Infrastructure
NBN remains a political football

A new revelation published in The Guardian shows that the NBN is much more expensive than what the ...  
Labor’s NBN plan to reach 8 million households

It seems Labor has bitten the bullet and decided that to have an overall better quality NBN, more ...  
Perrottet pushes mass migration harder than Morrison

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet appears to have backed an 'explosive surge' of 400,000 migrants a ...  
Flashback 2016: Whence the Commonweal: The rise of the dunces

Now linked to the ICAC investigation, Premier Dominic Perrottet is proving a poor choice to lead ...  
Telstra’s Digicel buy is politically motivated

The acquisition of Digicel by Telstra was solely based on insistence by the Government in an ...  
Using smart cities to protect democracy

The connectivity of smart cities can be used as a tool against neoliberalism, bringing people ...  
Returning to the office post-COVID: It's not set in concrete

The popular view is that once we've got on top of COVID-19 through vaccines, occupancy of offices ...  
Unveiling T25: Telstra’s vision of its future

Telecommunications giant Telstra has announced a new program that will benefit both the company's ...  
Autonomous vehicle services: The future has a long and winding road

Automated vehicles will provide many benefits to drivers and the transport industry, but there is ...  
NBN Co hits revenue target after constant downward revision

NBN Co has finally hit financial targets after continually revising them to a point where they met ...  
Microgrid power for a greener future

A debate has been sparked about the capacity of centralised power grids to deal with the exigen ...  
Commonwealth Bank moves into NBN market

In a move to provide affordable broadband to customers, the CBA has acquired stakes in two telco ...  
Telstra bids on Digicel amid South Pacific tech expansion

Developments in the South Pacific region include Telstra's $2 billion bid for Digicel in an effort ...  
Broadband development crucial for the South Pacific region

Demand for broadband and data-based services is growing in the South Pacific, improving both ...  
ACCC declares mobile market less competitive

Australia's competition watchdog has declared there is less competition in the mobile market, but ...  
5G could be a game changer — or simply a 4G upgrade

While advocates of 5G believe it will revolutionise computing and telecommunications, it can be ...  
Further problems with NBN as executives paid $77 million in bonuses

As the NBN rollout continues to suffer from complaints and budget overruns, NBN Co executives have ...  
What the 2021 Budget tells us about Australia’s population directions

The Government updated its population assumptions in the 2021 Budget, highlighting its eagerness ...  

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