Tenant Internet Connects Broader Band Of People

ON A ground-floor room in a tower on the Collingwood high-rise estate, tenants sit in a computer training room enjoying the type of play the internet allows. Jeff, 47, is working on his profile on MySpace; Tuan is scanning CNN for news about his native Vietnam; Antoinette is checking out a dating site and Despina, who says she loves emailing her relatives in Israel, Cyprus and Greece, is enjoying a game of solitaire.

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Worldwide Alert On Microsoft Browser

MORE than 500 million internet users around the world are at risk from a major flaw discovered in Microsoft's Internet Explorer software that can give criminals access to personal details, including banking passwords and log-ins.

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Computer 'wizard' Fleeced Banks Of $133,000

A MELBOURNE computer genius with serious mental health problems and links to the Russian mafia stunned police by stripping unsuspecting bank customers across Australia of $133,600 through a unique internet scam.

ATO raids homes to crackdown on tax evasion

To curb the trend for many Australian tax-payers to funnel cash to the LGT Group bank in Liechtenstein, the Australian Taxation Authority has raided 20 homes in order to find evidence of tax fraud.

Be aware of Scams

With the advent of the Internet there has been more and more Australian's have come face to face with scams from people trying to steal funds from their bank accounts. Probably the most famous of the Internet scams are the 'Nigerian scams' known as Advance Fee Fraud or 419 scams.

'governor' Swaps Principality For Jail

THE self-proclaimed governor of the 'Principality of Camside' and the 'State of Sherwood' in South Yarra, who set up an unregistered bank which raised $6 million, faces 16 months in jail for contempt of court. David Siminton, of Nar Nar Goon, was sentenced on Wednesday but will not be taken into custody until his appeal against the Federal Court order is heard at a later date.

Packer's German Net Deal Collapses

JAMES PACKER'S ambitions to expand his internet investments into Europe suffered a setback yesterday, after a EUR357 million ($587 million) deal to take control of Germany's largest real estate website collapsed.

Easing Profits Take Heat Off Rates

THE corporate profit boom appears to be easing - but possibly not fast enough to stop the Reserve Bank lifting interest rates once more this year to quash inflation.

Wikipedia Winstons A Worldwide Web Worry

YOU'D be flat out finding a bigger fan of the internet than me. Not that I know my way around it all that well: it's just that I appreciate how helpful it is in lots of ways.

Many At Risk Of Identity Fraud

FACEBOOK, MySpace or even just internet banking - most of us are doing it.

Us Collapses Under Weight Of Red Greenbacks

NEXT time you're on the internet try logging on to this address: http://www.americaneconomicalert.org/tickerhome.asp.

Haneef Spoke With Suspect About Baby

JUST days before the attack on Glasgow Airport, Mohamed Haneef spoke with his second cousin Sabeel Ahmed in an internet chat room - about the birth of his first child.

No More Sekrets, Mcfarlane Can Bank On A Job Well Done

John McFarlane was smart enough to spot the trends and move on them, writes Ruth Williams.

Silver Surfers Click On To Convenience

HUNTER retirees are catching up to their gen X and Y counterparts and logging on to the joys of internet banking, a new study has found.

Carnegie Wylie Wants Credit Where It's Due

WELL, there's already the Qantas deal. And Alinta. And Coles (assuming Kohlberg Kravis Roberts gets back in the game after Wesfarmers' move). But apparently investment bank Carnegie Wylie feels it needs more work to do.