The National Broadband Network comes to Hobart.STRINGER Image/ShutterstockThe latest complaints about the National Broadband Network (NBN), including concerns about slow download speeds and frequent dropouts, show that all is not well with the NBN.
A recent report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) also flags...
In the third in my series on the crisis besetting the National Electricity Market (NEM) in eastern Australia ( see Part 1 & Part 2), I look at some evidence for how the market itself has played a role and specifically market power issues.
The recent troubles in our electricity market are well documented. As described in my earlier pieces in...
Greens leader Richard Di Natale is calling for a reimagining of the way Australians approach work. “What we’re saying is: let’s have a look at some of the models around the world,” he says.
“It’s absolutely possible, as we’ve seen in places like Sweden, where in the aged-care sector people are working a...
Malcolm Turnbull has threatened to use the Commonwealth’s power over exports against gas producers if they do not carry through with undertakings to make more gas available for the domestic market.
Turnbull emphasised the industry was operating on “a social license” from the community.
“It is fundamental for Australians to be...
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