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The IT sector always loves it when the Australian government acknowledges its existence in the federal budget, and 2017-2018 is no exception. Infosec professionals are basking in the warm glow of bureaucratic validation this morning, with AU$10.7 million devoted to establishing a Cyber Security Advisory Office. Operating as …

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  1. Diogenes

    Finally a use for IoT

    You missed the other boost to IT - the foreign owners empty house tax ($5k pa). As the new tax would be policed by water/power usage checks, buy IoT things eg lights and taps. Turn on and off at random until something approaching 'normal' single person usage is achieved - an all be controlled from anywhere in the world.

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  2. Anonymous Coward
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    CDA files or do we use a fax for ehealth ?

    can anyone tell us...

    Do we finally get the ability to use CDA files as standard everywhere else in the world or is fax the way forward ?

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  3. -tim

    Just what is a Service Provider?

    The eHealth system lets the "service provider" do all sorts of things with the data. The only way to opt out is to sign up and then opt out or it may be collecting data forever.

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