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Alphabet features self-driving garbage cans, apartment noise monitors in Toronto smart city project
NBN Co is skipping "thousands" of premises a month
New Zealand to get 10 Gbps fibre to premises in 2020
Negative interest rates threaten to choke bank IT systems
Twitter tightens bans on political ads and causes
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Paul Fletcher named new comms, cyber safety minister
Replacing Mitch Fifield.
May 26 2019 5:26PM
Budget books $10m for National Library to put history online
Budget 2019: Menzies and Monash rattle philanthropic can.
Apr 3 2019 11:49AM
Federal govt pledges $17m for online safety education package
Plans for Online Safety Charter to protect kids on digital platforms.
Dec 17 2018 4:04PM
Govt to beef up website blocking laws
Targets file hosting sites, mirrors and proxies.
Oct 18 2018 9:24AM
Comms Minister Fifield flags interest in GDPR-like laws
Says Internet no longer an ‘ungoverned space’ and era of hands-off regulation may need to end.
Oct 10 2018 6:36AM
Fifield stands by stalled NBN HFC network
Can be fixed, won’t be scrapped.
Nov 28 2017 9:54AM
TPG forced to reveal FTTB business model
Amid deep distrust over how telco operates.
Dec 13 2016 12:00PM
Govt quashes dedicated public safety mobile network proposal
Will push for capabilities on existing LTE networks.
Nov 24 2016 2:46PM
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Government reviews ACCAN funding
Money could be redirected or withdrawn altogether.
Oct 25 2016 12:02PM
Conroy calls for NBN Co's Switkowski to resign
'Demands' apology over AFP raids on his office.
Jul 6 2016 10:59AM
Federal govt reveals mobile blackspot base station sites
Nineteen already built.
Feb 18 2016 11:00AM
Govt reveals how it will divvy up data retention implementation grants
Smaller providers given a leg up in competitive applications round.
Jan 7 2016 6:32PM
Telcos get second chance to bid in Aussie mobile blackspot program
Public asked to nominate sites with no coverage.
Dec 9 2015 4:30PM
Govt economists slash NBN rural services loss forecast
Smaller cross-subsidy from telcos mooted.
Oct 14 2015 10:02AM
Mitch Fifield named Australia's new Communications Minister
Turnbull reveals new cabinet.
Sep 20 2015 3:57PM
