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Broadband battle gets bloodier

Andrew Clark
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A strong mystery bidder pitching at Labor's ideological heart challenges Telstra's broadband dream.

Anew consortium featuring some of the heavyweights of Melbourne business, including Solomon Lew, Doug Shears and Leon Kempler, has entered the bidding for the biggest infrastructure project in Australian history - the $15 billion to $20 billion National Broadband Network.

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Andrew Clark is a former editor of The Sun-Herald and Australian Business. He was a correspondent in Europe and North America, a political correspondent in Canberra and has been a journalist for more than 55 years. Email Andrew at aclark@afr.com.au

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