Telecommunication funding in Nicholls still a sore spot
New mobile telecommunication infrastructure investment in the federal electorate of Nicholls continues to hit a wall.
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New mobile telecommunication infrastructure investment in the federal electorate of Nicholls continues to hit a wall.
The Auditor-General has admitted that there is “merit” regarding an investigation into how the government allocated money to improve mobile phone coverage in regional areas - the majority of which heavily favoured Labor-held seats.
Applications have opened for Regional Connectivity and Mobile Black Spot Grants to help improve communications in regional, rural remote and […]
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has rejected Coalition claims of pork barreling as “just wrong” as she defends the government’s now-controversial $40 million regional mobile black spot grants.
David Littleproud has accused the Albanese government of "rank hypocrisy" after it disproportionately allocated mobile infrastructure grants to Labor seats despite years of attacking the Coalition over similar actions.