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JOHN TULLOH. The NBN – Another Inconvenient Truth
‘The nbn network is Australia’s exciting new landline phone and internet network. It’s designed to give you access to fast, reliable phone and internet services, no matter where you live’. NBN Connect Kit.
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Tagged John Tulloh, Maurice Newman, NBN, Stephen Conroy, Telecommunications ombudsman, Telstra
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Ranald Macdonald. The ABC and a Call to Arms.
A CALL TO ARMS –Why this Country needs you to act. That is the title to my talk today and my exhortation to you all. The latest figures show over 400 ABC staff already “removed” from the ABC, as we … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Politics
Tagged ABC funding, Australia Network, Friends of the ABC, Maurice Newman, Quentin Dempster, Ranald Macdonald, Rupert Murdoch
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Mike Steketee. Politics vs Science.
“THE laws of physics are non-negotiable,” observed Michel Jarraud, secretary-general of the World Meteorological Organisation, this week. https://www.wmo.int/pages/mediacentre/press_releases/pr_1002_en.html You wouldn’t think so listening to the often frenzied debate about global warming or, according to Tony Abbott’s senior business adviser Maurice … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change Authority, Maurice Newman, Mike Steketee. global warming, World Meteorological Association
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