Monday, 29 September 2003

World's biggest Luddite to retire. Farewell Senator Alston [The Register]
10:30:41 PM    

A National Broadband Strategy, regional and remote telecommunications services and improving e-government service delivery were among the issues discussed in Hobart today at the eleventh Ministerial meeting of the Online Council.

Ministers from the Australian Government, state governments, the Northern Territory Government and the President of the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) addressed a broad range of issues driving the growth of Australia's information economy.
4:05:37 PM    


The telecommunications industry is to get a new minister in Canberra, following a reshuffle announced this morning.

Current minister, Senator Richard Alston, has held the Communications, Information Technology and the Arts portfolio since the Howard Government first took office.

[Source: Comms world]

The Register's view of alston in 2001:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/17941.html
3:37:07 PM    


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