Conroy picks up set-top problems
ALMOST 150 complaints have been lodged about the Gillard government’s free digital set-top box scheme.
Milanda Rout
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Silence the rule on set-top gripes
THE Gillard government has failed to reveal whether any complaints have been lodged about its free digital set-top box scheme.
Call to replace set-top boxes
VISION Australia has called on Canberra to replace set-top boxes it installed for vision-impaired pensioners in Victoria and SA.
Fury at Rhiannon talk to Palestine forum
GREENS senator-elect Lee Rhiannon has again been accused of pushing an anti-Israel agenda.
Carrot to lift TAFE standards
HIGHER standards for teaching, courses and student results will be demanded of the states.
School’s stubbornness wrecks blueprint
AFTER nearly two years, some schools still don’t have completed projects under the Building the Education Revolution stimulus.
$308m clears pensioners’ digital future
ROB Oakeshott’s electorate is set to benefit from the Gillard government’s $308 million policy to install free set-top boxes to pensioners.
Shortfall of staff threatens childcare
AUSTRALIA will face a shortage of 16,000 qualified childcare workers by 2014 if the Gillard government does not help fund staff training.
Drop ban on mortgage exit fees: inquiry
WAYNE Swan’s key banking reform has been rejected by a Senate committee, which says the government should reconsider its decision to ban exit fees on new mortgages.
Pay young to head west, Barnett says
RESOURCE-RICH Western Australia is calling on Julia Gillard to provide a $10,000 cash incentive to lure young workers to relocate.
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