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  • Democrats' assurance over Telstra sale

    Democract Senator Lyn Allison has given assurance that Telstra won't be sold in the coming months, despite indications given by Senator Alston that the Government is seeking to accelerate processes to pass the sale.

  • Senate broadband inquiry to go ahead

    The Senate has voted to set up an inquiry into the pricing and competition regime of broadband, after the initially rejected bill was enhanced with additional terms of reference.

  • AU govt slammed for blocking broadband inquiry

    The Federal Government has stifled a proposed Senate inquiry into the state of broadband competition in Australia, raising the ire of the Opposition and industry groups.

  • The Great (online) Debate

    The offices of the Liberal party’s Richard Alston, the ALP’s Carmen Lawrence, the Democrats’ Brian Greig, the Green’s Kerry Nettle, and One Nation’s Pauline Hanson have all agreed to participate in an online forum on IT policies and promises in the run up to the 2001 Federal Election.

  • EXCLUSIVE: Alston hits back - Part 2

    In the second instalment of this two part series, Federal IT Minister Senator Richard Alston talks exclusively to ZDNet Australia about Internet censorship, tackling spam and his future in the IT portfolio.

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