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• Optus appoints former Rudd advisor to regulatory head

  Optus has appointed a former chief of staff to the then Rudd Government, David Epstein, as its new director of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs, effective on 23 April.

• Twittersphere spills over challenge

  The twittersphere was abuzz on the result of Labor's leadership ballot.

• DFAT website helps Aussies help Japan

  The Federal Government has devised a one-stop Web tool to help Australians support Japanese people affected by the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March.

• Rudd denies WikiLeaks info exchange claim

  Foreign minister Kevin Rudd denies Australia has exchanged information about WikiLeaks employees with foreign governments.

• Assange's mum calls on Rudd to act

  As supporters of WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, prepare to rally in Brisbane, his mother has announced she will also be putting pressure on the government to support her son.

• Rudd defends Assange's rights

  Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has defended the legal rights of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who's preparing to face court in London.

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  Rape charge not linked to Wikileaks: Rudd

  Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has sought to define a line between the rape charge Julian Assange is facing and his controversial WikiLeaks website.

• Poll: Do you expect to see any significant changes to the ICT industry before the next federal election?

  The unexpected turn of political events last week saw the ousting of Kevin Rudd as prime minister and his former deputy, Julia Gillard, elected in his place.

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  Search engines running hot on Gillard and KRudd

  Search engines have reported a massive spike in political-themed searches beginning late Wednesday when Julia Gillard requested a leadership ballot from then Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd.

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  ICT to remain a strong focus under Gillard: Industry

  The sudden shift in Federal leadership, which has seen Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, ousted in favour his deputy, Julia Gillard, has produced a strong note of optimism within Australia's ICT industry.

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  Opposition Comms Minister's official site expires

  The Opposition communications minister Tony Smith has suffered a minor embarrassment with his official personal website today taken offline by its hoster, Network Solution.

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  PM opens Broadband Future forum, announces Digital Regions winners

  Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, has opened the Realising Our Broadband Future conference in Sydney by announcing the first seven projects chosen as part of the government's Digital Regions Initiative.

• Government stimulus made little impact on IT spending: Gartner

  Any stimulus by the Rudd Government has had little impact on IT spending in Australian markets, according to new research by Gartner.

• Analysts: NBN questions need answering

  ICT analysts have welcomed the Federal Government’s flip flop on the NBN but raised concerns it lacks detail.

• New NBN proposal promises faster Internet for homes and businesses

  The Federal Government this morning unveiled its plans for the National Broadband Network (NBN). Spanning eight years and projected to cost $43 billion with split ownership between the Australian government and private telcos, the network will provide 100 megabits per second (Mbps) Internet connections to 90 per cent of Australian homes.