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Community TV gets digital spectrum and funding
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Telecoms

2009-11-03 22:10:43
The Federal Government has finally acted to provide the Community TV sector with spectrum and funding to make the transition to digital TV.


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'Truss clueless': Conroy
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Policy & Regulation

2009-10-21 20:28:29
Another day, another insult. That's life in the capital city for Australia's Federal Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Stephen Conroy.


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Minchin a 'complete Luddite': Conroy
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications

Category: News

2009-10-21 01:51:33
Stephen Conroy, Federal Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, has branded his Opposition counterpart "a complete Luddite." The Opposition continues to delay telecommunications reform legislation.


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NBN coming to Tasmania: first tender called
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Networks

2009-07-16 01:00:57
The first stage of the National Broadband Network (NBN) deployment is about to begin in earnest with the release of a tender for the supply of fibre optic cable.


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Conroy beats Sarkozy for Internet Villain of the Year award
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news

Category: Internet

2009-07-12 05:51:56
Controversial Australian politician Stephen Conroy has picked up an online Oscar for his starring role as Internet villain of the year, but let's not forget the supporting cast: the Australian Government. 


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Internet boost for remote indigenous communities
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Internet

2009-07-02 03:07:55
Federal, state and territory governments have agreed on a program to improve internet access and provide basic computer training for remote indigenous communities.


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First NBN backbone tenders called
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Networks

2009-06-30 21:32:09
Although the Federal government previously suggested that the National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout would begin in Tasmania, the first round tenders are all for mainland facilities.


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Plan to censor online video games
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT

Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog

2009-06-25 19:44:01
The Australian Federal Government has turned the eye of its proposed ISP web filter towards a current classification loophole, online video games and their import sites.


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Sony opens new Blu-ray plant – Blu-ray is not going away
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Information technology news

Category: Market News

2009-06-10 20:41:14
One in three households now owns a high definition TV, this has encouraged Sony Australia to open a new Blu-ray disc pressing plant in New South Wales.  Communications minister Stephen Conroy was there to cut the ribbon.


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The return of Stephen 'e-security' Conroy
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce

Category: Linux Blog

2009-06-01 21:51:19
It's fair to say that in recent times, the Australian communications minister, Stephen Conroy, has been made to look a mite foolish. Sorry, let me give the man his rightful title - minister for broadband, communications and the digital economy.
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NBN critics 'opportunistic': Conroy
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Telecoms

2009-05-20 21:41:40
Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy has again slammed National Broadband Network (NBN) critics, accusing them of opportunistic misrepresentation when claiming that towns of under 1000 people will automatically miss out on fibre.


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Pollies squabble over NBN
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Telecoms

2009-05-13 01:54:56
Federal Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy has slammed an Opposition ultimatum threatening to block the National Broadband Network (NBN) as "grossly irresponsible" and "hypocritical". Meanwhile, his Opposition counterpart has tagged the NBN as a "white elephant".


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Conroy and buzzwords to kick start CeBIT in Sydney
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news

Category: Market News

2009-05-11 06:26:34
With more than 400 exhibitors, CeBIT Australia 2009 will easily be the biggest IT&T local show this year and Communications Minister Senator Stephen Conroy, always good for a controversial comment or two, should provide a sufficient kick start to get people through doors for the opening. If not, there will be plenty of buzzword technology on display.


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Conroy knocks the NBN knockers
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature

Category: Server

2009-04-28 02:26:14
Suggestions that the National Broadband Network is just about downloading movies faster are the equivalent of a 19th century assertion that electricity is just about having a better light to read in bed at night, Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, said today.


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$250 million up for grabs for regional backbone upgrade
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature

Category: Server

2009-04-23 01:39:05
The Federal government has announced a fast-track program to improve the nation's backbone fibre optic network in regional areas. $250 million has been earmarked.


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Conroy Wins - Germany De-Registers Wikileaks.de
Written By: David Heath
Section: Technology feature

Category: Server

2009-04-13 22:55:09
Last Friday, the WikiLeaks organisation confirmed that their wikileaks.de domain registration had been cancelled by the German domain registrar DENIC.


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$43 billion FTTH Nation Building Network back to the future
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles

Category: IT blog

2009-04-07 01:19:17
Those old enough remember the days when Telstra and Australia Post were one combined Federal Government authority called the PMG (Postmaster General). Under the control of the Government, the PMG built up the core of the extensive national communications infrastructure we have today. The $43 billion FTTH National Broadband Network is a welcome return to those days.


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Conroy jumps out of filter fire into iiNet ire
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles

Category: IT blog

2009-04-02 08:50:06
Senator Stephen Conroy's watch as Communications Minister seems to be going from bad to worse after publicly making comments that could land him legal hot water. The comments at a public telecoms conference about a high profile court case involving ISP iiNet have been deemed by a number of sources as inappropriate, defamatory and potentially prejudicial to the case.


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Conroy invokes Russian mob, human error and Moore's Law to support net filter
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles

Category: IT blog

2009-03-29 16:36:22
What do the Russian mob, human error and Moore's Law have in common? They were all invoked in the space of 30 minutes to support Communications Minister Senator Stephen Conroy's drive to impose a mandatory Internet filter at the ISP level on the Australian public.


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Conroy's Blacklist is Getting Blacker
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news

Category: Internet

2009-03-23 20:20:42

It had to happen; the ACMA is getting so irritated by the endless leaks of the Internet Blacklist that WikiLeaks servers are starting to appear in the list.


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