The Abbott government has drawn an official line under the policy of FTTH for all in favour of a mixed bag of broadband delivery mechanisms.
Category: Federal
APS industrial action looms over Abbott’s first term
The public service union is digging in for a long and protracted high stakes battle to ensure its survival well beyond the current Prime Minister and the next election.
Engineers claim $200bn in risky coastal assets urgently need climate change plan
Design standards and asset management plans will have to change with the weather say works experts.
Abetz throws down industrial relations gauntlet to APS and its union
The release of the government’s bargaining framework for the looming negotiations over pay and conditions shows that the government is digging in for a fight.
Abetz finally forced to negotiating table over pay says CPSU
The government is poised to up its pay offer to public servants from nothing at all to a below inflation pay increase as talks begin in earnest.
NCA ‘retracting’ online discounts for Parliamentary Triangle pay parking
Incentives to pay up-front appear to have been put on-hold pending official clarification.
Turnbull blasts ASIC for putting public data behind paywalls
The Communications Minister has put agencies on notice that charging for access to taxpayer-funded information now lacks support at an official level and that Open Data is the way preferred way forward.
Treasury head issues warning over scale of APS cuts
Australia’s number-cruncher-in-chief has cautioned expectations around cuts and services are unsustainable and that any attempts to think smarter or differently prioritising resources are being crowded out.
Feds apply mobile app to stem bleeding
People suffering from bleeding disorders will be able to better monitor the state of their health and help treat their condition through a new mobile application.
Councils back Inland Railway to stop truck damage to local roads
The potential for the federal government’s planned Melbourne-to-Brisbane Inland Railway to reduce costly damage to local roads has led to praise from councils across Australia.