News

• HAS costings in The Australian completely false: Conroy

  By Hafizah Osman | 16 February, 2012 14:40

  The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has released costings for the Household Assistance Scheme (HAS) that contradict claims by The Australian.

• NBN rolls out in Townsville

  By Julia Talevski | 01 September, 2011 12:59

  The National Broadband Network (NBN) has been switched on in Townsville, the first location in Queensland to get the service.

• Conroy claims OECD stats prove Australians pay too much for broadband

  By ARN Staff | 14 April, 2011 15:41

  The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, claims new statistics released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) highlight the critical need for the National Broadband Network (NBN).

• Two million .au domain names registered and growing strong

  By ARN Staff | 08 March, 2011 11:51

  Domain name regulator, .au Domain Administration (auDA), has announced the two millionth .au domain name registration.

• Industry bodies step back from Google

  By David Ramli | 07 June, 2010 11:53

  Industry bodies are stepping away from Google as it gets investigated by the Australian Federal Police (AFP).

• Cyber-safety committee speaks out on ISP filtering

  By David Ramli | 17 May, 2010 09:47

  The Joint Committee on Cyber-Safety is set to release details of public hearings and submissions into mandatory filtering as well as other cyber-safety issues.

• McKinsey Study: NBN not good for private investors

  By David Ramli | 06 May, 2010 18:01

  The National Broadband Network (NBN) won’t offer enough financial certainty to attract private investors until its eight-year rollout is complete, according to the McKinsey Implementation Study.

• Government set to release NBN study

  By David Ramli | 05 May, 2010 17:16

  The Federal Government is set to release the $25 million McKinsey implementation study into the National Broadband Network (NBN) on May 6.

• Government dumps do-not-call register extension

  By Julia Talevski | 30 April, 2010 17:39

  The Government has decided against proceeding with its proposal to extend the Do Not Call Register (DNCR) to include business numbers.

• New NBN Co chairman announced

  By David Ramli | 24 March, 2010 14:17

  Banking director, Harrison Young, has been announced as the new chairman of NBN Co and will begin his $185,000 a year role immediately.

• Report: $30 million blown on NBN failure

  By David Ramli | 04 February, 2010 12:03

  The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has put a $30 million price tag on the first failed NBN tender process, blaming the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Minister Stephen Conroy and the global financial crisis.

• Conroy sells NBN at CES

  By David Ramli | 11 January, 2010 15:08

  The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has talked up the Federal Government’s ICT projects and its proposed separation of Telstra in a speech at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

• Smith appointed as shadow communications and broadband minister

  By Nadia Cameron | 08 December, 2009 15:25

  The opposition has selected Tony Smith to takeover as shadow minister for broadband, communications and the digital economy. The appointment comes as part of a ministerial reshuffle following Tony Abbott’s appointment as opposition leader.

• Updated: NBN Senate Committee slams Government

  By David Ramli | 27 November, 2009 11:34

  A Federal Senate committee into the National Broadband Network (NBN) has condemned the Government’s lack of information and called for a raft of audits, timetables and a cost-benefit analysis. But a spokesperson for the broadband minister claims it is highly biased.

• Department of Broadband to seek filtering help

  By Spandas Lui | 02 July, 2009 11:48

  The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy is set to open a tender seeking technical help to test content filtering products and services in August.