Tag: National Broadband Network

post-image
Policy

Labor commits $3bn to NBN upgrades

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has committed an additional $3 billion to “finish” the NBN and improve internet speeds at remaining fibre-to-the node (FTTN) premises should Labor win this year’s...

Reboot the Regional Communications Fund: ACCAN

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network wants the new federal government to re-establish the regions-focused Communications Fund, in part to respond to estimates that there around 900,000 households without...

Albo’s election pitch puts manufacturing at the centre

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has made his case for government in a wide-ranging speech with a focus on sovereign capability and manufacturing. Mr Albanese kicked off the election year...

Australia’s déjà digital strategy misses the mark

Posted on   |  by Stuart Corner
The federal government released its Digital Economy Strategy 2030 in May this year, declaring a vision that Australia would be “a leading digital economy and society by 2030”. We’ve...

Governing in the Internet Age: A mini-review

Posted on   |  by David Havyatt
Communications Minister Paul Fletcher has published what he describes as a "mini-book": Governing in the Internet Age. This is a mini-review based only on his National Press Club Address...

Reg Coutts, NBN expert panellist, passes away

Posted on   |  by Ben Grubb
Professor Reg Coutts, one of six expert panelists who helped envisage the original National Broadband Network (NBN), has passed away. Professor Coutts passed away peacefully in hospital in Adelaide...

Victoria pours $73m into NBN for faster speeds

Posted on   |  by Ben Grubb
The Victorian government has announced it will put $73 million into the company behind the National Broadband Network to take fibre deeper into selected communities, providing better internet connections...

Five Eyes fail on wireless tech: Turnbull

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
It was a “huge mistake” that no member countries of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance have deep wireless technology capability, which has led to serious issues over the reliance...

Labor must make NBN its priority

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
Labor must make the NBN an election priority and in doing so position itself as the champion of consumers desperate for a better online experience, and as builders of...