Tag Archives: Malcolm Turnbull and NBN

PAUL BUDDE. Australia needs a proper NBN.

Posted on 21 February 2017 by John Menadue

Regrettably it appears that on both counts – proper infrastructure plans and the need for affordable services – the government and the nbn company, despite spending something like $50 billion, have failed to come up with the right solution for … Continue reading →

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Paul Budde. NBN company needs support to pursue FTTdp

Posted on 8 April 2016 by John Menadue

In his blog of 5 April, Paul Budde suggests that the NBN company needs support to help it overcome the stumbling block of Malcolm Turnbull who seems unwilling to reconsider the mistake he made on the NBN as Communications Minister … Continue reading →

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John Menadue. Media censorship and the NBN

Posted on 19 January 2016 by John Menadue

The ABC’s outgoing editor of its Technology and Games subsite, Nick Ross, has claimed that he has been ‘gagged’ by ABC management from publishing further articles about the NBN. He has now left the ABC. For link to an article … Continue reading →

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Mark Gregory. Turnbull’s NBN Mess

Posted on 12 January 2016 by John Menadue

It has been an inauspicious beginning to 2016 for NBN Co and the year only promises to go from bad to worse as the rest of the world moves ahead with NG-PON2 Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) rollouts and Australians … Continue reading →

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Malcolm Turnbull’s NBN.

Posted on 6 January 2016 by John Menadue

The evidence continues to build that Malcolm Turnbull’s version of the NBN is failing on almost all grounds. Analysis by Monash University researcher, Richard Ferrers, shows that the fibre to the premises option would actually deliver better value than the … Continue reading →

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Laurie Patton. Malcolm Turnbull: NBN killer?

Posted on 21 December 2015 by John Menadue

The ABC Online News headline on the 14th of September 2010 was pretty blunt: “Abbott orders Turnbull to demolish NBN”. In the article itself then Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is quoted as saying: “The Government is going to invest $43 … Continue reading →

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John Menadue. Malcolm Turnbull and the NBN mess

Posted on 3 November 2015 by John Menadue

As Minister for Communications Malcolm Turnbull had two major responsibilities. They were the public broadcasters, ABC and SBS, and the NBN. As I pointed out in an earlier post, the ABC needs rebuilding after the harsh budget cuts and termination … Continue reading →

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