Australia’s sluggish response to a national broadband network is “criminal”, costing jobs and hurting the economy, a gloomy snapshot of the nation says.The 2008-09 report on the state of Australian regions by forecasting group National Economics predicts economic meltdown unless soaring levels of household debt, greenhouse gas emissions and a broadband network are urgently addressed.
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Australian internet superhighway derailment ‘criminal’
Australia’s sluggish response to a national broadband network is “criminal”, costing jobs and hurting the economy, a gloomy snapshot of the nation says.