It’s official: Senator Conroy will remain as Minister for Broadband, Communications, and the Digital Economy. We made some noise, hoped for the best, but always had a feeling we’d be served up more of the same. That was confirmed today with Gillard’s decision to keep to a very minor adjustment in cabinet.
Geordie Guy, Vice Chair, Electronic Frontiers Australia, offers the enticing analogy that Senator Lundy is like Google and Senator Conroy is like Apple. Will Apple win this battle, too?
When we started our campaign to see Senator Kate Lundy move into the Communications portfolio, there was some critics who argued that despite the fact Conroy has been pushing an unpopular filter down our throats, he’s still unlikely to lose his position thanks to his performance around the NBN and his influence within Labor.
If you want to show your support for our campaign to see the Labor government introduce a communications minister worthy of the portfolio, login to Facebook and join our Kate Lundy for IT page.
The Parliament of Australia website has updated its site with a new Ministry list to reflect the change in PM. The bad news is that the PDF link – found here – still has Stephen Conroy as Minister for Broadband, Communication and the Digital Economy.