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Date Time Australia’s communications, media and arts sectors helping secure our recovery The Morrison-McCormack Government is securing Australia’s recovery through significant commitments to strengthen our communications, media and creative arts sectors, helping to rebuild our economy, secure jobs and support communities as we continue our resurgence from the COVID-19 pandemic. Digital service delivery has become more important than ever, with many sectors rapidly digitising over the past y...

Gladstone will benefit from a push to unlock more gas supply for the domestic market. The Federal Budget 2021 has earmarked $1.5m to support a feasibility study into the electrification of liquefied natural gas facilities at Curtis Island, Queensland. Budget papers state the Federal Government will give the funding to the Queensland government for this study in 2021-22. The Government has also allocated $15.6m in 2021-22 for competitive grants to support gas field trials in the North Bowen an...

Telstra ramps up regional network investment with $350M spend Telstra ramps up regional network investment with $350M spend $150 million is to go to upgrades while $200 million will be set aside for a co-investment fund. Andrew Penn (Telstra) Credit: Telstra Telstra is planning to ramp up its spending for its network in regional, rural and remote areas with $350 million set aside for network upgrades and a co-investment fund over the next few years.  Announced by Telstr...

My Health Record is getting a $301.8 million upgrade as part of the government's $1.2 billion Digital Economy Strategy

Getty Images To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, features and reviews, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or you can bookmark the Gizmodo Australia homepage to visit whenever you need a news fix. The Morrison government has today announced $130 million will be spent on the “hugely popular” Regional Connectivity Program (RCP) ahead of next week’s federal budget. The funding – which aims to improve connectivity and techno...

The Federal Government has announced millions of dollars in funding for regional connectivity projects across Australia, which will be part of the upcoming budget to be revealed on Tuesday. Making the announcement at Beef Australia in Rockhampton on Thursday, May 6, Minister for Northern Australia Keith Pitt said $190 million would go toward funding the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) along corridors from Townsville to Mount Isa, Gladstone to Cairns, Darwin to Kununurra, and D...

Govt to splash $1.3B on tech and regional connectivity Headlining the spend is over $500 million for government services enhancements. Credit: ID 86533115 © Semisatch | Dreamstime.com The federal government is planning to spend nearly $1.2 billion on its Digital Economy Strategy and $130.4 million for improved regional connectivity as part of the upcoming 2021-22 Budget.  Scheduled to be released in its entirety from 11 May in the approaching Budget, the strategy is broadly set ...

iTWire Wednesday, 05 May 2021 01:32 Telstra ‘building a better network to connect Gippsland and the High Country’ Shares Locals and visitors to Gippsland and Victoria’s High Country will benefit from a major telecommunications upgrade project that will transform connectivity; improve, expand and build new mobile coverage; boost capacity and mobile data speeds and strengthen network resilience. The High Country Transmission Upgrade is a $6.4 million investment jointly co-fun...

iTWire Monday, 03 May 2021 15:12 Telstra launches $200 million fund to improve regional coverage over next four years Featured Telstra has announced a $200 million co-investment fund to generate additional investment in improving regional mobile coverage, in addition to the $150 million it will invest in the next 12 months to improve regional connectivity. Telstra CEO Andrew Penn said the co-investment fund would run over the next four years and was aimed at enhancing and...

Premium Content Subscriber only Regional Central Highlanders will soon have access to faster internet and better connectivity, benefiting schools, businesses, visitors and the wider community. QCN Fibre has been awarded Australian Government funding under the Regional Connectivity Program for solutions in Bluff, Duaringa, and Dingo. The funding allows QCN Fibre, in partnership with Retail Service Provider MarchNet, to deliver a fixed wireless solution with fibre backhaul to provide coverage an...