Bland budget for broadband battlers
Anyone looking for a broadband war between political parties following Tuesday's Federal Budget is set to be bitterly disappointed -- the most exciting technology development is pre-filled tax forms if you submit electronically. Yes, really.
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- Budget: $13.6m for e-security Government fails to match Labor's commitment to roll out high speed broadband across the country in today's federal budget.
- Budget 2007: IT misses out on windfall The biggest loser in this week's budget was broadband -- not one cent was allocated to improve infrastructure works. However, security was the winner with funding confirmed to fight intellectual property crime and cyber-terrorist attacks.