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Ding Dong The Wicked (Internet Filter) Witch Is Dead!

In a significant backdown by the Australian Government, the mandatory ISP-level internet filter previously proposed for Australia, has now been officially buried. It will be replaced by the internationally recognised and accepted Interpol Access Blocking “worst of” blacklist service, and enforced on ISPs under Section 313 of the Telecommunications Act, 1997. While the mandatory filter […]

Upload Your Personal ‘Important Documents’?

With the launch yesterday of Australia Post’s new ‘Digital Mailbox’, I took particular interest in how the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy described how it can be used. From the ministerial press release: “Use the Digital Mailbox as a personal digital vault to store important documents.” Given Australia Post’s status as a […]

Why Is A Quarter Of The NBN Being Constructed Aerially?

Given the kerfuffle that has broken out today between NBN Co and the New South Wales government over access to power pole infrastructure when rolling out aerial portions of the NBN, it is probably a good time to explain why around 25% of the NBN won’t be built underground. According to the current NBN Co […]

NBN Wireless NTU

Following on from an earlier post where the nature of an NBN fixed wireless antenna was revealed, NBN Co’s blog has revealed the look of the Ericsson wireless NTU, used in the installations. This NTU compliments the fibre version I posted in early 2011, which will be used within the fibre footprint of the network. […]

NBN Revenues Provide Interesting Calculations

There were some very interesting revenue figures released as part of NBN Co’s Annual Report 2012 last Friday. NBN Co Pulled In AU$2M In 2011-2012 “NBN Co has reported revenues of AU$2 million for the first year of commercial operations for the 13,536 premises connected to the National Broadband Network (NBN), ending June 30, 2012.” […]

NBN Fixed Wireless Antenna

With the wireless portion of the NBN progressing, images of these wireless installs are beginning to appear. Taken from this article about an install in Haddon, Victoria, we can see that the antenna is mounted using the same – (or similar) – universal roof bracket currently in use for the majority of Foxtel satellite installations. […]

Turnbull NBN Costing Backflip?

A month ago, Malcolm Turnbull said that he had a fully costed policy document ready to go with respect to his alternative plan for the National Broadband Network (NBN). Yet today, he is taking a different tack: Malcolm Turnbull Promises Cheaper Broadband, Sooner, But No Costings “Mr Turnbull said because the coalition did not have […]

Hypocritical Turnbull Demanding ‘Answers’

A most curious post appeared this evening on Malcolm Turnbull’s website, calling for answers from Stephen Conroy over the rollout numbers for the National Broadband Network (NBN) in greenfields estates. Some Simple Questions for Stephen Conroy You really want to play this game hey Malcolm? How about all the questions from Conroy you repeatedly refuse […]

Another Contradictory Coalition Broadband Message

I caught an interesting piece of a speech in the House of Representatives last night, a speech which seemed to further muddy up and contradict the broadband message of the Federal Opposition. The speech came from the the Member for Hasluck, Ken Wyatt. ADJOURNMENT Hasluck Electorate: Broadband “I call on Minister Conroy to intervene and […]

Why The Dangerous Dog Laws Need ‘Fixing’

About a month ago, I was involved in an incident that saw two roaming, uncontrolled ‘pitbull-style’ dogs attacking a tiny little dog being walked by a little girl on a leisurely Sunday morning in my usually quiet street. I wrote about the incident at the time, happy that I was able to help a young […]