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• Greens call for Wi-Fi in public transport

  The Greens say free Wi-Fi internet connections should be available on buses, trains and trams in Adelaide to encourage more people to use public transport.

• Labor, Greens strike NBN transparency deal

  The Gillard Government and the Australian Greens have struck a deal to make the National Broadband Network subject to freedom of information (FoI) laws.

• NSW Greens to crowd-source citizen issues

  The NSW Greens will rely on Web-based crowd-sourcing resources to engage directly with constituents, in hopes of gaining an upper leg in the upcoming state elections.

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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.

• Greens back out of NBN briefing

  The federal government's attempt to win parliamentary backing for the national broadband network (NBN) has suffered another setback, with the Australian Greens rejecting a private briefing of its business plan.

• Government going about NBN backwards: Ludlam

  The NBN Implementation Study is another sign that the Federal Government has gone about building the National Broadband Network (NBN) in a backwards manner, according to Greens Senator, Scott Ludlam.

• Greens say NBN will flop in private hands

  Greens senator Scott Ludlam has warned the government it will botch the $4.7 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) if it awards the contract to a private company.