24 Jan 10 Australia leads world in time spent socially online
Facebook, Twitter and other social based internet systems saw massive increases in usage through 2009. Despite having some of the best weather for getting outside, Australians lead the world...Tagi: world australia, massive increases, internet systems, australians, weather
28 Feb 10 Australia has big expense each year: Obesity
According to a new study in the Medical Journal of Australia, Australians directly paid out $21 billion in 2005 for overweight and obese people, and indirectly another $35.6 billion for government subsidies.Tagi: medical journal of australia, government subsidies, billi, australians, obesity, peoe
27 Jun 10 Company Protects Australians With It's "Portector"
jalovick writes "With all the talk of Internet filtering in Australia and the high cost to implement the filter, an Australian technology distributor has come up with a cheaper solution to the governments Internet filter. The Kogan Portector."
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Tagi: australian technology, internet filter, kogan, australians, governments, australia
06 Jul 10 Aussies lose $1.3 billion - or is that $200 million? - to online fraudsters
A new survey suggest many Australians aren't being careful enough when using their credit cards online. But the amounts actually being lost may not be as bad as first appears.
Tagi: fraudsters, new survey, australians, credit cards
