Conroy under fire for $30 million bill from aborted National Broadband Network tender
Friday, 05 February 2010
Communications minister Stephen Conroy is currently under fire both home and abroad, with the Federal Opposition and even the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development questioning his judgement regarding the National Broadband Network tender process. ...

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Tony Abbott announces front bench, Ciobo replaced by Billson as small business spokesperson
Tuesday, 08 December 2009
Federal opposition leader Tony Abbott has announced the small business ministry has been dumped from the front bench, with Steve Ciobo to be replaced by sustainable development spokesman Bruce Billson.  ...

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Can Tony Abbott really dodge carbon tax? Kohler
Friday, 04 December 2009
New Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's sudden and completely leftfield declaration that his solution to climate change will not involve any carbon tax or emissions trading means we are really in for an interesting debate on this subject next year.  ...

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Joe Hockey emerges as favourite in battle for the Liberal Party leadership
Monday, 30 November 2009
Opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey could become the new leader of the Liberal Party tomorrow, despite previously saying he would support current leader Malcolm Turnbull. The potential takeover comes after Tony Abbott, who resigned his front bench position ...

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Political debate over Telstra reforms likely to be delayed until 2010: Economy Roundup
Monday, 23 November 2009
The Federal Government's debate in the Senate over proposed reforms for the telecommunications industry is set to continue even into next year, it has been revealed.  ...

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Government to reveal final emissions trading scheme proposal tomorrow as Coalition in-fighting continues
Monday, 23 November 2009
The Government's final offer of an emissions trading scheme will be put to the Federal Opposition tomorrow, but resistance to the bill remains high and is doubtful whether the legislation will pass the Senate before Parliament rises for the year on Friday. ...

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How Kevin Rudd can get the emission trading scheme over the line and kill off the Opposition: Kohler
Monday, 23 November 2009
The people running the Latrobe Valley brown-coal power generators are probably feeling pretty good this morning as they enter the most crucial week of their lives.  ...

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AAPT chief attacks National Broadband Network price tag
Thursday, 19 November 2009
AAPT chief executive Paul Broad has attacked the Government's $43 billion National Broadband Network, saying the plan is "absolute rubbish" and a front for the Government to break-up Telstra's wholesale and retail divisions.  ...

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ASIC hits Commonwealth Bank with $100,000 fine, Construction sector slide: Economy Roundup
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
The Commonwealth Bank will pay a fine of $100,000 to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission after receiving an infringement notice regarding its capital raising last December, which it scrapped due to criticisms that it did not reveal all relevant ...

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Federal Government wants Telstra to be broken up
Tuesday, 15 September 2009
The Federal Government will introduce a package of telecommunications reforms that will force Telstra to separate its retail, wholesale and infrastructure businesses unless it voluntarily agrees to separate these businesses, Federal Communications Minister ...

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Opposition slams Government for delaying release of internet filter trial results
Thursday, 03 September 2009
The Government's plans for an internet filtering scheme have once again come under fire with the opposition attacking communications minister Stephen Conroy for failing to deliver a report on the results of the scheme.  ...

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Opposition warns Senate may block broadband network bill
Wednesday, 05 August 2009
Opposition communications spokesman Nick Minchin has warned the legislation for the National Broadband Network contains a number of problems and may not pass the Senate in its current form.  ...

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National Broadband Network off to a slow start as search for board heats up
Wednesday, 08 July 2009
The Government has begun the process of choosing a board for the National Broadband Network, but it already appears to be falling behind on plans for the $43 billion infrastructure project.  ...

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Questions raised over viability and timing of broadband plan
Wednesday, 08 April 2009
While information technology industry leaders have praised the Government's plans for the national broadband network, experts have raised questions about the economic viability of the network and whether the ambitious eight-year timeline can actually be met.  ...

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iiNet slams Communications Minister over copyright case comments
Friday, 03 April 2009
The chief executive of iiNet, Michael Malone, is considering legal action against Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy after he ridiculed iiNet's defence against alleged copyright infringements.  ...

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iiNet withdraws from internet filtering test
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
Internet service provider iiNet has dropped out of the testing phase of the Government's internet filtering scheme, saying the plan is "fundamentally flawed".  ...

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Government to start a blog watch
Monday, 23 March 2009
The Federal Government will now monitor blogs on the internet as part of a new digital monitoring strategy, and documents criticising Communications Minister Stephen Conroy will get special attention.  ...

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Government furious at leaking of website blacklist
Friday, 20 March 2009
The Federal Government has condemned the leaking of a list claiming to contain websites that will be blocked under a mandatory internet filtering scheme, and has denied the list is authentic.     ...

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BREAKING NEWS: Government's website blacklist revealed
Thursday, 19 March 2009
The Government’s blacklist of over 2000 websites that are to be banned under the planned mandatory ISP-level filtering system has been leaked onto the internet. The entire list, which has been viewed by SmartCompany, has been put on  Wikileaks, a site ...

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Credibility of internet filtering trials under question
Thursday, 12 February 2009
The Federal Government’s trials of its internet filtering program is set to begin today, but two major internet service providers have been dumped from the trialling process.  ...

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