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

[Kristoffer Sheather - Cloud Central]

TffD - trench for the dole ;)

I can see the new slogan now.. Dig one for yourself and one for the nation!

On 01/04/2011, at 12:06, Peter Childs <PChilds at internode.com.au> wrote:

> 
> On 01/04/2011, at 10:51 AM, David Mitchell wrote:
>> 
>> http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/nbn-co-ditches-gouging-bidders-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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