The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has urged the coalition to restore business confidence, by delivering on its promises concerning the digital economy within its first 100 days in government.
The dust has started to settle and Australians can finally breathe – two of the independent MPs, Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott, have chosen the ALP and Julia Gillard as Prime Minister.
Nationals leader, Warren Truss, has blasted Labor's National Broadband Network (NBN) project. This comes as signs are increasingly mounting that the clutch of independent MPs, who will decide the next Federal Government, are highly concerned about telecommunications and broadband as an issue.
As the Federal election draws near the battle lines are being drawn between our Labor Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, and her long-term Liberal party sparring partner, Tony Abbott. In preparation, here are some of the top technology and communications issues that will affect business and people throughout Australia along with a breakdown of where the situation stands. We start with a breakdown of stances on mandatory filtering, Telstra's separation and the National Broadband Network.
