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Election 2016: The NBN

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Election 2016: The NBN

The late night AFP raid on Labor Party offices that awoke the nation on the cusp of the Federal Electron sparked outrage on both sides of politics. Bill Shorten lambasted it as an opportunistic attempt by the Coalition to cover its tracks after leaked documents revealed an NBN struggling to

Huawei: a justifiable ban or a missed opportunity?

Huawei: a justifiable ban or a missed opportunity?

Both the Coalition and Labor branches of government have categorically ruled out any Huawei participation in the Australian National Broadband Network. But is placing a blanket ban on one of the world’s largest and arguably most far reaching telecommunications giants from investing in the NBN justifiable? The Chinese company

When the government plays with hidden taxes, we all lose

When the government plays with hidden taxes, we all lose

Governments like to play the political equivalent of a magician ‘pulling a rabbit out of the hat’. They get something for nothing, whether it is national uniform price for telecommunications and postal services or, more recently, cheap gas for Australian industry or a uniform price for national broadband. Cheap gas

A case for the privatisation of Australia Post

A case for the privatisation of Australia Post

Australia Post, and its predecessors, go back over 200 years. The first Australian postmaster began work in the colony of New South Wales in 1809. At federation, the colonial post offices were combined into the Post Master’s General department, and in 1975 the name ‘Australia Post’ was born. So

Editors’ Picks - 31 August 2014

Editors’ Picks - 31 August 2014

This week in Editors’ Picks, we take a look at the recently released NBN cost-benefit analysis, the world economy in maps, Australian university fees, solutions to address unemployment, and the lucrative trade in elite footballers. NBN Cost Benefit Analysis Find There’s Such A Thing As Too Much Speed – Peter

A voice of reason

Despite the ministerial portfolio of communications not outwardly seeming closely related to economics, in the next few years it is shaping up to possibly be the most economically orientated area outside the treasury portfolio. Key upcoming policy decisions pertaining to broadband infrastructure, as well as likely deregulation of the telecommunications