Card Services News
Warning Over Medical Details On National Card
Thursday February 22, 2007
A TASKFORCE looking at consumer and privacy issues with the proposed national smartcard has identified problems relating to personal medical details.Discount Card For Carers Suggested
Thursday February 22, 2007
A DISCOUNT card similar to that enjoyed by senior citizens should be made available to the carers of disabled or frail people, Greens MP Lee Rhiannon said in Newcastle yesterday.Seniors Card Mooted For Care Givers
Thursday February 22, 2007
A DISCOUNT card similar to that enjoyed by senior citizens should be made available to the carers of disabled or frail people, Greens MP Lee Rhiannon said in Newcastle yesterday.Sponsorship Rises As Unis Wrestle With Funding Cuts
Wednesday February 21, 2007
UNIVERSITIES are charging businesses and community organisations up to $1200 to set up stalls on campus as part of a bid to keep services afloat after federal laws stripped them of funding.Waiting For The Last Card To Fall
Wednesday February 21, 2007
Anyone with a stake in the future of Qantas is busy lobbying but the final decision rests with the Treasurer, writes Mark Davis.Banks Miss The Cut In Djs Contest
Thursday February 15, 2007
FOUR banks, including one of the nation's biggest, have fallen out of the running in a beauty parade aimed at selecting the best to run David Jones's new general purpose card.Your Id? It's On The Card
Wednesday February 14, 2007
The Government's 'access card' will be an identity card in all but name, writes Michael Pearce.Fast Talkers
Monday February 12, 2007
David Flynn takes the latest notebook-friendly wireless broadband services for a spin.
3 NetConnect
Modem, $399; access, $29-$69 www.three.com.au ****
Vodafone Mobile Connect USB
Modem, $399; access, $30-$100 per month www.vodafone.com.au ****
BigPond Next G Wireless Broadband Mobile Card
Modem, $299; access, $30-$200 per month www.bigpond.com *** 1/2
BigPond Next G Wireless Broadband USB Mobile Card
Modem, $299; access, $30-$200 a month www.bigpond.com ****Credit Card Fees To Be Considered
Monday February 12, 2007
PORT Stephens Council is considering applying credit card fees to all payments made at its administration building and through the Australia Post Postbillpay service.Access Card Guarantees 'won't Protect Us'
Sunday February 11, 2007
DRIVER'S licence details, public transport concession card information and working-with-children checks could be information stored on the proposed new $1.1 billion Access Card.Access For Whom?
Friday February 9, 2007
The Federal Government's $1.1 billion access card is devised to prevent massive fraud. But will it perpetuate crime and lead to widespread breaches of privacy? Karen Kissane reports.Public Locked Out Of Their Own National Cards
Thursday February 8, 2007
THE Federal Government, fighting claims its access card will turn into a national identity scheme, has refused to guarantee Australians access to personal information gathered under the $1.1 billion scheme.Access Card 'won't Identify Ethnicity'
Thursday February 8, 2007
THE man responsible for the Government's $1.1 billion health and welfare access card insists it could not be used to identify a person's ethnicity, responding to fears that it was the kind of tool that the Nazis might have used to persecute Jews.Backbench Revolt On Health Smartcard
Wednesday February 7, 2007
THE Government is facing a rebellion within its ranks over the $1.1 billion health and welfare access card, with several members of the Coalition fearful that it could turn into a national identity card.
