Tag Archives: auspol

Why Our Classification System Is Broken

I don’t think that anyone in their right mind denies the need for a system of classification for media content. Such a system provides a valuable tool for anyone to understand the content of material, as part of the decision process of whether or not that material is for them. In Australia, we have had […]

NBN: The National Barnaby Network

Whilst reading this excellent article from David Havyatt in regards to the piecemeal alternative to the National Broadband Network (NBN) offered by Malcolm Turnbull yesterday, I followed a reference David provided to a 2005 report prepared by the Page Research Centre. Future-proofing Telecommunications in Non-Metropolitan Australia Most interestingly, the deputy chairman of the research panel […]

NBN Will Not Require Rewiring!

Last week we were subjected to the ridiculous notion that the NBN was hacked. Of course, it wasn’t hacked in any way whatsoever – the story perpetuating from a piece of lazy and sensationalistic journalism, apparently from a staff writer at the Sydney Morning Herald. Another myth that has been floating around for a long […]

The Australian FUDs It Again

There’s been a lot of rumbling, particularly since the 2010 Federal Election, in regards to a perceived media bias against the Australian Labor Party and its policies, particularly from Rupert Murdoch’s News Limited newspapers – most notably The Australian, our “national” paper. For me, their ongoing campaign, especially in the light of the News Of […]

NBN – Commonwealth Guarantee

In this the final instalment of my series on the recently signed Telstra/NBN Co deal, I will highlight what I believe are the interesting and/or important parts of the last of the eight individual agreements – the Commonwealth Guarantee (CG). All descriptions are taken from the Telstra release to the ASX. As a summary, the […]

NBN: The RFD and the ICMD Agreements

In this the sixth and penultimate instalment of my series on the recently signed Telstra/NBN Co deal, I will highlight what I believe are the interesting and/or important parts of the second and third of the agreements between Telstra and the Commonwealth – the Retraining Funding Deed (RFD) and the Information Campaign and Migration Deed […]

NBN: TUSMA Agreement

After a short break – (other commitments have kept me busy for the last week) – here is the next and fifth instalment of my series on the recently signed Telstra/NBN Co deal. Today I will highlight what I believe are the interesting and/or important parts of the first of the agreements between Telstra and […]

NBN – Access Deed

In the fourth instalment of my series on the recently signed Telstra/NBN Co deal, I will highlight what I believe are the interesting and/or important parts of the fourth of the eight individual agreements – the Access Deed (AD). All descriptions are taken from the Telstra release to the ASX. As a summary, the AD […]

NBN – Infrastructure Services Agreement

In the next instalment of my series on the recently signed Telstra/NBN Co deal, I will highlight what I believe are the interesting and/or important parts of the third of the eight individual agreements – the Infrastructure Services Agreement (ISA). All descriptions are taken from the Telstra release to the ASX. As a summary, the […]

NBN – Subscriber Agreement

In the second instalment of my series on the recently signed Telstra/NBN Co deal, I will highlight what I believe are the interesting and/or important parts of the second of the eight individual agreements – the Subscriber Agreement (SA). All descriptions are taken from the Telstra release to the ASX. As a summary, the SA […]