Malcolm Turnbull
The case for the positive
Michael Gordon Regular consumers of television or online news over the past 12 months could be excused for thinking that Tony Abbott, possesses just one solitary tie, the pale blue one you see him wearing whenever...
Liberal MPs want rethink on Coalition's climate change plan
Jonathan Swan Two Liberal MPs want Tony Abbott to review or consider abandoning parts of his $3.2 billion plan to combat climate change in light of ''dire economic circumstances''.
Budget and election storms ahead for a battered ABC
Deborah Snow Turnbull warned if an Abbott government went for budget cuts, he couldn't quarantine the ABC.
NBN customers set for world-leading download speeds to happen by end of the year
Jonathan Swan, Asher Moses Australians linked to the national broadband network will be able to get world-leading internet download speeds of one gigabit per second by the end of this year, the company building the network...
Coalition challenged to reveal its NBN costs
Communication Minister Stephen Conroy says it is time for the Coalition to reveal details and costings of its alternative high-speed national broadband network plan.
Coalition's NBN 'dumbest piece of public policy': Conroy
Ross Peake Communications Minister Stephen Conroy labelled the Coalition's plan as dumb for proposing to use Telstra's ageing copper wire network for broadband.
Canberrans loving the NBN
Ross Peake Gungahlin is experiencing the fastest take up rate in the nation for the national broadband network.
NBN street cabinets 'hideous'
Jonathan Swan About 60,000 cabinets that look like stretched refrigerators will be installed on footpaths under the Coalition's national broadband network, bringing criticism from urban designers.
What's the Big Idea this time around?
Tony Wright Election years are a wonderful time for Big Ideas. You may, or may not, recall the marvellously named Multifunction Polis.
Conroy in the gun over NBN rollout targets
Jonathan Swan Minister accused of misleading Parliament about the rollout of the national broadband network.
So, how about that national broadband whatsit?
Jonathan Swan Many Australians know next to nothing about the national broadband network - the most ambitious and expensive infrastructure project in the nation's history.
NBN lags on rollout program
Peter Cai NBN Co will need to dramatically boost roll-out speed to meet its own connection targets.
Prime Minister to make guest appearance at Woodford
Amy Remeikis JULIA GILLARD is expected to become a last-minute headliner of the Woodford Folk Festival on Sunday.
The best quotes of 2012
From Gina Rinehart to The Wiggles, some of the more memorable quotes from notable Australians this past year.
Detect politicians who lie: Turnbull
Ross Peake A system of fact-checking should be introduced to detect politicians who tell lies, according to Coalition communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull.
Enemy within still the danger: Turnbull
Phillip Coorey MALCOLM TURNBULL has portrayed himself as the antithesis of Tony Abbott's political mentor, B.A. Santamaria, the staunch protectionsist and founder of the Democratic Labor Party.
Australia's fortune cookie?
Daniel Flitton Forty years ago this month, Prime Minister Gough Whitlam made the controversial decision to recognise China's communist government. Has the relationship prospered?
Nurse’s death a terrible tragedy: PM
Jessica Wright and Heath Aston THE 2DayFM prank call tragedy has embarrassed Sydney in the eyes of the world but the two radio presenters could never have foreseen the consequences of their mischief and will also be suffering, NSW...
Philip Clark
Fears valid, so is rite of passage
Philip Clark The tragic death of a 17-year-old on the Gold Coast who fell from a high rise balcony during schoolies celebrations underlines why the prospect of young people getting together to have fun seems to...
Chinese telco seen as security threat
Jill Stark Chinese communications and technology giant Huawei is branded a threat to United States national security.
