Unless you’ve been boycotting all forms of media in the past five years, you’ll be aware that the National Broadband Network (NBN) is well and truly on its way.
For some of us the NBN is already here…
Broadcasting live surgeries in Australia is not only possible, it's already happening.
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The promise of technology is under-utilised in the medical profession but that’s hopefully about to change. Existing audiovisual equipment within hospitals is being used to fill training gaps and reach…
Treasurer Wayne Swan is chuffed about the surplus, but it pays to take a deeper look at the numbers.
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Government budgets are increasingly becoming more political documents. This has been particularly evident with the federal government’s pledge to return the budget to surplus.
However, budget numbers…
Read the second part of our In Conversation between Stephen King (left) and former ACCC head, Graeme Samuel.
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Welcome to part two of our In Conversation between the former head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Graeme Samuel and Monash’s Professor Stephen King, also a former competition regulator…
Pepper's Ghost is an amazing technique, but holograms, done right, are so much cooler.
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Last week rapper Tupac Shakur performed at the Coachella music festival in California – a notable feat given he was shot dead
in 1996.
Tupac’s glowing image appeared on stage, rapping, dancing and interacting…
Huawei has trumpeted its private-sector credentials, but it is a critical supplier of technology to the People's Liberation Army and has strong links to the CCP.
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In response to the Australian government’s decision to prevent Huawei from tendering for National Broadband Network projects, Huawei Australia went on the offensive. Former foreign minister and current…
The NBN promises to be way more than a technology side-show.
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Now that the hoopla associated with the Australian National Broadband Network (NBN) has died down somewhat, I’d like to discuss one of the significant opportunities by drawing a line between the NBN and…
Telstra chief executive David Thodey at Telstra's annual general meeting where shareholders voted for an $11 billion NBN deal.
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Telstra shareholders have agreed to an $11 billion deal today that will hand over the telco’s fixed line network to NBN Co.
Under the deal, Telstra will decommission its copper line network as customers…
Malcolm Turnbull talks about Telstra's structural separation, the ACCC and much more with Joshua Gans.
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Welcome to the latest in our In Conversation series, between Opposition Spokesman for Communications and Broadband, Malcolm Turnbull and economist, Professor Joshua Gans.
This week, attention has again…
Broadband-enabled technologies can ensure a more comfortable ageing process.
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Welcome to If I had a blank cheque … a series in which leading researchers reveal what they could (and would) do in their discipline if money were no object.
Today we hear from Dr Kate Cornick, Executive…
Great headlines … shame about the reality.
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By Philip Branch, Swinburne University of Technology
Another day, another hacking exploit makes headlines.
This time it’s a “self-taught, lone hacker”, David Cecil, apparently known online as “Evil”, who allegedly broke into Platform Networks' site, one…
Investment in Australia's ports is one obvious priority to enhance growth - but let's broaden our outlook.
There has been much debate in the popular and political discourse on the state of our national infrastructure.
The general consensus, despite Victoria’s Baillieu government’s failure to put forth any…
Are traditional telephony services looking down the barrel of a gun?
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If you use services such as Skype, you’ll already know about Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). This is what makes your video calls with loved ones possible, and – not least with the advent of the NBN…
NBN Co chief Mike Quigley and Stephen Conroy still face many tough tasks.
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The news that NBN Co has found a way to move forward from the crucial cost-of-construction issue must have surely lifted the Gillard Government’s spirits.
NBN Co, the government-owned corporation in charge…
Is the NBN a "perfect answer" to Australia's broadband needs?
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A little bit of knowledge can be a dangerous thing. Radio 2GB commentator Alan Jones demonstrated this adage last week when commentating on a recent technology breakthrough by a group of international…
The NBN could give all Australians access to online services
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The big picture
Australia’s plan for a National Broadband Network (NBN) represents one of the largest infrastructure projects in the world at present.
The estimated $43 billion price tag has stirred…
