Tag: Fiona Nash

Chaotic plan for regional comms

The Turnbull Government has released draft legislation for an industry levy called the Regional Broadband Scheme (RBS) that will partially fund NBN Co’s loss-making fixed-wireless and satellite services. This removes the need for NBN Co’s existing cross-subsidy from its profitable fixed-line services. The draft legislation includes a show bag...

Steady as she goes for Comms roles

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
One the surface, with all-out, all-change in the innovation portfolio taking the spotlight in the sector, it’s very much steady as she goes in the new Turnbull Ministry’s communications...

Fifield: The lost child of Cabinet

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Close your eyes and imagine, if you will, that Tony Abbott is still Prime Minister and is busy executing his groundbreaking innovation strategy. Then imagine that he has a...

The Nationals and the Glass Snowy

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Barnaby Joyce and Fiona Nash were elected to the Senate in 2004, at a time when telecommunications was a central political issue of the day – courtesy of the...