Media, Telecommunications and IT Unit
Economics & Deregulation / Media, Telecommunications and IT Unit
New technologies have shaken up the telecommunications and media industry by bringing a wealth of new services and products to consumer. Technological innovation pervades all industries, and Australians benefit from the greater choice and competition available.
However the regulatory frameworks which govern this important sectors have changed little. The Institute of Public Affairs Telecommunications and Media Unit looks at the possibilities of new technology, and the outdated regulatory frameworks which hold them back.
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News of World: sideshows and political opportunism
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Giving up on national classification
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The dichotomy of Wikileaks
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Privacy pose shows the minister is off his Facebook
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ABC 24-hour news plan will cripple diversity
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