contracts

  • How Bad Contracts Ruin IT Projects

    Governments have never been more keen to leverage information technology for public projects, but their track record isn’t particularly good. In Victoria, myki has been branded a “disaster from touch on to touch off”, and HealthSMART has been ditched. In NSW, the first transport card scheme, T-Card, became a legal saga before being canned.


  • Ask LH: Can I Cancel My Crazy John’s Contract?

    Hi Lifehacker, I am currently a Crazy John’s customer for mobile phone and mobile internet (with 18 months to run on a 24 month contract), and with the news that the brand will be absorbed by Vodafone in the coming weeks, I am wondering what my contractual rights may be should I wish to terminate…


  • How Your Mobile Phone Bill Will Slowly Become Less Confusing

    The way mobile phone charges are calculated is anything but transparent, and we frequently find them very confusing. Fortunately for consumers, next week will finally see the start of a process that will ultimately make bills easier to follow and reduce the risk of people on contracts getting unexpectedly large bills.