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• Telstra: Govt broadband 'all about money and Labor'

  Telstra has accused the Coalition of turning the country's broadband network into an election issue rather than concentrating on how improvements in speed could affect Australians.

• Howard blasts "reckless" Labor broadband plan

  Prime Minister John Howard today accused Labor of being reckless and short-sighted in proposing to raid the Future Fund to pay for a high-speed broadband network.

• Labor picks Broadband Minister, narrows portfolio

  Kevin Rudd appointed the first Labor Cabinet in 12 years this afternoon with the announcement that Senator Stephen Conroy has been appointed as Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.

• Labor: Broadband central to Australia 2.0

  Labor leader Kevin Rudd has reinforced the importance of a high-speed national broadband network, describing it as the missing cog in the nation's future economic wheel.

• Labor to miss schools broadband plan deadline

  The Liberals have accused the Labor government of "breaking another election promise" after Senator Kim Carr was unable to confirm that high-speed broadband access will be made available to schools in time to accompany government's planned one-PC-per-desk rollout for high school students.

Blogs (30)

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  Conroy: architect of the accidental telco

  As expected, Senator Stephen Conroy -- who made a career out of picking holes in the actions of his predecessor Helen Coonan -- was named to Kevin Rudd's front bench, bearing the interesting new title of Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (BCDE).

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  Labor: Clueless on wireless?

  If there ever were concrete evidence that Labor is blowing smoke up the proverbials of the Australian population, it came earlier this month as Senator Stephen Conroy, the man charged with promoting Labor's fibre-everywhere policy while simultaneously taking potshots at his counterpart Senator Helen Coonan, put his foot squarely in his mouth.

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  Labor or Liberal, it's Telstra's election

  If there was ever evidence that the stoush over broadband had gotten personal, it came when Telstra's sour-grapes mentality led it to sue Helen Coonan, personally, for claimed procedural flaws in the OPEL contract.

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  Are you getting what you voted for?

  One of the real dangers of election season -- for politicians, at least -- is being held to their word.

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  Conroy faces a showdown at the FTTN corral

  Say what you will about Senator Stephen Conroy, but he is clearly not a man afraid of confrontation. Well, he'd better not be, because by killing off the OPEL WiMax project he has just set himself up for a battle with Telstra of Biblical proportions or a big meal of crow washed down with a $4.7 billion gift to SingTel Optus.

Features and Case Studies (16)

• Pollies fail to grasp key IT issues

  An analysis by representatives of Australia's two largest IT industry groups shows that neither political party in the federal election has come up with a comprehensive policy around technology.

• Budget 2007: IT misses out on windfall

  The biggest loser in this week's budget was broadband -- not one cent was allocated to improve infrastructure works. However, security was the winner with funding confirmed to fight intellectual property crime and cyber-terrorist attacks.

• Conroy charts national broadband agenda

  The Australian Labor Party's ICT shadow minister wants a national fibre broadband network and enough skilled people to exploit it.

• Aust broadband: bottom of the ladder

  Thirty or so years since the birth of the Internet, we seem to be at a technological standstill when it comes to access speeds and bandwidth. If it is meant to be a superhighway, why does it feel like a back road?

• Sue Trujillo

  The story of how Telstra lost its network is one of hubris and bungling, of misreading the play in Australia by men from the US who thought they knew everything already. Shareholders should never forget this.

Reviews (2)

• The wireless family

  Does wireless technology provide freedom to work wherever and whenever, or deprive you of your freedom from work?

• Tech Guide:PC hardware basics

  Ever wonder what's inside your PC? This guide will take you step-by-step through identifying all the standard parts of a computer.

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