Newcastle Hill residents pushing hard against Keith Stronach's Mosbri Crescent plans Stronach reveals billionaire partner in NBN Mosbri Crescent development Newcastle Herald · Jan 15, 2023
Meaning of Christmas now goes beyond its religious origins I am sure 90 per cent of my Christian friends would agree that Christmas has evolved. Newcastle Herald · Dec 23, 2022
Elon Musk's internet proves an unlikely saviour for some rural Australians suffering connectivity 'fatigue' With a new internet provider on the market and after years of internet blackouts, these rural Queenslanders are ditching the NBN and embracing billionaire Elon Musk's satellite service. ABC News · Dec 20, 2022
NBN update: Consumers pay more for stagnant service standards, ACCC finds Australian households are paying more for their NBN plans despite service standards failing to improve, the ACCC says. The New Daily · Dec 9, 2022
Consumer watchdog taking Telstra to court The ACCC says Telstra was misleading about its broadband speeds to 9000 customers of its cheaper internet brand Belong. AAP · Dec 6, 2022
NBN losses to reach $25bn by 2040, report finds Adoption of ‘multi-technology mix’ model and decision to preference regions in rollout cited as major factors in reported losses The Guardian - AU · Dec 1, 2022
Federal budget 2022: Winners and Losers It's the second federal budget of the year, but this time Treasurer Jim Chalmers is delivering Labor's first in close to a decade. Here's where it plans to spend its money and where it wants to rein things in. ABC News · Oct 25, 2022
The 61 Hunter suburbs in line for faster internet More than 60 Hunter suburbs are among the areas confirmed for world-class internet speeds over the next year as NBN Co rolls out upgraded fibre connections across Australia. Newcastle Herald · Oct 23, 2022
Regions set for big NBN budget boost The federal government says a $2.4 billion investment to upgrade NBN fibres will deliver high-speed internet to almost 700,000 regional premises. AAP · Oct 19, 2022
Labor promises full-fibre NBN access to 1.5m homes and businesses by 2025 Tuesday’s budget will include provisions for faster internet to mainly regional areas across Australia at a cost of $2.4bn The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2022
NBN upgrades finally coming to 300,000 homes Faster internet is on the way for 300,000 homes and businesses across the nation as NBN Co reveals list of full fibre upgrades. The New Daily · Oct 18, 2022
The Cheapest NBN Plans For Every Speed So You Can Sort Out Your Home’s Crappy Internet Avoid another pass-agg text in your house's group chat. Pedestrian.tv · Oct 5, 2022
Australia Post expands from the letterbox to home internet services AusPost is wading into the home internet market, offering NBN service for purchase in-store and online as customers slip away from big telcos. The New Daily · Oct 4, 2022
TPG offers to pay $5m for overpromising NBN speeds after admitting breach of consumer law Telco reaches agreement with ACCC to avoid contested hearing after 21,000 customers sold internet plans unable to hit top speeds The Guardian - AU · Sep 21, 2022
The New Daily · Aug 18, 2022 Telstra, Optus continue to lose ground to smaller telcos Australian customers are continuing to trickle from the country's biggest telcos in pursuit of better prices and broader product range.
The New Daily · Aug 9, 2022 ‘Dudded’: ACCC calls for action as Australians suffer stagnating NBN upload speeds Australians are being "dudded" by stagnating NBN upload speeds far below the top rates advertised in their internet plans, new data reveals.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 9, 2022 Executive bonuses will need to be justified in a review of NBN Co, new communications minister says In opposition, Michelle Rowland said publicly-owned firm ‘might have an incentive to set and surpass artificially low targets’
Newcastle Herald · Jul 9, 2022 Early works in coming months after former NBN site proposal approved Mr Stronach said interest had been "very strong" given the location, but it was too early to provide a date for when they were hoping to complete the project
The New Daily · Jun 22, 2022 Mobile internet prices will rise if Telstra-TPG tie-up goes ahead, experts warn Australians could be charged more for their mobile internet if a proposed partnership between Telstra and TPG is approved by the consumer watchdog.
Newcastle Herald · Jun 22, 2022 Final say on redevelopment of former NBN site Some residents said they wanted to see the site developed, but not in the proposed form.
Newcastle Herald · Jun 19, 2022 Why neighbours oppose the $67m proposal for former NBN News site A City of Newcastle report has recommended the plan's approval at a meeting on Wednesday.
The New Daily · May 25, 2022 ‘Excessively high’: NBN Co plan to hike internet prices stirs controversy Australians would face higher internet bills over the next decade under plans to jack up broadband prices to recoup huge NBN cost blowouts.
The Guardian - AU · May 24, 2022 Proposed NBN price hikes could double some internet bills within a decade, ACCC warns Telstra says wholesale prices already among highest in the world and will only get worse under proposal
ABC News · May 16, 2022 Why the NBN still matters — and how it can be improved after the election Australia has spent billions on the NBN yet its speeds are still bad — at least compared to other countries. How did we end up here? And why aren't we hearing more about internet infrastructure this election?
The Canberra Times · May 15, 2022 NBN affected in some Canberra suburbs Some parts of Canberra were suffering from interrupted NBN services on Monday morning.