No more delay with national SMS alert system

May 26, 2009

Given the extreme conditions that Australians have had to face over the last two months; it seems almost unfair to now be told that the likelihood of severe earthquakes literally shaking the country is quite high.

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School SMS System curbs absenteeism

April 28, 2009

A web-based SMS communication system at schools is one of the best things to come out of the mobile messaging revolution in Australia.

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SMS could save Australian wine industry

April 3, 2009

The recent news that Australia’s wine exports have suffered an 18% decline in value in 2008 is the first setback for this successful industry in 15 years. The current global economic crisis has severely impacted on the Australian wine export market and this can be expected to continue in the coming year.

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The new Bush Telegraph: SMS Text Messaging

March 5, 2009

The Australian coined term, ‘Bush Telegraph’ refers to the very quick means of stories getting to everyone in all parts of the country. Originally spread by telephone and word of mouth, text messaging is a modern version of this form of instant communication.

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Australian emergency services need text messaging tools

February 4, 2009

As early as 2002, the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) was looking at the possibility of text messaging emergency services and then promptly discarded the idea.

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