Stop the free calls rip-off says ACCAN

Australian peak telecoms consumer advocacy group, has called on the big three carriers, Telstra, Optus and Vodafone, to end timed calls from mobiles to the 13, 1300 and 1800 numbers that used by government services and businesses. Such calls are billed as free or at cheap untimed rates of a maximum of 30c when called from landlines within Australia.

Tension-filled event at the Powerhouse Museum

At a tension-filled event at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, last night the five Australian finalists in the 2011 Microsoft Imagine Cup fought for the coveted first place in the national Software Design category of the world's premier student innovation competition.