Tag: Michelle Rowland

Rowland on the connected Pacific

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The adoption of disruptive new technologies in Australia’s Pacific neighbours could help improve connectivity in the region and bridge the digital divide, shadow communications minister Michelle Rowland said. Speaking...

Review ordered into TIO complaints

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has attacked its own telecommunications ombudsman after its latest report showed that NBN-related complaints had tripled in the last year. Despite the attack on the Telecommunications...

Labor reignites the games debate

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Federal Labor is currently putting its own policy package together to support the burgeoning Australian games development sector with “holistic” initiatives to fill the gap left by the government’s...

NBN’s astounding results fail

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
NBN Co’s half year results released on Monday provide confirmation that the National Broadband Network (NBN) is a train wreck and there is nothing that can be done to...

Game devs will now look offshore

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There is growing concern a lack of federal support will force local game developers to move away from Australia as the industry reels from the “incredibly disappointing” response to a...

Games industry: Not happy, Jan

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has rejected nearly all the recommendations of a Senate inquiry into the local games development sector, leaving the industry “incredibly disappointed” and angry. The government tabled...

The tale of a second rate NBN

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Just over four years ago, Malcolm Turnbull released the 2013 NBN Strategic Review. This became the document upon which he justified abandoning a fibre National Broadband Network (NBN) in...

NBN’s financial hit on HFC fix

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The NBN remains a favorite whipping boy for the opposition, but as the Coalition version of the Labor inspired network builds out, questions mount as to what an incoming...

ACCC launches NBN investigation

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The competition watchdog has set up a public inquiry into the National Broadband Network’s wholesale service standards in the wake of record numbers of complaints from consumers and a...