Labor has committed to spending $69.3 million over four years to give all Australians internet access for a range of business and government services, if the party wins the upcoming federal election.

Australian venture capital firms are looking to invest over $600 million in ICT companies; but good ideas will not attract funding, it's good businesses they're looking for.

The University of Sydney is moving to mix conventional teaching with online learning and has hired 12 people in the past year to support its e-learning infrastructure.

The Federal government on Thursday announced it would dump $308 million into Australia’s IT industry as part of its $5.3 billion “Backing Australia’s Ability” package.

Linux, coupled with governments looking at moving to open source, could offer increased job opportunities for Australian IT professionals this year, according to one recruitment firm.