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26 Feb 2002 | Bank bail out saves Austar pay TV
Regional pay TV group, Austar, has received a life line by banks who have reached an in-principle agreement to extend a $400 million rollover and debt facility. Austar has been in breach of financial covenants after failing to negotiate the rollover by December 31, but the banks have now allowed Austar to trade out of its difficulties. ...... FULL STORY
26 Feb 2002 | ACA handset test surprises
A recent test of 27 mobile phone handsets by the Australian Consumers Association named the top performers as Philips, Ericsson, Samsung, Siemens and Motorola. ...... FULL STORY
25 Feb 2002 | ACCC questions new Telstra mobile plans
The ACCC is looking into Telstra's new mobile pricing plan and says that there are potentially both contractual and consumer protection issues surrounding the plan's early termination fees. ...... FULL STORY
20 Feb 2002 | Regional TV coverage targeted by broadcast review
Minister for Communications, Senator Richard Alston, has warned regional media companies that they may be forced to re-open services previously closed for financial reasons. Findings from the current ABA inquiry into the adequacy of regional TV news will offer advice as to whether regulation is needed to protect such services. ...... FULL STORY
20 Feb 2002 | Technology helps fight against spray drift
A Queensland aviation company, in a world first, has developed a system that it says stops spray drift of chemicals that can cause the contamination of beef and the death of some crops.
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19 Feb 2002 | Plain and simple: health guide for mobile users
A "layman's guide" to the draft national standard on mobile phone emissions will be released by the Australian Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency at the same time as the technical report. ...... FULL STORY
18 Feb 2002 | Gene Technology Contacts
For everything you need to know about gene technology, please refer to the contacts below for all the latest information on this contentious issue. ...... FULL STORY
18 Feb 2002 | Arguments For and Against Gene Technology
Hoticulture Australia has compiled the following arguments in the ongoing debate for and against Gene Technology. Use them to help make up your own mind. ...... FULL STORY
18 Feb 2002 | Airline gives mobiles on planes a turn-on
Qantas has brought in new rules about the use of mobile phones on its planes, after doing a deal with air safety regulators. ...... FULL STORY
15 Feb 2002 | Fewer payphones
The Australian Communications Authority has found that the number of payphones in Australia has declined steadily since 1996. ...... FULL STORY
15 Feb 2002 | Telcos cough up millions in compensation
The Australian Communications Authority's annual report revealed that the country's two major phone companies, Telstra and Optus, paid out almost $14 million in compensation over 2000-2001 ...... FULL STORY
14 Feb 2002 | Councils move to ban GM trials
A growing number of local councils have moved to pass resolutions declaring their local areas to be GM-free zones. The councils have outlawed trials of genetically modified crops within their local council areas, concern about environmental risks and the transfer of genes between species. ...... FULL STORY
13 Feb 2002 | Telcos act over stolen mobiles
All mobile phone companies and law enforcement agencies have agreed to a plan to ban lost and stolen mobiles from the networks - though it may be several months before the plan is implemented. ...... FULL STORY
12 Feb 2002 | One.Tel managers back in business
Mark Silbermann and Kevin Beck, once senior managers in the collapsed phone company One.Tel, are about to launch a new venture – Tele One.
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12 Feb 2002 | Mobile phone units to overtake fixed line units
The number of mobile phones currently in use in Australia is almost set to overtake the number of landlines being used.
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7 Feb 2002 | Telstra cuts low-cost email service
Telstra is set to get rid of the low-cost email service currently relied upon by thousands of Australians, including rural users and small businesses. ...... FULL STORY
7 Feb 2002 | GM food labelling loophole exposed
More genetically modified food is expected to be reaching supermarket shelves without consumers even knowing it according to the nation's food safety watchdog, ANZFA. ...... FULL STORY
1 Feb 2002 | Hay performance measures now available
The CSIRO have developed a new infrared test that measures the quality of different hays. The technology is expected to help farmers determine how much feed an animal will eat. ...... FULL STORY
1 Feb 2002 | Legume research to reduce cattle bloat
Australian researchers have found that their genetic research
in plants could help farmers reduce bloat in cattle which results in an estimated cost to Australian farmers of approximately $50 million a year. ...... FULL STORY
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