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<div>On 01/04/2011, at 10:51 AM, David Mitchell wrote:</div>
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</font><a href="http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/nbn-co-ditches-gouging-bidders-20110331-1cngl.html">http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/nbn-co-ditches-gouging-bidders-20110331-1cngl.html</a><br>
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"NBN Co made the move because it believed the bidders were trying to<br>
gouge excessive profits from the taxpayer-backed project, blaming rising<br>
labour costs from the resources boom as a convenient excuse."<br>
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<div>Surely we could use some components of the 'Pacific Solution' to maximise on the labour available in detention facilities to dig ditches and pull fibre for the NBN ... after a certain number of kilometres/splices we will consider refugee/skilled-entry
status etc...</div>
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<div>Some aspects of Work-for-the-Dole could be remodelled as 'Dig-for-the-Dole'.</div>
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<div>(PS. It is the 1st, so I'm assuming most of the commentary on this is in line with this)</div>
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