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• Govt to review freedom of info for NBN Co

  The federal government will review how freedom of information laws apply to the company rolling out the National Broadband Network (NBN).

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  Use NBN cash for flood relief: Abbott

  The federal coalition has called for the national broadband network (NBN) to be scrapped and the money pumped into flood reconstruction efforts instead.

• Greens push for NBN Co FOI

  The Australian Greens say they will push for NBN Co - tasked with rolling out the national broadband network - to be subject to the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act when parliament resumes.

• PHP and Drupal to serve up ACCC FOI

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will look to a PHP and Drupal-based website to serve up documents under its Freedom of Information (FOI) obligations.

• Open content pioneer talks govt information policy

  Creative Commons co-founder Lawrence Lessig has met with federal government officials to discuss ways public content licensing can be adopted by agencies to expand copyright freedom and improve democracy.