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Powering up: Indigenous company supplying energy to NBN

Australia's first Indigenous-owned energy retailer is expanding into two more states just eight months after launching.

AAP

The cost of broadband is rising, but so is its speed

Australians are paying more to access the internet but thousands more households are getting access to faster download speeds.

AAP

A decade past its due date, the NBN promises to deliver

Removing copper connections from the National Broadband Network will come at a cost of more than $6 billion but tech experts say the move will be worth it.

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Upgraded NBN could compete with Elon Musk's Starlink

Australia must expand its network if it wants to compete with Elon Musk's offering and provide affordable, reliable internet to the regions, an expert says.

AAP

NBN’s $3bn fibre revamp is great news but don’t Australians now care more about price than higher speeds?

The demise of NBN’s fibre-to-the-node technology is welcome but making the internet more affordable would have a much bigger impact

The Guardian - AU

NBN rollout to be bolstered with $3b network upgrade

High-speed internet will be rolled out to a further 620,000 homes in the 'final piece of the puzzle' for NBN upgrades.

AAP

Cool change slows 360km-perimeter Grampians bushfire in Victoria as extreme fire danger keeps NSW on alert

Temperatures plunged overnight in Victoria’s west as gusty winds swept over blazes that scorched bushland the size of Singapore

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Grattan on Friday: Oil prices could be where the Middle East crisis collides with Australia’s cost-of-living crisis

Angry, accusatory partisan exchanges over the Middle East war have dominated federal politics this week. But for most ordinary voters the issue remains “over there”.

The Conversation

Veteran activist arrested at campaign to protect Bulga state forest – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Hands off: Labor eyes privatisation fight over NBN

The federal opposition has been challenged to reveal its position on the future of the $51 billion NBN after Labor introduced laws to keep it publicly-owned.

AAP

Government to put pressure on opposition with legislation to ensure NBN stays in public hands

The Albanese government on Wednesday will introduce legislation to ensure the NBN remains in government ownership.

The Conversation

'Significant psychosocial harm': Nuatali Nelmes and Labor Party branch at war

Branch claims Nuatali Nelmes' media comments were untruthful.

Newcastle Herald

Broadband speed boosts slow NBN Co's path to profit

More copper connections have been replaced with faster fibre over the past year, NBN Co has revealed, but the broadband boost proved expensive.

AAP

Best and worst Canberra suburbs for internet

See the best and worst Canberra suburbs for internet.

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The Conversation

Achieving net zero with renewables or nuclear means rebuilding the hollowed-out public service after decades of cuts

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s plan to build seven nuclear power plants in Australia has attracted plenty of critical attention. But there’s a striking feature which has received relatively little discussion or criticism: the nuclear plants would be publicly owned and operated, similar to the National Broadband Network (NBN).

The Guardian - AU

Price, speed and Elon Musk: why some Australians are ditching the NBN

While politicians argue over who to blame for a decline in Australia’s broadband uptake, customers are seeking more affordable ways to get online

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Matildas coach says he was blindsided by Kerr charge; PM dismisses push for ICC to investigate Australia’s role in Gaza; and NBN to boost speeds

Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson says he was blindsided by an allegation of racially aggravated harassment made against Sam Kerr

AAP

Australian broadband to get a speed boost, but slowly

More than nine million households and businesses could get a significant boost to their broadband connection later in 2024 following fibre upgrades.

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Newcastle Herald

Why the fire in Leigh Maughan will never go out in Newcastle

The OAM recipient and Knights life member died this week.

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Tech firm enters Australia's electric car charging race

A technology services company behind the NBN rollout has revealed plans to focus on electric car infrastructure after identifying it as 'the next big thing'.

Newcastle Herald

Labor councillors hit back after rank-and-file pressure over Bath report

Jeremy Bath also says he wants the investigation made public.

Newcastle Herald

Prime city manufacturing site can't be lost

Letters to the Editor: Prime city manufacturing site can't be lost

Newcastle Herald

Residents claim Jeremy Bath wrote Scott Neylon letters

'I think all of them were written by Jeremy,' former NBN newsreader Ray Dinneen.

AAP

Older Australians falling victim to NBN scammers

Older Australians are losing the most amount of money to scammers impersonating NBN staff, with more than $1.2 million already swindled.

AAP

Fibre up Qld: internet upgrades for more than 500,000

Faster and more reliable internet speeds are part of a federal government upgrade package for southeast Queensland residents .

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