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The Rudd Government seems to be under fire from all directions these days. The latest is the NBN and the absence of a clear cost benefit analysis. So do Australians see any value in the NBN? Recent flak from the opposition suggests that they will scrap the NBN if they are voted in at the next election. So what is the alternative? What would the opposition do to provide us with a broadband strategy that would support the growth of importance of online business to the Australian economy? With all of the growth in the Data Centre industry, you've got to ask the question what's the point of investing in lots of data centres if the connection speeds available are working at a trickle. We need to attract the interest of international business as a savvy, well serviced place to do business. One thing is certain, if we don't have a strategy for developing high speed broadband, Australia will become just another holiday destination. For more information, checkout the article in today's IT News