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Essays & reportage Singapore swivel Eric Ellis 11 October 2022 Optus’s troubles shine a light on the company’s ultimate controller, the hydra-headed Singapore Inc. Essays & reportage 5G’s new frontier Jock Given 23 October 2017 From the archive | Backers of 5G promise breathtaking speed and ultra-reliability. But does Australia need its own vision for the new wireless networks? International The stratifying internet Julian Thomas 18 November 2016 Internet connections have surged in the region, but cost has re-emerged as a constraint for many users National affairs The long, covert history of rural telecoms policy John Doyle 8 September 2014 The choice between politically charged cross-subsidies and direct government subsidies has always been a feature of Australian telecommunications policy-making, writes John Doyle

National affairs We’re all tech heads now Jock Given 23 August 2010 Broadband might have divided the major parties before the election, but there’s not going to be so much difference now, writes Jock Given Essays & reportage When Marconi’s magic came to Queenscliff… Jock Given 12 August 2010 The Coalition thinks wireless is the answer for Australian broadband. Jock Given remembers an earlier moment when wires-without-wires had their day. National affairs Inside Conroy’s Implement Jock Given 16 May 2010 What does $25 million worth of consultancy conclude about the national broadband network, asks Jock Given National affairs Kevin Rudd’s partner Jock Given 7 April 2009 Fresh back from overseas, a prime minister makes a stunning telecommunications announcement. And the historical parallels don’t end there, writes Jock Given