Coonan vs Conroy -- the video

Today at 4pm, Communications Minister Helen Coonan took on Labor communications spokesperson Stephen Conroy in a spirited debate that aired live on Sky News and ZDNet Australia. If you would like to see a replay of the coverage, please click here.

Coonan and Conroy confronted the communications issues facing Australia, including many of the concerns raised by ZDNet Australia readers earlier in the week.

Check out these links for related news on telecoms, broadband, regulation of the telecoms industry, the skills shortage and other issues for Australian communications.

To compare the differences in election policy, read ZDNet Australia's coverage of WiMax technology, or fibre-to-the-node, the education revolution and new technical colleges.

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Talkback 7 comments

    Debate as Podcast - at least mp3Bill Caelli -- 16/11/07

    Dear ZDNET-Aust
    What about it? For us on pair gain / dial up Internet we cannot take any advantage of your video IF IT IS STREAMED but can wait (overnight - or at least a hour or two) for a download....

    Come on! Give us a go!! Make the deabte available in a form suitable to us in "broadband poverty".

    SpeedAnonymous -- 18/11/07 (in reply to #320089989)

    Hello All,

    The live event was not available in multiple formats. The reply available now is available in both Flash and Windows Media and in a high and low bandwidth version.

    Video doesn't work?Anonymous -- 17/11/07

    Doesn't the external video doesn't seem to work.

    Written summary pleaseAnonymous -- 17/11/07

    Could you provide a written summary of the debate please?

    Transcript pleaseAnonymous -- 17/11/07

    Could you please provide a transcript of the debate? That would help those without broadband and make holding both Coonan and Conroy to their comments much easier.

    Gov approach....Anonymous -- 18/11/07

    This says it all in Beast or Buddha
    http://beastorbuddha.com/
    The best and most accurate description I have ever read about gov approach to IT!

    What a Blowbag!!!!Anonymous -- 20/11/07

    Wow can that woman talk! pity what comes out is a load of political tripe...An absolute Blowbag...

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