It's fast, ubiquitous and it boosts productivity. Are there any downsides to the National Broadband Network (NBN)?

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What happens when you unfollow someone in Twitter - a new tool letsyou know who has stopped hanging on to your every word. What if they take it badly? Balls radio also celebrates Sydney’s hottest day in 70 years with talk of sex, hetro and homo style. And asks, why shouldn’t gay people be forced to marry? That plus more of Clive Palmer - just when you thought there could be no more of Clive Palmer.

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Wayne Swan should have put on a green Robin Hood outfit when he pulled off the dual task of returning the budget to surplus (just) and helping the poor (a little). But he missed out on lots of other tax opportunities, like turning Conroy's proposed internet filter into a paywall, so you pay the government to access porn. It's the lack of such imaginative new ideas that explains why the Budget was usurped in the news that matters stakes this morning with the revelation that you can now donate your organs via Facebook. Just don't post photos.

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France has moved to the left with the overnight vote for Francois Hollande as President, with a backlash against Nicolas Sarkozy's austerity measures. So, what do the people of Australia do when President Swan releases his austerity measures tomorrow. There’s no left to turn to?

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If your top executive is performing well you might be less inclined to check the accuracy of his CV. Instead, a declining market share might have been partially responsible for Scott Thompson’s downfall at Yahoo.

On the face of it, Yahoo seems to be doing okay. A query in Google Trends shows their US traffic increased over the last couple of years. Here in Australia the growth was more moderate, but still in the right direction.

The average speed experienced by home broadband users slowed over Easter, as more users jumped online. Does this mean ISPs are struggling to cope with peak demand?

• In the federal budget 1,000 staff will be cut from the Defence force. They’ll be sent to Afghanistan without a bulletproof vest.
• Billions will be cut from the budget by taking Craig Thomson’s credit card off him.
• Extra money will be made turning Senator Conroy’s Internet filter into a paywall. You pay the government to access porn.
• The weather bureau is to trial online advertising. They said it will be a relief to have something on the website less believable than their forecasts.
• Ageing surgeons are to undergo health checks. At the Royal North Shore hospital they’ll be asked to recall which corridor they left their patient in waiting for a bed.
• A 1,100 page report has found 150 breaches of HSU rules by Craig Thomson. The report was funded by classified advertising for massage parlours on the last 20 pages.

SBS intends to reschedule its radio services. With limited resources, SBS will focus its analogue radio channels to service Large and High Needs Language Audiences. It has called for responses as part of its consultation process - I sent this suggestion that English speakers could be the large, high need audience they need to consider.