The federal government's attempt to win parliamentary backing for the national broadband network (NBN) has suffered another setback, with the Australian Greens rejecting a private briefing of its business plan.

It was supposed to be an easy election for the Labor Party. But things soured rapidly, recently, and PM Kevin Rudd became yesterday's hero. A bad poll or three and he was gone and Julia Gillard became Australia's first women PM. Since then she's attempted to patch the holes in Labor's sinking ship and regained much of the ground Rudd had lost. The Tony Abbott-led Opposition is unpredictable. It's made its mark by simply opposing - vehemently - just about everything. ARN will give you all the news that matters in the lead up to what appears a relatively tight poll, looking at the election from an IT and channel perspective with informed comment, detailed interviews, opinions and all the news. So check in regularly for all the latest.

Issues of child pornography and censorship aside, a major question that runs throughout the ISP filtering debate is whether or not voters even care. Senior political analysts think the answer is 'no'.

As the Federal Election draws near, the future of Australian politics is gaining a strong tinge of Green. Recent Newspoll results have reported the Green’s primary vote jumping to 16 per cent.

Australian Greens communications spokesperson, Senator Scott Ludlam, is set to join hundreds in Perth to call for a stop to mandatory ISP filter plans.

Greens senator Scott Ludlam has warned the government it will botch the $4.7 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) if it awards the contract to a private company.