If you have time, watch the 1 hour of Senate estimates discussing Internet filtering yesterday:


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Tech Wired Australia

Host: Ben Grubb

Guest 1: Highway1’s General Manager, Michael Nicholas Power

Guest 2: Tech2u’s General manager, Andrew Robson

Topic discussed:

Internet Filtering

Tech Wired Australia mini episode edition

Host: Ben Grubb
Guest:Bart Jellema

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Some months ago, unfortunately Twitter stopped the delivery of SMS messages to international numbers that were outside of the US and Canada. Since then, there have been several startups that offer the delivery of your Twitter message, but sadly not for free. Twe2 however, helps you fill your twitter-less void, and for free.

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Tech Wired applies for Panel of Experts’ National Broadband Network Report under Freedom of Information laws

Receives costings of $3,631.99 to pursue findings

iiNet approaches Tech Wired to cover costs

Tech Wired accepts offer; informs DBCDE

Tech Wired learns Conroy’s consulting bills “…suggest the Rudd Government is going to take spending in this area to a stunning new level”

After talks with iiNet’s Chief Regulatory Officer, Steve Dalby, iiNet has agreed to cover the costs for Tech Wired Australia to continue to pursue the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) under the Freedom of Information Act for documents it wont release before tendering, relating to the Nation’s National 4.7 billion dollar Broadband Network.

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Tech Wired Australia – Mini episode edition

Host: Ben Grubb

Guests: Laurel Papworth (Social media strategist) and Peter Black (Law lecturer at Queensland University of Technology)

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Tech Wired Australia episode 108.

Hosts: Ben Grubb & Brent Pudney.

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Tech Wired today learned that the Australian Government will release its secret National Broadband Network Report if paid fees of up to $3,631.99.

Just yesterday we reported on the progress of a Freedom of Information application put forward by Tech Wired to the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE). Today we received confirmation of certain costs to go forward. Read more

The Australian Government is refusing to release the commissioned National Broadband Network Report that suggests possible tenders for the NBN, saying that it…

“…has the potential to prejudice the outcome of the process.”

As such, the government wont be letting anyone, including the opposition, scrutinise the report. What does this mean? It means that it will allow the Department for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy to choose whoever they see fit as the tenderer for the National Broadband Network, without any fear of being scrutinised. Therefore Tech Wired has decided to take action… Read more