Stephen Conroy, Communications minister, has announced plans for $4m telehealth trials using the National Broadband Network (NBN) in Armidale and Kiama, NSW. The trials are scheduled to begin in early 2011. For more information on the NBN, visit www.nbn.gov.au.
ATO plans to charge GST on manufactured home parks scrapped
A concerted effort by the Residents Association of manufactured home parks has headed off the ATO which had planned to impose GST in mobile homes. This would have added 10% to the cost of the purchase of a home