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  Conroy says Telstra, Optus using filter

  Communications minister, Stephen Conroy, says Telstra and Optus are already using the government's controversial internet content filter with more internet service providers (ISPs) tipped to get on board.

  By AAP | 28 February, 2012 16:38

  Tags: Internet filter, optus, Stephen Conroy, telcos, Telstra

• Online doctors a new reality

  Cancer patients and the elderly will be able to see their specialist or GP with the click of a mouse, even if they are hundreds of kilometres away.

  By AAP | 23 January, 2012 08:20

  Tags: broadband, healthcare, national broadband network, Stephen Conroy

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  NBN could revolutionise business: Conroy

  Australia is lagging behind other developed countries in harnessing the internet for business and needs to catch up, the federal government says.

  By AAP | 03 August, 2011 11:49

  Tags: business, National Broadband Network (NBN), NBN, Senator Stephen Conroy, Stephen Conroy, telework

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  Brisbane to forge ahead with sewer-based fibre plan

  Brisbane is to receive a new open access fibre to the home network, pitched as complementing the National Broadband Network (NBN), aimed at delivering 100 megabits per second (Mbps) broadband to every home and business within four years.

  By Computerworld Staff | 14 October, 2010 17:01

  Tags: Brisbane, Fibrecity, fibre to the home, NBN, nbn co, Stephen Conroy

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  Calls for Conroy to release Internet censorship trial results

  Opposition spokesperson, Nick Minchin, has bought the Government’s proposed Internet content filtering scheme back to the political forefront, criticising the Government over its lack of transparency regarding the trials.

  By Kathryn Edwards | 02 September, 2009 12:19

  Tags: government, internet content filtering, ISP filter trials, mandatory internet fitering, nick minchin, Stephen Conroy

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  Govt pilots anti-cyber bullying project

  A new pilot project aimed at curbing cyber bullying in Australian schools has been announced by the Federal Government.

  By Kathryn Edwards | 03 August, 2009 09:04

  Tags: ACMA, cyber bullying, Stephen Conroy, government

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  Conroy kicks off ICT careers week

  Communications minister Stephen Conroy today launched the second ever National ICT Careers Week, touting that now is the perfect time to begin an ICT career.

  By Computerworld Staff | 27 July, 2009 15:10

  Tags: acs, Google, IT jobs, National Broadband Network (NBN), NBN, nicta, Stephen Conroy

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  Conroy deserves Internet villain award: Minchin

  Federal communications minister Stephen Conroy has been awarded the title of Internet Villain of the Year at the 11th annual Internet Industry Awards, due to the government’s controversial plans for an Internet filter.

  By Kathryn Edwards | 14 July, 2009 10:57

  Tags: internet content filtering, Stephen Conroy

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  Outback communities get $7m Internet access boost

  The Rudd government has announced it will spend $7 million over four years on improving public Internet access facilities in remote Indigenous communities.

  By Kathryn Edwards | 03 July, 2009 13:52

  Tags: broadband, coag, Department of Education, education, northern territory, Stephen Conroy

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  FttN jettisoned to dodge Telstra compensation

  The government scrapped its Fibre to the Node (FttN) broadband network in part to avoid litigation with Telstra, according to regulatory documents released today.

  By Darren Pauli | 12 June, 2009 14:37

  Tags: NBN, Stephen Conroy, FTTN, ftth

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  Conroy separates from NBN Telstra reports

  Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has poured cold water on media reports that Telstra will be handed a 49 per cent stake in the National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) if it cleaves off its wholesale arm.

  By Darren Pauli | 11 June, 2009 14:49

  Tags: functional separation, NBN, nbn co, Stephen Conroy, structural separation, Telstra

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  Govt preaches security to slack business

  Businesses are still security slack according to feedback from the federal government's e-security seminars held today.

  By Darren Pauli | 10 June, 2009 11:47

  Tags: Robert McClellan, security, Stephen Conroy

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  Developers may shun greenfield fibre bill

  The government may face opposition from real estate developers objecting to a proposal to mandate fibre-to-the-home in greenfield sites.

  By Darren Pauli | 03 June, 2009 11:17

  Tags: ftth, greenfield, Stephen Conroy

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  Govt halves $4.7b NBN

  The federal government will borrow about half of its initial $4.7 billion investment into the National Broadband Network (NBN).

  By Darren Pauli | 27 May, 2009 11:03

  Tags: NBN, nick minchin, Stephen Conroy

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  Optus flags participation in Net filtering trial

  Australia’s second largest internet service provider, Optus, will belatedly take part in the federal government’s controversial internet filtering trial.

  By Joshua Gliddon | 22 April, 2009 16:32

  Tags: ACMA, content filter, internet, Stephen Conroy