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The NBN: where to from here?
President Bill Clinton and the Gunners' Axl Rose both have something to say about what YOU think about the NBN.
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Govt chaos: Has NBN Co stopped the rollout?
ELECTION | The NBN Co would not confirm this morning whether it would continue rolling out fibre while Australia's political future is in turmoil.
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Broadband election debate: watch it on YouTube
Watch Labor's Stephen Conroy, Coalition's Tony Smith and Greens' Scott Ludlam debate broadband policy.
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Should Gillard replace Conroy with Lundy?
Several of Stephen Conroy’s harshest critics have backed the idea that Julia Gillard should hand his Communications portfolio to fellow Labor Senator Kate Lundy this morning.
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LABOR LEADERSHIP: Lundy backs Gillard against Rudd
Kate Lundy, the long-time challenger to the unpopular Senator Conroy, has swung her support behind Julia Gillard for Prime Minister in this morning's Labor leadership spill.
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National Party members vote against internet filter
The National Party has come out swinging against Labor's proposed centralised internet censorship scheme, saying it had been inundated with complaints from constituents.
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Liberals would shut down Telstra/NBN deal: Smith
The Opposition has labelled the $11bn Telstra/NBN deal a "desperate" attempt by Labor to buy time for its failing NBN plan and says it would reverse it if elected.
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Telstra/NBN deal rectifies privatisation mistake: Greens
Today's deal between Telstra and the NBN Co may reverse some of the damage done to the Australian telco industry when the Howard government privatised Telstra, say the Greens.
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Lundy offers opt-in filter option to Rudd
"It has become clear that the community has a preference for opt-in approach," says Senator Lundy. Ding! A Labor politician that finally gets it.
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Why Conroy is the George W. Bush of the Rudd govt
commentary | Senator Conroy can't seem to get his facts -- or his words -- straight.
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Sysadmins slam Conroy’s Wi-Fi “misinformation”
Senator Conroy claims Google might have collected online banking passwords in its WiFi trawl -- a claim Sage-AU is calling "misinformation verging on fear-mongering"
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Australian net laws plucked straight from Iran, China?
The Pirate Party of Australia says the government appears to be taking internet censorship policy advice straight from China and Iran.
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Reports of the filter’s death are premature
Think the filter is dead, just because it's delayed? Think again -- this is a tactic to get 'a clear mandate' at the next election to implement it. "Vote Labor, vote filter."
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Secret web forum typical of Conroy: Ludlam
Greens Senator Scott Ludlam says the secret web forum where crucial internet censorship discussions are taking place are typical of the way Stephen Conroy conducts his politics.
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Oh dear: Pirate Party Serkowski’s fighting words
Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey might have come out swinging against Conroy and his internet filtering scheme last week, but the Pirate Party Australia is still not impressed.
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