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• Mobile fuels Australian politicians' use of social media: Deloitte

  Increased smartphone penetration has made social media more important to this year’s election cycle, according to a Deloitte analyst who once advised Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

• Albanese takes over from Conroy as comms minister

  Anthony Albanese has been appointed communications minister in Kevin Rudd’s new cabinet ministry.

• Stephen Conroy quits following Gillard leadership loss

  Stephen Conroy, the minister for broadband, communications and the arts, has confirmed his resignation following the departure of Julia Gillard as the Australian prime minister and Labor leader today ( 26 June).

• Poll: Do you expect to see any significant changes to the ICT industry before the next federal election?

  The unexpected turn of political events last week saw the ousting of Kevin Rudd as prime minister and his former deputy, Julia Gillard, elected in his place.

• Search engines running hot on Gillard and KRudd

  Search engines have reported a massive spike in political-themed searches beginning late Wednesday when Julia Gillard requested a leadership ballot from then Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd.

• ICT to remain a strong focus under Gillard: Industry

  The sudden shift in Federal leadership, which has seen Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, ousted in favour his deputy, Julia Gillard, has produced a strong note of optimism within Australia's ICT industry.

• Opposition Comms Minister's official site expires

  The Opposition communications minister Tony Smith has suffered a minor embarrassment with his official personal website today taken offline by its hoster, Network Solution.
  

• PM opens Broadband Future forum, announces Digital Regions winners

  Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, has opened the Realising Our Broadband Future conference in Sydney by announcing the first seven projects chosen as part of the government's Digital Regions Initiative.

• Government stimulus made little impact on IT spending: Gartner

  Any stimulus by the Rudd Government has had little impact on IT spending in Australian markets, according to new research by Gartner.

• Analysts: NBN questions need answering

  ICT analysts have welcomed the Federal Government’s flip flop on the NBN but raised concerns it lacks detail.

• New NBN proposal promises faster Internet for homes and businesses

  The Federal Government this morning unveiled its plans for the National Broadband Network (NBN). Spanning eight years and projected to cost $43 billion with split ownership between the Australian government and private telcos, the network will provide 100 megabits per second (Mbps) Internet connections to 90 per cent of Australian homes.

• Government spends $43 billion to establish National Broadband Network

  The Federal Government will establish a new public company to build the next-generation National Broadband Network (NBN) across Australia.

• KevinPM launches Twitter account

  Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has joined the social networking site Twitter, following the trend set by Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull last month and US President-elect Barack Obama.