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  • IN PICTURES: CeBIT 2015, Sydney, Trade Show

    CeBIT 2015 kicked off at Sydney Olympic Park with the usual day one mix of keynotes and the trade show. The Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, delivered a keynote address - via video link. The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore, and MSW Minister for Finance, Services and Property, Dominic Perrottet, also spoke. This slideshow looks at the ever popular trade show. Photographer IAN SHARP was there to catch the action.

    Written by Ian Sharp05 May 15 14:46
  • IN PICTURES: CeBIT 2015, Sydney, Day One Keynote addresses

    CeBIT 2015 kicked off at Sydney Olympic Park with the usual day one mix of keynotes and the trade show. The Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, delivered a keynote address - via video link. The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore, and MSW Minister for Finance, Services and Property, Dominic Perrottet, also spoke. Photographer IAN SHARP was there to catch the action.

    Written by Ian Sharp05 May 15 14:43
  • Greens seek amendments to data retention bill

    The Australian Greens on Tuesday announced proposed amendments to the data retention regime to address major privacy and security protections that it claims are being stripped away by the Abbott/Shorten surveillance unity ticket.

    Written by Byron Connolly24 March 15 15:02
  • Startups win reform in Abbott's competitiveness agenda

    The Australian government will reform how employee share options are taxed to make it easier for startups to attract and retain talent, as part of a $400 million Industry Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda unveiled today by Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

    Written by Adam Bender14 Oct. 14 15:12
  • Shadow Comms Minister says ‘Australians want Labor's NBN’

    The NBN Co’s 60-day strategic review of the NBN has generated a range of responses, with Shadow Minister for Communications Jason Clare saying that the Coalition government has broken its election promise to deliver 25 Mbps speeds by 2016.

    Written by Hamish Barwick13 Dec. 13 11:25
  • Abbott's working group mulls online learning

    A Coalition working group will examine how Australian higher education can better embrace online learning, announced Opposition Leader Tony Abbott.

    Written by Adam Bender01 March 13 09:57
  • Coalition's NBN will look like a "dog's breakfast": Ludlam

    Greens Senator Scott Ludlam believes the Coalition’s version of the National Broadband Network (NBN) will end up looking like a “dog’s breakfast” if it wins the federal election in September.

    Written by Stephanie McDonald19 Feb. 13 11:41
  • Opposition responds to budget, slams NBN

    Shadow communications minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has continued the Opposition's post budget reply attack on the National Broadband Network (NBN), claiming that billions of dollars will be pumped into the national infrastructure project.

    Written by Lisa Banks13 May 11 15:15
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