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Australian IT Minister Alston Replaced

Posted by Hemos on Sunday September 28, 2003 @11:08PM from the shuffling-him-out dept.

srouvray writes "The Australian is reporting: In a re-shuffle of the Australian Federal Cabinet, current Communications Minister Richard Alston will be replaced (Alston is going to retire) with Attorney General Darryl Williams. Alston is 'credited' for introducing tough anti-spam laws into parliament... Although it will be interesting to see if Williams will be branded a 'Luddite' as well!"

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Notable Achievements of Alston's by lks_aus · 2003-09-28 23:17 · Score: 5, Interesting
- Initially dismissing broadband as a gaming platform
- Calling a country-wide broadband rollout a "costly waste of time"
- Decreeing that consumers should be kept in the dark about their phone line
- Linking the takeup of broadband to pornography
- Allowing his department to spend $4,000,000 on a small and poorly developed website
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1. Re:Notable Achievements of Alston's by alien_blueprint · 2003-09-28 23:33 · Score: 3, Interesting
  
  Now, let's not forget the acceptance of kickbacks from Telstra in the form of a $10,000AU plasma television.
Re:Be thankful by bcg · 2003-09-29 00:03 · Score: 2, Interesting

I would have gladly laid down the Australian IT industry as a sacrifice rather than see her back in immigration.
Communications AND the arts by used_rugs · 2003-09-29 00:09 · Score: 1, Interesting

Don't forget about the arts. Alston was more than a luddite.. he was also a cultural retard.

As an Australian, I am thoroughly embarrased. I'm sure Americans and Britons who don't agree with their elected leaders and associated parties can sympathise.