Tag: Barnaby Joyce

Gig Guide: Higher ed shakeup and Barnaby’s return

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
There are changes at the top of Australia’s universities, with vice-chancellors on the move at UTS, UNSW, USYD and RMIT, while Barnaby Joyce’s return to deputy leadership brings a...

NFF: New push on digital divide

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Barnaby Joyce was “as passionate a minister as I’ve ever seen” according to National Farmers Federation chief executive Tony Mahar. When he was also deputy Prime Minister, farmers’ issues...

Aust still on IoT training wheels

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Communications Minister Mitch Fifield says Australia is in the grip of “evangelical fervour” regarding the Internet of Things. But analysis shows the nation is still in explorer mode. Speaking...

The Nationals and the Glass Snowy

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Barnaby Joyce and Fiona Nash were elected to the Senate in 2004, at a time when telecommunications was a central political issue of the day – courtesy of the...

ICT key to agri-tech advances

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The long awaited Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper does a far better job than the Government’s earlier Industry Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda in recognising the role for ICT innovation in...