Australian Reports

The Australian government being a stakeholder

● After an inadequate national digital divide policy by the Coalition government in 1996 and a report
Regional Telecommunication Inquiry report in 2002 that ALL Australians to be able to have dial up,
internet for a cost of a unlimited local call.
● In 2004 Co-ordinated communications infrastructure fund, for improved broadband access and services
in rural, regional and remote Australia(DCITA 2008).
● The 2002 Telecommunications action plan for remote Indigenous
communities, pledged $8.3 million over three years, and telecommunications access
funding included the 2006 Backing Indigenous ability with funds of $36.6 million that
sought to redress low levels of telecommunications access and access quality in Indigenous
communities (DCITA 2002; DCITA 2006).
● Labor government pledged $2.3 billion to provide significant tax rebates for low-income parents of
school-aged children who purchase computers and internet connections (Franklin 2007; ALP 2007b;
Australian Coalition Government 2007)
● 2008 Kevin Rudd promised Australian students and parents that every student in years 9 to 12 would get
their very own computer(Tomazin 2008)
● 9 April 2009 the Australian Government established NBN Co Limited (NBN Co) to design, build
and operate the wholesale-only National Broadband Network (NBN).12 August 2010 NBN Tasmania
announced the launch of the national broadband network at Midway Point, Tasmania.