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Australian government research body CSIRO is standing firm on its claims to Wi-Fi patents and refusing to offer any guarantee it won't sue manufacturers of next generation wireless products.
Nationals senator Barnaby Joyce has cleared the way for the federal government to sell Telstra by finally agreeing to back the deal.
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