[AusNOG] http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/nbn-tender-halted-over-price-gouging/story-e6frgakx-1226031765304

[Mark Stewart]

Hahahha yes! 

 

I do like some other schemes in the world which make people convicted of
offenses to sweep freeways with brooms and have big signs on them saying
what they did. Humiliation is awesome.

 

From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net
[mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Peter Childs
Sent: Friday, 1 April 2011 9:07 AM
To: David Mitchell
Cc: <ausnog at lists.ausnog.net>
Subject: Re: [AusNOG]
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/nbn-tender-halted-over-price-g
ouging/story-e6frgakx-1226031765304

 

 

On 01/04/2011, at 10:51 AM, David Mitchell wrote:


http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/nbn-co-ditches-gouging-b
idders-20110331-1cngl.html

"NBN Co made the move because it believed the bidders were trying to
gouge excessive profits from the taxpayer-backed project, blaming rising
labour costs from the resources boom as a convenient excuse."

 

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...

 

Some aspects of Work-for-the-Dole could be remodelled as 'Dig-for-the-Dole'.

 

(PS.  It is the 1st, so I'm assuming most of the commentary on this is in
line with this)

 

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