One of the joys of being a contractor is the freedom to work from the comfort of your own home, or local cafe, or other random location, without having to commute to an office. And that sense of freedom is something that Comms minister Stephen Conroy was trying to teach to businesses as he announced National Telework week for later this year. More »
Senator Conroy today announced that the government would be spending $23.5 million to develop NBN hubs in first and second release sites to raise “knowledge, awareness and access” to the new fibre network. More »
The federal government made its position on an R18+ rating for video games quite clear last year in the lead up to the December 10 SCAG meeting. But David Ramli at ARN managed to get Communications Minister Stephen Conroy to personally endorse the rating, although his reasons for supporting it leave a bittersweet taste in the mouth. More »
Last year, our broadband leader Senator Stephen Conroy confessed that his daughter had locked him out of his iPhone. It seems the younger Conroy is continuing to be a digital thorn in her father’s side, and has now taken to messing with his alarm clock. More »
Just before the election the government’s proposed internet filter was postponed until next year, in what was widely regarded as a quick and easy way for the government to kill off a controversial election topic. But it didn’t die. Now John Hilvert at ITNews is reporting that a strategy brief from the DBCDE is stating that the legislation couldn’t be introduced to parliament until the middle of 2013. More »
There are only two more sleeps until we all hunch over our cardboard cubicles and scrawl numbers on a sheet of paper to determine who will lead the country for the next few years. And while the internet filter may not be as big a concern given the Coalition’s position on blocking any filter legislation, it’s still part of Labor’s policy and something you’ll need to think about as you head to the polls. If you need a refresher of why internet filtering is a bad idea, look no further: More »
Wow. It looks like broadband is truly becoming an election issue, with NBNCo announcing this morning that they won’t just be delivering the 100Mbps speeds previously promised, but will instead deliver 1Gbps speeds to 93 per cent of Australian homes. Like I said… Wow. More »
We’re liveblogging today’s ICT debate between Labor’s Stephen Conroy, Liberal’s Tony Smith and Scott Ludlam from the Greens. Who will win? We’ll find out as the event kicks off at 1pm… More »
Next Tuesday, August 10 at 1pm, Stephen Conroy, Tony Smith and Scott Ludlam will be debating IT and communications policy at the National Press Club. The event will be broadcast on Sky News, and we’ll be liveblogging it here on Gizmodo, so you can see what party has the best interests of the tech community in mind at this years election. More »
