Poorly written article, but the main point is that some of the comments made over the last few days were a bit rough, and misinformed. We had a government with

Poorly written article, but the main point is that some of the comments made over the last few days were a bit rough, and misinformed. We had a government with a huge majority plan to install a mandatory internet filter and everyone met it with huge opposition, it was quite clearly voted against in a number of areas, and as such the parliament is setup so that it is impossible for them to pass it.The reason that you had seen articles on the internet filter is because Australians were outraged by it all. Not only that, but we're pushing ahead with a national fiber network, which will provide brilliant opportunities for startups, 100 mbit or higher to the majority of citizens is the goal. Pretty impressive for a country with such a spread out population. I'm not saying our government isn't dumb, but aren't they all? What I'm saying (and I guess what the author of this horrible article is saying) is that Australia isn't a black hole for technical innovation, and it would be unwise to ignore the opportunities that can arise from having fast internet across the nation - especially given we are doing it in rural areas as well, plenty of opportunities for startups in e-health, agriculture and mining.