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So, How Is the NBN Doing After 8 Years?
It’s been 8 years since the federal government announced its strategy for Australia’s NBN rollout. So, how’s it doing in 2021?
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The Government’s Idea To Remove Anonymity Won’t Stop Online Abuse
A proposal to force Australians to submit identification to use social media platforms in order to curtail trolling and abuse is being considered by the federal government. Late last week, the Parliamentary House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs published a report on its inquiry into family, domestic and violence. One…
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Stuart Robert Can’t Stop Failing Upwards
Scott Morrison is looking to refresh his cabinet in the wake of rape allegations that have left two of his ministers under a cloud. And it just so happens that perhaps Parliament’s best-known failson, Stuart Robert, is in line to take over the incredibly powerful Home Affairs portfolio. The Australian Financial Review’s Phillip Coorey reported…
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NSW Squashed E-Scooter Trials Because the Transport Minister Was ‘Not in the Mood’
The NSW government will no longer be running e-scooter trials in Sydney as Andrew Constance said he was “not in the mood” for them.