Federal opposition leader, Tony Abbott, has again criticised the government's $36 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) project as a waste of money, after it was revealed only 4000 customers had signed up to the service so far.

Axing the National Broadband Network would help bring the federal budget back into surplus next financial year, opposition leader Tony Abbott says.

Opposition leader Tony Abbott has rejected Labor claims that he supports the National Broadband Network (NBN) as a way of improving mobile services in the bush.

The union representing workers laying out the national broadband network believes their wages will be squeezed as the project manager seeks to tighten up construction contracts.

The Federal Opposition has managed to delay consideration of Senate amendments to the government's National Broadband Network (NBN) legislation for nearly three hours on Monday.

Let's face it: Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, drives the Government’s National Broadband Network and Internet filtering measures. They are his initiatives and their future depends - to some degreee - on his performance and imagination. In this in-depth interview he discusses why natural disasters will never affect NBN’s funding and the voluntary Internet filter’s introduction.

Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, is the single biggest driving force behind the Government’s National Broadband Network and Internet filtering measures. He discusses why natural disasters will never affect NBN’s funding and the voluntary Internet filter’s introduction

The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has confirmed the National Broadband Network will not be cut or slowed down to help fund rebuilding after the devastating Queensland floods. The Government estimates the recovery will cost $5.6 billion.