Malcolm Turnbull

News and interviews on Malcolm Turnbull including trends, features, blogs and community conversations from an Australian business perspective.

Tuesday, 21 August 2012

Malcolm Turnbull responds to Alan Kohler’s NBN “fantasy”

A move to FTTN does not require major revisions to the Telstra deal, and arguments about a “two tier internet access regime” fundamentally misunderstand the nature of the internet.
 

Thursday, 24 May 2012

NBN to confirm more construction delays, but analysts say Coalition win no threat

The NBN looks set for more delays, as its chief executive Mike Quigley fronts Parliament.
 

Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Conroy pushes for tax on tech giants

The Federal Government says tech giants have had an easy tax ride for too long.
 

Monday, 21 May 2012

Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator shows signs of faltering recovery: Midday roundup

Economy-wide spending rose in April but at the slowest pace in seven months, raising questions about Australia's path of recovery.
 

Thursday, 10 February 2011

Report puts NBN below South Korea in broadband world rankings, but experts say comparisons unjustified

The NBN has been slammed by a new index which says it will cost more than 24 times that of similar networks built by other countries, including South Korea.
 

Thursday, 21 October 2010

Telstra urges Parliament to pass telco reform quickly as Coalition backflips on opposition to new bill

Malcolm Turnbull says the Coalition no longer opposes Telstra's retail and wholesale split, but wants to examine the bill to make sure all changes are right and necessary.
 

Wednesday, 13 October 2010

Liberals won’t pull down NBN

Opposition communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull has said the Liberal party won’t pull down any existing NBN infrastructure if it wins the next election.
 

Thursday, 16 September 2010

Turnbull must make the Government accountable for the NBN: Bartholomeusz

It may be an awkward political assignment for Malcolm Turnbull, but the government's unconvincing financial case for the NBN, or its broader benefits, give him plenty to work with.
 

Wednesday, 15 September 2010

Turnbull will try to sway independents on NBN as new communications shadow

Malcolm Turnbull will attempt to stop the roll-out of the NBN and any implementation of a mandatory filtering scheme as part of his new role as opposition communications spokesman.
 

The NBN battle could crush Malcolm Turnbull: Kohler

Tony Abbott has given Malcolm Turnbull possibly the worst job in the parliament. As the NBN is inexorably rolled out, his job will be to sit on the sidelines jeering.
 

Thursday, 17 June 2010

BP agrees to $US20 billion compensation fund: Economy Roundup

Australian sharemarket opens flat, following similar leads from Wall Street where investors were disappointed over news housing starts were lower than expected, prompting fears of a longer recovery process.
 

Monday, 12 April 2010

Banks & billionaires

Billionaires love sniffing around for bargains and there's no better time to do that than during a downturn.
 

Wednesday, 07 April 2010

Will Malcolm Turnbull become Australia’s most prominent angel investor?

Malcolm Turnbull’s decision to quit politics after the next federal election and return to the business world should be music to the ears of Australia’s small and medium tech companies.
 

Tuesday, 06 April 2010

Job ads up 1.8% in March, Turnbull to quit politics: Economy Roundup

The Australian sharemarket has opened higher after the four-day Easter weekend, backed by positive leads from Wall Street and good results in commodities markets.
 

Wednesday, 03 February 2010

How does Tony Abbot’s climate change plan compare with the Government’s? A SmartCompany Q&A

Opposition leader Tony Abbott has unveiled his own plan to reduce Australia’s carbon emissions by 5% by 2020.
 

Tuesday, 02 February 2010

Tony Abbott to announce Opposition climate change policy

Federal Opposition leader Tony Abbott has announced plans for a $2.5 billion emissions reduction fund in order to reduce carbon levels by 2020.
 

Thursday, 28 January 2010

Australia needs to answer some big climate change questions: Gottliebsen

Australia can reduce its own carbon footprint and prepare for global carbon trading without resorting to the anti-business mechanism proposed by Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull. 
 

Tuesday, 22 December 2009

A wrap up of 2009

Get the lowdown on the year that was, from economy, politics and industrial relations to growth and the impending skills shortage.
 

Monday, 21 December 2009

Failure at Copenhagen prompts Opposition attack on Government

Delegates at the summit reached a “political accord” to limit global warming to just two degrees this century, but without any binding agreement as to how the goal would be implemented.
 

Why Rudd's the biggest loser: Kohler

Kevin Rudd had a lot to lose at Copenhagen. Now, if he does not call a double dissolution election in the next few months there will be no emission trading in Australia next year. 
 
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