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Australia's National Broadband Network To Go Ahead

Posted by timothy on from the beware-coriolis-effect dept.

angry tapir writes "After weeks of a hung parliament following the Australian federal election, the incumbent Labor Party has garnered enough support among independent MPs to form a minority government. Broadband was central to clinching the independents' support. Labor's victory means the $43 billion National Broadband Network will push ahead. The policy has generally been popular among ISPs and telcos — though some rebel operators preferred a policy that emphasized wireless technologies, similar to the proposals put forward by Labor's opponents. The primarily fiber-based NBN is set to offer Australians 1Gbps broadband."

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  1. What's the point... by Deathnerd · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Of having broadband if you can't watch some good ol' small breasted porn?

    1. Re:What's the point... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

      We can do anything anyone else can do with it.

      The "small breasted porn" issue is incorrect sensationalism, and the idiotic filter idea - which was never going to get through the senate previously - will now not even make it past the house of reps, so I'd be very surprised if we heard anything about it again in the near to medium future.

  2. What filter? by DMJC · · Score: 5, Informative

    Greens/Liberals/Independants hold the balance of power and are all dead set against the filter. It's a dead scheme stop mentioning it. There will be no mandatory net filter in Australia. The ETS and mining tax are probably also going to get blocked. They don't have the numbers to pass that sort of legislation anymore.

  3. Re:Australian... with questions here by p3anut · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1511009 That will help answer your question.

  4. Great outcome from Election by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    NBN (Fibre Network) is supported by:
    All independants
    The Greens
    Labor Pary

    Therefore it is guaranteed to pass throught the upper and lower houses :)

    Censorhip is supported by:
    Labor

    Therefore it will not be able to pass through either house of parliament unless the Liberal/National Coalition switch their position (which wouldnt surprise me)