Tag: NBN

Stephen Conroy, a man of [f]action

Posted on   |  by David Havyatt
Stephen Conroy really does do things his way. Last Thursday, at 8:53pm at the end of the sitting week, he got up to make a second reading speech on the...

Telcos reject NBN access proposal

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
Telstra, Optus and the Competitive Carriers Coalition (CCC), an industry body representing smaller telecommunication companies including Vodafone, have resoundingly called for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to...

A-minus for our first tech PM

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
If a week is a long time in politics, spare thought for the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who has now been in the job for a year. His expert...

Telstrafication of the NBN grows

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
Malcolm Turnbull and Ziggy Switkowski’s ever-moving, ever-changing NBN Co has released its 2017 Corporate Plan. Once again, the company has bombarded readers with so many numbers that it’s hard...

Will Parliament act on NBN folly?

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) investigation into documents leaked from NBN Co could galvanise politicians from both sides of Parliament to put a stop to this dangerous effort to...

UK’s new tech security concerns

Posted on   |  by James Riley
China has moved into the spotlight in Australia as a security threat to national networks and technology infrastructure, casting further doubts about any significant benefits that might flow from...

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...

NBN moves onto uncertain ground

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Labor in opposition would continue to press for a rethink of the unpopular fibre-to-the-node NBN roll-out, with Shadow communications spokesman Jason Clare claiming the issue played a big part...

Industry politics just got weirder

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Things just got significantly weirder for the new economy. And whatever perceived good that had been extended to the startup end of the innovation sector has now been reigned...