudd-govt-.htm http://apcmag.com//why-conroy-is-the-george-w-bush-of-the-rudd-govt-.htm

commentary | Senator Conroy can't seem to get his facts -- or his words -- straight.]]> Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:41:14 +1000 http://apcmag.com//byo-linux-router-to-the-nbn.htm http://apcmag.com//byo-linux-router-to-the-nbn.htm

What do tomatoes and penguins have to do with the Australian government's nationwide fibre-to-the-home project? ]]> Mon, 24 May 2010 10:16:15 +1000 http://apcmag.com//australians-standing-up-to-net-filter-greens-senator.htm http://apcmag.com//australians-standing-up-to-net-filter-greens-senator.htm

The Greens have delivered a blunt rejoinder to Senator Conroy's statement this week that Aussies would stand up to a broadening of the net filter by saying, "we are standing up".]]> Wed, 12 May 2010 17:11:41 +1000 http://apcmag.com//4-corners-focuses-on-internet-censorship-830-tonight.htm http://apcmag.com//4-corners-focuses-on-internet-censorship-830-tonight.htm

ABC's flagship investigative journalism program 4 Corners will tonight report on Australia's bungled internet censorship scheme.]]> Mon, 10 May 2010 16:42:06 +1000 http://apcmag.com//conroy-releases-nbn-details.htm http://apcmag.com//conroy-releases-nbn-details.htm

It'll only cost $26b, says the government, as it releases details showing that the NBN is financially viable.]]> Thu, 06 May 2010 14:42:14 +1000 http://apcmag.com//live-watch-kevin-rudd-announcing-nbn-plan-details.htm http://apcmag.com//live-watch-kevin-rudd-announcing-nbn-plan-details.htm

From 1:45PM today, Kevin Rudd will be announcing the full details of the national broadband network -- and you can watch live. (Now concluded)]]> Thu, 06 May 2010 13:35:35 +1000 http://apcmag.com//australian-net-laws-plucked-straight-from-iran-china.htm http://apcmag.com//australian-net-laws-plucked-straight-from-iran-china.htm

The Pirate Party of Australia says the government appears to be taking internet censorship policy advice straight from China and Iran.]]> Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:33:50 +1000 http://apcmag.com//eyes-of-the-world-swing-onto-australias-internet-filter-plan.htm http://apcmag.com//eyes-of-the-world-swing-onto-australias-internet-filter-plan.htm

Embarrassed Australian pollies say they are fielding queries from around the world about Kevin Rudd's internet filtering plan.]]> Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:32:39 +1000 http://apcmag.com//net-filtering-conroy-pleads-ignorance-on-us-govt-protest-.htm http://apcmag.com//net-filtering-conroy-pleads-ignorance-on-us-govt-protest-.htm

Communications minister Stephen Conroy says nobody from the US government has voiced their concerns over internet filtering to him, contrary to reports.]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:51:57 +1000 http://apcmag.com//conroy-releases-internet-filter-submissions.htm http://apcmag.com//conroy-releases-internet-filter-submissions.htm

Embattled comms minister Stephen Conroy has lifted the veil of secrecy on public submissions to the internet filtering project.]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:51:52 +1000 http://apcmag.com//nsw-hands-out-66000-student-laptops.htm http://apcmag.com//nsw-hands-out-66000-student-laptops.htm

NSW Education Minister Verity Firth says 66,000 Lenovo laptops have been handed out to school kids already.]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:59:43 +1000 http://apcmag.com//conroy-can-safely-ignore-tony-smith.htm http://apcmag.com//conroy-can-safely-ignore-tony-smith.htm

opinion Stephen Conroy's shadow is a different minister, singing from Conroy's old songbook.]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:42:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//hockey-slams-unworkable-internet-filter.htm http://apcmag.com//hockey-slams-unworkable-internet-filter.htm

The Libs' senior leadership has come out swinging against the Rudd/Conroy centralised internet censorship scheme.]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:37:41 +1000 http://apcmag.com//programmer-orders-conroy-to-remove-bastardised-website-code.htm http://apcmag.com//programmer-orders-conroy-to-remove-bastardised-website-code.htm

A software developer has cried foul over what he says is misuse of his code on Communications Minister Stephen Conroy’s web site.]]> Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:01:30 +1000 http://apcmag.com//no-apologies-for-internet-filter-rudd.htm http://apcmag.com//no-apologies-for-internet-filter-rudd.htm

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has thrown more wood on the fiery debate about the Government's internet filtering plans, saying it wouldn't apologise for pushing ahead with the plan.]]> Sat, 27 Feb 2010 08:42:51 +1000 http://apcmag.com//senator-kate-lundy-proposes-internet-filter-lite.htm http://apcmag.com//senator-kate-lundy-proposes-internet-filter-lite.htm

The Pirate Party has come out guns blazing, rejecting it and saying "now is not the time for compromise".]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:59:35 +1000 http://apcmag.com//internet-users-ponder-voting-liberal-over-forced-internet-filtering.htm http://apcmag.com//internet-users-ponder-voting-liberal-over-forced-internet-filtering.htm

Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) today welcomed survey results showing Australian Internet users might not vote Labor again at the next election due to Internet filtering.]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:02:12 +1000 http://apcmag.com//92-of-whirlpool-users-against-filter.htm http://apcmag.com//92-of-whirlpool-users-against-filter.htm

Out of 21,755 people that responded to the survey, an overwhelming majority said they didn't want Senator Conroy's internet filter.]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:55:58 +1000 http://apcmag.com//anonymous-takes-filter-protest-to-the-streets.htm http://apcmag.com//anonymous-takes-filter-protest-to-the-streets.htm

The loose coalition of individuals who attacked Government websites last week under the banner of "Anonymous" has unveiled plans to take its protest to the streets.]]> Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:45:19 +1000 http://apcmag.com//attacks-on-conroy-work-better-than-petitions-anonymous.htm http://apcmag.com//attacks-on-conroy-work-better-than-petitions-anonymous.htm

The loosely-knit group known as Anonymous has brought out war rhetoric to defend their continuing distributed denial of service attacks on the Australian government.]]> Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:00:13 +1000 http://apcmag.com//anonymous-attacks-govt-websites-over-filtering.htm http://apcmag.com//anonymous-attacks-govt-websites-over-filtering.htm

"Anonymous" has swung its focus away from Scientology and onto Stephen Conroy and Kevin Rudd, over their internet censorship plans in Australia.]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:39:14 +1000 http://apcmag.com//now-conroy-wants-google-to-filter-youtube-in-australia.htm http://apcmag.com//now-conroy-wants-google-to-filter-youtube-in-australia.htm

Stephen Conroy has expressed admiration for what he termed as Google’s role in suppressing controversial web content in China, Thailand and other countries.]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:00:40 +1000 http://apcmag.com//conroy-recommends-labor-man-for-450k-nbn-job.htm http://apcmag.com//conroy-recommends-labor-man-for-450k-nbn-job.htm

Not only is NBN Co's new PR man a former Labor staffer, the government is paying him $450K to keep relationships with ... the government ... good. ]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:31:30 +1000 http://apcmag.com//buggy-parliament-web-filter-blocked-news-ltd.htm http://apcmag.com//buggy-parliament-web-filter-blocked-news-ltd.htm

The Federal Parliament's own internet filtering system (yes, the one that filters the net for politicians) has been blocking a News Limited website, it emerged today.]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:34:29 +1000 http://apcmag.com//regrets-ive-had-a-few-but-not-over-nbn-tender-conroy.htm http://apcmag.com//regrets-ive-had-a-few-but-not-over-nbn-tender-conroy.htm

Stephen "Sinatra" Conroy says he has regrets, but not over the NBN tender: no, he did it his way.]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:02:06 +1000 http://apcmag.com//liberals-smith-slams-chaotic-conroy-over-nbn.htm http://apcmag.com//liberals-smith-slams-chaotic-conroy-over-nbn.htm

Shadow Comms Minister Tony Smith has branded Stephen Conroy "the master of disaster" following the Auditor General's investigation into the NBN.]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:57:31 +1000 http://apcmag.com//govt-planned-for-failure-of-nbn-bids.htm http://apcmag.com//govt-planned-for-failure-of-nbn-bids.htm

The government was figuring out a "plan B" for the national broadband network as early as August 2008, newly-released documents show.]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:39:42 +1000 http://apcmag.com//labor-senator-argues-against-net-censorship.htm http://apcmag.com//labor-senator-argues-against-net-censorship.htm

Legislation for internet filtering will hit parliament as early as this month, but Labor Senator Kate Lundy says she is fighting for an opt-out option.]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:38:23 +1000 http://apcmag.com//australia-day-internet-blackout-protests-filtering-.htm http://apcmag.com//australia-day-internet-blackout-protests-filtering-.htm

Electronic Frontiers Australia today announced that over 500 Australian websites will be "blacked out" in protest against the Rudd government's mandatory Internet filtering scheme.]]> Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:33:09 +1000 http://apcmag.com//conroy-green-lights-centralised-internet-filtering.htm http://apcmag.com//conroy-green-lights-centralised-internet-filtering.htm

Industry bodies and ISPs are divided over planned legislation that will force ISPs to filter all Internet traffic according to a government-managed blacklist, announced today.]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:40:53 +1000 http://apcmag.com//poll-are-you-using-the-50-computer-tax-rebate.htm http://apcmag.com//poll-are-you-using-the-50-computer-tax-rebate.htm

The government is offering a 50% tax rebate on new computers -- are you going to do it?]]> Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:08:41 +1000 http://apcmag.com//australia-racist-backward-sol-trujillo.htm http://apcmag.com//australia-racist-backward-sol-trujillo.htm

Trujillo says "good riddance" to a country that he characterises as racist -- Kevin Rudd was even racist to him, he claims.]]> Tue, 26 May 2009 14:05:47 +1000 http://apcmag.com//budget-2009-good-for-tech.htm http://apcmag.com//budget-2009-good-for-tech.htm

The Federal Government budget 2009 cuts in some areas that hurt, but tech has won out for once. ]]> Tue, 12 May 2009 21:15:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//malcolm-turnbull-wants-you-to-drive-on-potholes.htm http://apcmag.com//malcolm-turnbull-wants-you-to-drive-on-potholes.htm

Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull today slammed the Rudd Government's $43 billion national road network.]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:52:36 +1000 http://apcmag.com//internode-gobsmacked-iinet-welcomes-ftth-network.htm http://apcmag.com//internode-gobsmacked-iinet-welcomes-ftth-network.htm

Two high profile ISPs have welcomed the government's decision to scrap its fibre-to-the-node plans and build a fibre-to-the-home network instead.]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:30:08 +1000 http://apcmag.com//breaking-news-govt-to-build-43bn-fibre-to-the-home-network.htm http://apcmag.com//breaking-news-govt-to-build-43bn-fibre-to-the-home-network.htm

The Government has scrapped the fraught NBN process and will instead build its own 100Mbit/s fibre to the home network to 90% of Australians, within 5-8 years. ]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:07:13 +1000 http://apcmag.com//senator-conroy-put-up-for-sale.htm http://apcmag.com//senator-conroy-put-up-for-sale.htm

It may be a bit late for April Fools, but Ebay member "Krudd53" has put the beleaguered Minister for Internet Censorship, Senator Stephen Conroy, up for auction. ]]> Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:02:01 +1000 http://apcmag.com//iinet-out-of-conroy-net-filtering-trial.htm http://apcmag.com//iinet-out-of-conroy-net-filtering-trial.htm

iiNet has announced that it has pulled out of the government's controversial internet filtering pilot. ]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:36:26 +1000 http://apcmag.com//internet-filter-goes-live-without-iinet-or-optus.htm http://apcmag.com//internet-filter-goes-live-without-iinet-or-optus.htm

Australia's second and third largest ISPs, Optus and iiNet, won't be included in the government's internet filter test upon its launch.]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:45:37 +1000 http://apcmag.com//the_10_sins_of_senator_conroy.htm http://apcmag.com//the_10_sins_of_senator_conroy.htm

Our beloved communication minister has launched a blog. The only problem? He appears to completely misunderstand how blogs work.]]> Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:27:08 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra_rejects_govt_internet_filtering_trials.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra_rejects_govt_internet_filtering_trials.htm

If the nation's biggest ISP doesn't have anything to do with them, how much reliance can be placed on tests of the controversial "clean feed" proposal?]]> Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:24:50 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how_obama_wants_tech_to_save_the_world.htm http://apcmag.com//how_obama_wants_tech_to_save_the_world.htm

Tech helped to get him elected; now Obama has plans to use it to save America and the world.]]> Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:06:15 +1000 http://apcmag.com//top_5_reasons_to_fight_government_isp_filtering.htm http://apcmag.com//top_5_reasons_to_fight_government_isp_filtering.htm

Hey, Senator "cleanfeed" Conroy, listen up!]]> Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:11:08 +1000 http://apcmag.com//did_kevin_rudd_kill_laptop_salary_sacrifice.htm http://apcmag.com//did_kevin_rudd_kill_laptop_salary_sacrifice.htm

Confusion reigns: is the era of the half price laptop, purchased from pre-tax income, really over? We've got the definitive answer.]]> Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//kevin_07_shifts_to_facebook_hate_08.htm http://apcmag.com//kevin_07_shifts_to_facebook_hate_08.htm

Kevin Rudd may have been happy to promote himself on Facebook before the election, but now the PM has turned his back on the social networking service, banning his staff from it. ]]> Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:16:57 +1000 http://apcmag.com//bluescreen_budget_boredom.htm http://apcmag.com//bluescreen_budget_boredom.htm

Bluescreen | We have uncovered the secret Rudd Labor Government budget agenda: a flourishing Australian porn industry. It's all there in the budget.]]> Wed, 21 May 2008 19:11:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//more_rural_broadband_less_porn_in_budget.htm http://apcmag.com//more_rural_broadband_less_porn_in_budget.htm

You'll be able to access the net faster under the new Rudd Government budget -- but steer clear of the rude stuff, or else...]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 09:03:03 +1000 http://apcmag.com//satire_australian_government_it_plans_announced.htm http://apcmag.com//satire_australian_government_it_plans_announced.htm

Bluescreen | Australian government to draft Lara Bingle to promote our fullsome IT industry -- slogan: "where the bloody hell is IT?"]]> Thu, 08 May 2008 12:06:21 +1000