Card Services News
Djs Banking On Help To Launch New Credit Cards
Thursday March 22, 2007
DAVID Jones has abandoned plans to go it alone over the launch of its general purpose credit card and will team with a major financial institution which will run all processing and payment services but leave the retailer dealing directly with customers.Access Card Vote Halted By Privacy Doubts
Friday March 16, 2007
LEGISLATION for the Government's controversial health and welfare Access Card will be withdrawn from Parliament after it was sent back to be redrafted by a cross-party committee over fears that it represented a threat to privacy.Backlash Fear Sparks Id Card Rethink
Friday March 16, 2007
THE Federal Government has swiftly bowed to a Senate committee report critical of the proposed national smart card and agreed to rethink the legislation.Privacy Fear Stalls New Welfare Card
Friday March 16, 2007
THE future of the $1.1 billion Access Card is in doubt after a scathing report by a cross-party parliamentary committee reiterated fears it could become an identity card and pose a threat to privacy.Security Advice Missing Over Data Card
Tuesday March 13, 2007
THE Federal Government has proposed to push ahead with initial legislation for the proposed national data card even before the system's security has been vetted by electronic spy experts.Coalition Pledges Umbrella Family Department
Friday March 9, 2007
THE Coalition has promised to create a single Department of Family and Community Services, as part of its plan to streamline the bureaucracy from 33 departments to nine.Queries Over Asio Access To Data Card
Friday March 9, 2007
A CONTROVERSIAL feature of the planned national data card, the compulsory photograph, is in doubt, with the Government's adviser on the issue suggesting it be optional, and an influential Coalition MP questioning the risks it poses to privacy.Security Agencies Could Access Health Card Data
Wednesday March 7, 2007
ASIO and the Federal Police will not need a warrant to get information held on the Government's new health and welfare Access Card or on its related databases - including one holding the biometric data of almost all Australians - a parliamentary inquiry has heard.Asio Wants Access To Smart Card
Wednesday March 7, 2007
A DECLARATION by ASIO that it would not need a search warrant to gain access to the national smart card photographic data base has put it at odds with the Government agency responsible for the cards.Government Defends Card As Criticisms Grow
Saturday March 3, 2007
THE Federal Government has denied its national smart card photograph database will be linked to public surveillance video systems but has admitted police and security agencies will be able to use the system to identify suspect individuals.Refugee Talk? Oh, Right! It's A Poll Year
Saturday March 3, 2007
WELL surprise, surprise. The Howard Government is in trouble in an election year and it's playing the "we will decide who comes to this country card". Sound familiar?Skilled Truckies At A Premium
Friday March 2, 2007
AUSTRALIA was facing a critical shortage of truck drivers, Alltrans Training Services spokeswoman Michelle Matheson said.
