Public ownership of Telstra is hanging on the outcome of Queensland Senate votes as the Australian Democrats looks set to lose a seat to the Nationals, according to Western Australian Democrat candidate Brian Greig, giving the Coalition full control of the Senate and a clear path to selling the remaining shares of Telstra.
A government-funded Internet safety body has launched a project to boost students and teachers' ability to avert online threats just days after a Bill to curb Internet sex crimes was introduced into the Senate.
The merger of industry regulators, the Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) and the Australian Communications Authority (ACA), will be first on the agenda should Helen Coonan be reassigned to the communications and information technology portfolio, her spokeswoman said today.
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