National broadband network (NBN)
NBN chief says ‘all options on the table’ to improve satellite service as Starlink lures customers
Australians who have chosen Elon Musk’s low-Earth orbit service say it offers higher speeds, better latency and unlimited data
Josh Taylor
25, May, 2023 @7:08 AM
Australia’s ageing Sky Muster satellites leave rural internet struggling to connect | Mark Gregory
A strategic investment in OneWeb by the federal government could ensure equitable access to fast, reliable rural and remote broadband
Mark Gregory
19, May, 2023 @3:00 PM
Liberals complain rural kids can’t game on NBN satellites as users jump ship to Musk’s Starlink
Hollie Hughes says she is surprised only 10,000 people had abandoned Sky Muster as NBN executives face Senate estimates
Josh Taylor
15, Feb, 2023 @7:08 AM
NBN losses to reach $25bn by 2040, report finds
Adoption of ‘multi-technology mix’ model and decision to preference regions in rollout cited as major factors in reported losses
Josh Taylor
01, Dec, 2022 @6:57 AM
Labor promises full-fibre NBN access to 1.5m homes and businesses by 2025
Tuesday’s budget will include provisions for faster internet to mainly regional areas across Australia at a cost of $2.4bn
Amy Remeikis
19, Oct, 2022 @3:00 PM
Executive bonuses will need to be justified in a review of NBN Co, new communications minister says
In opposition, Michelle Rowland said publicly-owned firm ‘might have an incentive to set and surpass artificially low targets’
Josh Taylor
09, Jul, 2022 @8:00 PM
Proposed NBN price hikes could double some internet bills within a decade, ACCC warns
Telstra says wholesale prices already among highest in the world and will only get worse under proposal
Josh Taylor
24, May, 2022 @8:49 AM
‘We were kind of terrified’: rural Telstra customers lose service for a week
An eight-day outage in the NSW town of Uralla exposed major vulnerabilities as a grassfire, medical emergency and business disruptions hit
Michael Burge
16, May, 2022 @6:39 AM
Revealed: how a crafty Labor move on the NBN is being used to win over voters
Opposition plan to flush out crucial government data was two years in the making and involved an innocuous amendment to a Coalition bill
Josh Taylor
14, May, 2022 @8:00 PM
‘They will do nothing to fix it’: why the NBN still matters to many voters
Unlike in 2010 and 2013 when the NBN rollout was a hot topic, it is yet to hit the headlines this election, but it remains front of mind for some
Josh Taylor
07, May, 2022 @8:00 PM
NBN upgrade to single business in Barnaby Joyce’s electorate to cost $630,000
Joyce wrote letter of support for ASX-listed Costa Group for fibre-to-the-premises conversion under Coalition grants program
Josh Taylor
24, Mar, 2022 @4:30 PM
SA hospitals under ‘extraordinary strain’; Perrottet asks MP to resign after charges – as it happened
This blog is now closed
Cait Kelly (now) and Josh Taylor and Matilda Boseley (earlier)
22, Mar, 2022 @8:00 AM
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