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Telstra’s triple-zero failure is a result of prioritising neoliberal ‘competition’ and reaping none of its benefits

Perhaps we will return to public ownership of infrastructure networks. But for now we need to consider limited steps, with a more radical solution for fragile emergency services

The Guardian - AU

Chinese firm's fiber trial hits staggering 51.3 Tb/s over 128 miles without signal regeneration — could this be an end to bandwidth bottlenecks?

YOFC demonstrated 51.3 Tb/s hollow-core transmission over 206.5 km, aiming to ease growing AI networking pressures worldwide soon significantly.

TechRadar

Jane Goldsmith spent 25 years telling the Hunter's stories, now she's sharing hers

'Journalism is part of my DNA': Goldsmith opens up about leaving NBN News.

Newcastle Herald

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Timeslot aside, NBN News won't be the same without departing Jane Goldsmith

Letters: 'Can those Greenies who haunt these pages explain where the taxes are coming from to replace this amount?'

Newcastle Herald

'Goodnight': NBN's Sunday news team signs off for the last time

A restructure by WIN will change the way the Hunter gets its news.

Newcastle Herald

30 minutes for a kilometre: Honeysuckle's slow lane just doesn't work

Letters: 'Additionally, why is there no right turn heading east at Steel Street and Honeysuckle Drive?'

Newcastle Herald

WIN finalises NBN News cuts less than a day after staff consultation ends

'I just don't think they should be doing it. Full stop.'

Newcastle Herald

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'This is the final blow': thousands demand WIN rethink cuts to NBN News

'This is the final blow in a systematic gutting of our local news.'

Newcastle Herald

$2 pool entry across Newcastle is only fair to inland suburbs

Letters: 'The ocean baths have no entry fee and probably attracts even more outsiders as the inland pools.'

Newcastle Herald

Fierce backlash over NBN job cuts, WIN accused of 'gutting' regional newsrooms

'It strips the once proud, robust and respected news service to a bare bones operation.'

Newcastle Herald

SOS only: elderly left vulnerable by reception dark spot, residents say

The growing community says they have been fighting for years.

Newcastle Herald

A winter swimming season isn't too much to ask in a city as big as Newcastle

Letters: 'People who swim have to fight for what should be part of council's regular duties.'

Newcastle Herald

'Death by a thousand cuts': NBN veterans reflect on 'end of golden age of television'

To former NBN faces, WIN's cuts were a sad reminder of the pressures facing regional media.

Newcastle Herald

'The most fun': OG Big Dog reflects on iconic suit as he faces MND battle

"They might be able to shut your body down, but they're not going to take my sense of humour.

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PM celebrates Australian journalism the same day regional news bulletin is cut in half

The government insists the future of regional media is critical to democracy, as nightly news bulletin cut in half.

Newcastle Herald

Big guns will fire on Monday, but not just for King's Birthday holiday

Letters: 'Any year calendar shows 2026 is a match for 1942.'

Newcastle Herald

NBN News deserves better, and so does the Hunter audience that relies on it

Letters: 'We love our local journalists and news readers and we care.'

Newcastle Herald

'Screwed': media figures blast NBN News cuts as political pressure mounts

'The media landscape is too chaotic and too terrifying, and it's easier to close down than reimagine.'

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AAP

Why goldfish might be undermining your internet speed

Most households are not accessing the full speed of their broadband connections, research shows, and the reasons are surprising.

AAP

Aussies ditch copper for fibre to boost download speeds

More Australians are upgrading their broadband connections, choosing faster plans and setting download records, NBN Co has revealed.

The Conversation

No power, no phone, no radio: why comms dropped out during the central Victorian fires

Australia has entered an era of climate instability, where communications during bushfires and extreme weather must perform under increasingly severe conditions.

The Guardian - AU

Minns says bridge used in Bondi attack should be torn down – as it happened

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Premier evades angry mob amid backdrop of charred hills

As bushfires continue to burn, angry locals have gathered outside a health service where the Victorian premier held a news conference.

AAP

Clicking and streaming: Australian online habits evolve

Australians are hooking up to faster broadband connections by the thousands and the technology is changing the way they consume entertainment.

AAP

Fibre to the rescue: Aussies urged to take net upgrades

More than one million households have been disconnected by weather events this year and the NBN warns more will disproportionately affect copper connections.

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