Tag Archives: NBN

Why Won’t You Answer The Question Malcolm?

In the midst of an online Twitter “discussion” yesterday between Malcolm Turnbull, the ABC’s Nick Ross and myself, in the midst of which Turnbull accused the ABC of “relentless propaganda” in favour of the National Broadband Network (NBN), I offered Turnbull a number of opportunities to spell out the cost model of his proposed broadband […]

Icy Internet Blast

It is absolutely freezing in Geelong this morning. As I took the photos in this article, weather.com.au says it was -0.1°C here. Given that it was 9am, it is likely to have been much colder than that during the night. Here’s what my car and the front lawn next door looked like: Having grown up […]

Turnbull Disingenuous Over NBN – Again

There has been yet more FUD and disingenuous statements from the Federal Opposition in recent days with respect to the National Broadband Network (NBN). We Will Not Cancel the NBN: Turnbull “No, the Coalition will not cancel or roll back the NBN. The NBN will continue to roll out but we will do so in […]

What Actually Is The NBN Objective?

In the ongoing debate on whether or not the National Broadband Network (NBN) will ever be completed in its current form, there are many different views. Mainly because in a project that would be expected to take ten years, there are many different possible outcomes. Of course, the federal opposition through its communications spokesperson Malcolm […]

82% of NBN Users Choose Higher Speed Tiers

In something of a surprise at last night’s Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee Estimates hearing, it was revealed that a much higher than expected number of initial NBN users a choosing the higher speed plans available on the fibre network. Both NBN Co CEO Mike Quigley, and Jim Hassell – (Head of Product Development […]

Does Australia Really Want The NBN?

I love local newspapers. In many many cases, they are lovingly created by people who just want the best for their communities, and want to make sure they are informed as to the issues in their local community. The issues that the big metropolitan newspapers don’t give a damn about; issues that are presented without […]

NBN: Me First! Me First!

Ever since the announcement of NBN’s highly anticipated three-year-rollout plan in March, there has been much jumping up and down from political leaders in various areas not listed within the three-year plan. Here’s another from Latrobe City councillor, Sharon Gibson, after Moe was left out: Councillor Battles for Moe Broadband “Cr Gibson will lobby her […]

Andrew Laming: No Criticism Please

Federal Liberal MP Andrew Laming went on a trolling warpath earlier this month in regards to his perception that the National Broadband Network (NBN) was being rolled out in the Brisbane area on a politico-geographic agenda. NBN Rolls Out Labor’s ‘Map for Re-election’ “The cold, hard reality in Brisbane is that households in Labor seats […]

Coalition NBN Propaganda Allegations Blasted

Well, it would seem that the Coalition are continuing to muck rake against the National Broadband Network (NBN) project, apparently running to the relevant umpire – (in this case, the ACCC) – in regards to a “promotional supplement” in appearing in a newspaper local to my past sparring partner, Paul Fletcher. NBN Co’s Misleading Print […]

Can We Have A Little Truth Please?

Whether you believe in the National Broadband Network (NBN) project or not, it is fair to say that it has created a lot of discussion and political discourse, particularly in recent months. The Federal Opposition has vowed to stop the project should they win the 2013 Federal Election, with many seeing this as a good […]