"Telecommunications incumbent Telstra has agreed to migrate its copper and cable broadband networks to Government-owned NBN Co in a deal worth $11 billion.

The two parties have signed a financial heads of agreement, announced Sunday, that will provide NBN Co with access to Telstra's passive infrastructure (pits, ducts and backhaul fibre) and eliminate Telstra as a fixed-line wholesale competitor to the Government-owned entity."

"How to use GoogleCL.

Some terminology:

* service - The Google service being used (Picasa, Blogger, etc.) in all lowercase.
* task - The task that the service will be doing (tag, post, delete, etc.)

You can also access help by typing $ google.py help or help on a specific service with $ google help . For help with available options and what they mean, use $ google --help

Note that the first time you use a service (like picasa or youtube), you'll have to use a web browser to grant access. After that, GoogleCL will cache an oauth token in a config directory so that you don't have to login again for that service. "

"The new E3 trailer starts off with the character customisation, then some weapon customisation before launching into gameplay proper. There's some example footage of interacting with various parts of the environment in addition to the actual running around and shooting. The trailer gives you a feel for Splash Damage's typical objective-based approach to multiplayer game design as well, showing team members performing certain tasks and the audio cues you get when control points change hands. "

"When email was invented, Telstra gained and Australia Post lost. Anything that acts to shift economic activity from the physical to the digital world automatically benefits communications providers. As the dominant provider, Telstra is superbly positioned to exploit its strengths in the emerging new world of super-fast universal broadband. Sure, genuine open competition could lead to it enjoying a smaller market share, but that share is likely to be part of a much bigger market. Who is in the best position to invest in innovation, new products and risky ventures in a new broadband environment? Who is likely to partner with education and health providers to produce innovative e-education and e-health strategies? Who are businesses most likely to turn to to develop new broadband applications for their business systems? The answer, of course, is Telstra.

The National Broadband Network will kick-start productivity growth in the Australian economy after a decade of sluggish performance. It will help address a number of critical problems confronting our nation. It will open up opportunities for smart people and businesses that currently don't exist. It involves risk, that's for sure, but all human progress involves risk. Irrespective of that risk, wiring Australia for the 21st century is the right thing to do."

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