The Joint Parliamentary Committee overseeing the rollout of the National Broadband Network will not have a Government majority thanks to a deal with the Australian Greens.

Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, has denied Internet filtering is on the backburner and said the voluntary filter is on track for implementation by Optus, Telstra and iPrimus.

The Government’s controversial telco bill has finally passed the Senate and will be made into law. It became law with the support of the Australian Greens and cross-benchers, 39 votes to 37.

The Australian Greens have formally agreed to support the Government's Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2010, according to reports from ABC News.

The results are in and neither side has emerged as a clear winner. With two such different broadband policies at play from both parties, what will a hung parliament do to our technology and the IT industry?

The Australian Greens’ deputy leader, Senator Christine Milne, has suggested using funding from the Government’s mining tax to fund public infrastructure projects like the National Broadband Network.

The Australian Greens will use any gain in political influence to push for more open source software procurement by Government, according to its spokesperson, Senator Scott Ludlam.

The Australian Greens have handed Prime Minister Julia Gillard a proposal to adopt a price on carbon within three months of Labor's re-election.