Communications Minister Stephen Conroy will not comply with a Senate Order requiring him to table the NBN Implementation Study by 10am tomorrow, saying Government is still studying the 500-page document.
Internet filter draft legislation delayed
The Rudd Government's controversial internet filter legislation is still being drafted and is unlikely to be debated in parliament until at least the middle of June - and might be pushed back as far as August.
Telstra Senate debate delayed again
The Senate debate on the telecommunications reform package has been delayed again, and may not make it to a vote until the May budget sittings.
Federal CIOs need strategic direction: Ovum
Commonwealth chief information officers need the reassurance of a new Federal ICT policy paper that takes into account developments in the G-cloud, whole of government networks and the NBN, according to Ovum research director Kevin Noonan.
Conroy attacks EFA over 'internet enemies' list
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has lashed privacy advocates Electronic Frontiers Australia for running a "disgraceful misinformation campaign" against Government's internet filtering plans.
Retail providers sign on for NBN Tassie
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has cut the ribbon on an NBN Tasmania Test Centre in Hobart, with second-tier ISP's Primus, Internode and iiNet confirming they will start offering services through the network from July.
Coalition to oppose Do Not Call changes
The proposed extensions to the Do Not Call register would be a cost burden and a "compliance nightmare" for small business, and the Coalition will oppose the legislation in the Senate, shadow small business spokesman Bruce Billson says.
Telstra buoyant as Fielding grandstands on reform
The Rudd Government's proposed telecommunications reform legislation has given Steve Fielding the opportunity to make a hero of himself in front of 1.4 million Telstra shareholders - by voting against it.
Hockey: Internet filter 'unworkable' and dangerous
The Rudd Government's internet filtering plans are unworkable, and the scheme would "perniciously" create an infrastructure to allow censorship to be applied more broadly in future, shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey has told the Grattan Institute.
Senate numbers against Conroy on Telstra Bill
The Rudd Government's long-held plan to structurally reform the telecommunication sector is in jeopardy, with the legislative package likely to be narrowly rejected by the Senate.
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