Greater public access to state information is good governance, writes Nicholas Gruen.

THE Brumby government's poor management of the state's computers is wasting tens of millions of taxpayer dollars each year and causing greenhouse gases to be spewed out unnecessarily, according to its own technology experts.

VICTORIANS will soon be able to access the new fire danger index with detailed maps of state regions showing fire projections on the Country Fire Authority website.

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AUSTRALIA'S domestic spy agency has warned that foreign intelligence agencies have expanded their cyber-espionage and are developing new equipment to infiltrate Australian governments and businesses.