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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Wireless broadband use up 162% as Opposition questions NBN’s value
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
The number of Australians using wireless broadband services increased by 162% during 2008-09, along with increases in the number of 3G mobile and VoIP services, a new report from the communications and media watchdog shows.  ...

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Government pushes ahead with mandatory internet filter
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
The Federal Government will introduce legislation next year to create a mandatory internet filtering scheme in order to block content which is refused classification and URLs on an official blacklist, communications minister Stephen Conroy announced yesterday. ...

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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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Unfinished mansion of Daniel Tzvetkoff sells for $17 million
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
The Gold Coast mansion of former high-flying entrepreneur Daniel Tzvetkoff has been sold for $17 million, despite the fact that the unfinished home still needs a lot of work. The empire of Tzvetkoff, who was formerly listed on BRW's Young Rich list with a ...

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Tourism Holdings rescues Roamfree from administration
Thursday, 24 September 2009
Gold Coast-based travel group Tourism Holdings, led by industry veteran David Oliver, has rescued travel booking site Roamfree out of administration along with subsidiaries Resoline, Roamfree Advanced and BookEasy in an attempt to expand outside Australia and ...

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Online travel business Roamfree up for sale after falling into administration
Tuesday, 01 September 2009
The administrators of failed online travel company Roamfree have launched a sales campaign for four of the company's subsidiaries after the group hit the wall last week.  ...

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Empire of wealthy IT entrepreneur Daniel Tzvetkoff collapses with $80m in debt
Friday, 10 July 2009
The business empire of high-flying IT entrepreneur Daniel Tzvetkoff lies in ruins after his main holding company, BT Projects, was placed in liquidation after crumbling under a reported $80 million of debt.  ...

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Tourism giant Stella denies it is headed for receivership
Thursday, 23 April 2009
Tourism company Stella Group has angrily denied news reports that it may be placed in receivership, and says the company is "trading as usual".  ...

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Ciobo takes shadow small business ministry
Thursday, 06 December 2007
Low-profile Queensland MP Steven Ciobo will be the new Opposition small business, service economy and tourism spokesman, Liberal leader Brendan Nelson announced today. Relatively inexperienced, it will be Ciobo’s first stint on the frontbenches following his ...

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More front than a Gold Coast superblock
Thursday, 04 October 2007
An emerging trend to bigger and grander residences on the Gold Coast’s Hedges Avenue is threatening to swallow up every block in sight as Australia’s multi-millionaires knock down beach houses to create “superblocks”. Is the grab for land unique to millionaires’ ...

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