Tag: Labor

Labor must make NBN its priority

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
Labor must make the NBN an election priority and in doing so position itself as the champion of consumers desperate for a better online experience, and as builders of...

NBN future is a numbers game

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
The Shadow Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland has released Labor’s election policy for the National Broadband Network (NBN). The plan focuses on the future and tackles key issues including...

Labor outlines NBN future plans

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Federal Labor has earmarked $125 million toward an NBN quick-fix for up to 750,000 customers with poor in-home cabling, and a further $60 million to conduct fibre-upgrade trials that...

Labor to open ICT procurement

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Opposition’s new “local projects, local jobs” procurement policy would help small Australian tech companies secure government contracts, shadow industry minister Kim Carr said. A slew of Labor shadow...

Labor to ‘preserve’ R&D tax scheme

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal opposition has pledged to “preserve” the research and development tax incentive after accusing the government of “wrecking” the popular scheme. At the Labor Party’s national conference in...

Shorten offers big lift in science

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Opposition leader Bill Shorten would return science to the centre of government decision-making and drive central efforts to lift the nation’s spending on research and development by billions of...

Qld budget: New money for tech

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Queensland Treasurer Jackie Trad’s first state budget since she was shuffled into the role at the end of last year has revealed the state government is rolling around in...

Labor’s big fat space promise

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Federal Labor has unveiled a $35 million policy package to support the burgeoning Australian space sector, with a goal to double the size of the industry in five years....

Apple exposes Labor divisions

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The heated public debate over a secretive deal between tech giant Apple and the Victorian government to build a “flagship” store at Federation Square has revealed internal divisions within...