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  Government kicks off NBN video conferencing pilot

  The Federal Government has kicked off a video conferencing pilot over the National Broadband Network (NBN) which aims to give regional Australians increased access to services such as Medicare and Centrelink.

  By Chloe Herrick | 19 March, 2012 12:04

  Tags: centrelink, Department of Human Services (DHS), Kim Carr, medicare

• Net costs a barrier for seniors: study

  More than 40 per cent of older Australians say the internet is too expensive, leaving them at risk of being shut off from health and other online services.

  By AAP | 10 August, 2011 13:31

  Tags: centrelink, e-health, National Broadband Network (NBN), networking, Queensland University of Technology, telecommunications

• Fed govt using data matching technology to help recover millions

  The federal government is using data matching technology to help it can recover tens of millions of dollars from former welfare recipients who owe it money.

  By AAP | 29 June, 2011 08:22

  Tags: ATO, centrelink

• BUDGET 2011: Human Services gains massive funding

  Some $576.2 million will be provided to use ICT to improve access and improve portfolio business within the Department of Human Services (DHS) agencies Centrelink, Medicare and the Child Support Agency under the 2011-2012 federal budget.

  By Tim Lohman | 11 May, 2011 11:21

  Tags: centrelink, Department of Human Services, Federal Budget 2011, government, medicare, the Child Support Agency

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  Millions miss pay after NAB's second meltdown

  Millions of employees have been left without their pay amid mixed messages from the National Australia Bank Ltd over when it will fix the fault that has crashed its payments system.

  By AAP | 15 April, 2011 17:22

  Tags: centrelink, glitch, NAB, security

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  Privacy not at risk in Medicare, Centrelink merger: OAIC

  The impending merger of Medicare Australia and Centrelink under new legislation will not trample Australians' privacy according to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).

  By Chloe Herrick | 22 March, 2011 11:50

  Tags: centrelink, Department of Human Services, government, medicare, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), privacy

• ATO Change Program jilts Centrelink customers

  Issues with the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) IT systems Change Program have resulted in a number of Centrelink customers having their Family Tax Benefit (FTB) payments suspended, the Commonwealth Ombudsman has reported.

  By Tim Lohman | 08 November, 2010 16:55

  Tags: ATO, centrelink, Ombudsman, tax returns

• Centrelink to establish x86 server panel

  Statutory agency Centrelink will shortly appoint a panel of service providers to manage its x86 server environment as part of a two year server consolidation and virtualisation program.

  By Hamish Barwick | 04 November, 2010 11:04

  Tags: centrelink, servers, virtualisation, Virtualization, x86

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  Linux users to get AUSkey access before Christmas

  The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has confirmed Linux users will finally have access to its AUSkey authentication software within two months, following compatibility complaints in May when the service was launched for Windows and Mac OS X only.

  By Chloe Herrick | 13 October, 2010 16:28

  Tags: ATO, Auskey, Australian Tax Office, centrelink, SBR, Standard Business Reporting

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  Centrelink to establish enterprise storage panel

  Centrelink is looking for suppliers to join an enterprise storage panel the government department is creating.

  By Computerworld Staff | 27 September, 2010 08:49

  Tags: centrelink, Enterprise Storage, storage as a service, tenders

• Centrelink site adds text-to-speech to help visually impared

  National welfare agency Centrelink has launched a new speaking feature on its Web site for the visually impaired.

  By Daniel Bishton | 04 August, 2009 16:47

  Tags: centrelink, government

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  Centrelink calls for more IT suppliers

  The IT jobs market may be not be hot right now, but national welfare agency Centrelink is seeking more panel members to supply IT services across a range of fields and will consolidate two panel arrangements into one in the process.

  By Rodney Gedda | 08 July, 2009 10:24

  Tags: centrelink, federal government, government, it services industry

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  Centrelink ups IT reform, keeps Model 204 'legacy'

  Federal government welfare agency Centrelink is pushing ahead with IT projects around self-service, records digitisation and mobility, but won't be replacing its Model 204 database which dates back to the early seventies.

  By Rodney Gedda | 14 May, 2009 10:49

  Tags: centrelink, mainframe, Model 204, self-service

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  Centrelink issues $500k unbreakable code for free

  Centrelink will release its $560,000 smart card identification protocol for free in an attempt to buy-back security systems based on the technology.

  By Darren Pauli | 29 April, 2009 10:59

  Tags: centrelink, cryptography, pki

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  Medicare employee accessed database to make fake Baby Bonus claims

  A Medicare employee has used his access privileges to hack into a database of deceased persons to claim more than $300,000 in false Baby Bonus payments, allege the Australian Federal Police.

  By Howard Dahdah | 27 November, 2008 09:26

  Tags: centrelink, hack