Following the earlier release of the video "Collateral Murder," WikiLeaks has again raised the ire of the US authorities by making available around 90,000 communications related to the war in Afghanistan.

A hiring ramp up by NBN Co has already put the Australian skilled labour market under strain, with ICT personnel being snapped up like hotcakes, according to a new survey. In the past three months, the available skilled ICT labour pool has shrunk by a massive 80%.

Optus has released, as expected, iPhone 4 voice and data pricing that makes Telstra look its usual stingy self, but if Optus’ network stays as reportedly crappy as ever, Optus could confidently offer as much data as it wanted, safe in the knowledge no-one will be able to use it… right?

The National Broadband Network rollout garnered further brownie points for the Government with an announcement that Primus Telecom has connected its first business client in a remote Tasmanian town. The remoteness of the 100Mbps connection lends support to the Government’s vision of the NBN providing ubiquitous cheap fast broadband to consumers and small businesses throughout Australia.