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State of Australia’s Regions 2024

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Characteristics of Employment and Business Activity in Cultural and Creative Sectors—fact sheet

characteristics-of-employment-and-business-activity-in-cultural-and-creative-sectors_0.pdf (443.22 KB)

characteristics-of-employment-and-business-activity-in-cultural-and-creative-sectors.docx (591.59 KB)

Analysis that provides insights into the employment characteristics of workers in the cultural and creative sector.

Demand for fixed-line broadband in Australia 2018–2028—fact sheet

Demand for fixed-line broadband in Australia 2018–2028—fact sheet—July 2020 (323.82 KB)

Demand for fixed-line broadband in Australia 2018–2028—fact sheet—July 2020 (513.32 KB)

Bandwidth measures the rate of data transfer, typically in megabits per second (Mbps). It can be used to describe the capacity of a connection or how much information can be transmitted at a point in time, or the requirement of an application.

Demand for fixed-line broadband in Australia 2018–2028—working paper

Demand for fixed-line broadband in Australia 2018–2028—working paper—July 2020 (2.63 MB)

Demand for fixed-line broadband in Australia 2018–2028—working paper—July 2020 (1.94 MB)

In this paper, the Bureau of Communications and Arts Research (BCAR) seeks to estimate bandwidth demand for premises in Australia based on how people use the internet. This can help to inform how Australia’s broadband infrastructure is meeting current demand and future bandwidth requirements.

Letter to the Hon Peter Ryan, Chair, Strategic Regional Growth Expert Panel

australias-regions-investing-their-future-expert-panel-report-chair-letter.pdf (327.13 KB)

Explanatory Note—Telecommunications (Local Access Lines Exemption—SmartFarmNet) Instrument 2020

Explanatory Note—Telecommunications (Local Access Lines Exemption—SmartFarmNet) Instrument 2020 (157.05 KB)

Explanatory Note—Telecommunications (Local Access Lines Exemption—SmartFarmNet) Instrument 2020 (35.6 KB)

Explanatory Note—Telecommunications (Local Access Lines Exemption—SmartFarmNet) Instrument 2020

Telecommunications (Local Access Lines Exemption—SmartFarmNet) Instrument 2020

Telecommunications (Local Access Lines Exemption—SmartFarmNet) Instrument 2020 (61.57 KB)

Telecommunications (Local Access Lines Exemption—SmartFarmNet) Instrument 2020 (53.29 KB)

Telecommunications (Local Access Lines Exemption—SmartFarmNet) Instrument 2020 dated 13 March 2020.

Explanatory note—Telecommunications (Network Exemption—TransACT Very Small Scale Networks) Instrument 2012 (Amendment No.1 of 2020)

Explanatory note—Telecommunications (Network Exemption—TransACT Very Small Scale Networks) Instrument 2012 (Amendment No.1 of 2020) - July 2020 (150.66 KB)

Explanatory note—Telecommunications (Network Exemption—TransACT Very Small Scale Networks) Instrument 2012 (Amendment No.1 of 2020) - July 2020 (34.4 KB)

Explanatory note—Telecommunications (Network Exemption—TransACT Very Small Scale Networks) Instrument 2012 (Amendment No.1 of 2020)

Telecommunications (Network Exemption—TransACT Very Small Scale Networks) Instrument 2012 as amended

Telecommunications (Network Exemption—TransACT Very Small Scale Networks) Instrument 2012 as amended - July 2020 (588.05 KB)

Telecommunications (Network Exemption—TransACT Very Small Scale Networks) Instrument 2012 as amended - July 2020 (759.66 KB)

Telecommunications (Network Exemption—TransACT Very Small Scale Networks) Instrument 2012 as amended

Telecommunications (Network Exemption—TransACT Very Small Scale Networks) Instrument 2012 (Amendment No.1 of 2020)

Telecommunications (Network Exemption—TransACT Very Small Scale Networks) Instrument 2012 (Amendment No.1 of 2020) - July 2020 (93.17 KB)

Telecommunications (Network Exemption—TransACT Very Small Scale Networks) Instrument 2012 (Amendment No.1 of 2020) - July 2020 (104.54 KB)

Telecommunications (Network Exemption—TransACT Very Small Scale Networks) Instrument 2012 (Amendment No.1 of 2020)

Explanatory note—Telecommunications (Network Exemption—TransACT Upgraded VDSL Networks) Instrument 2012 (Amendment No.1 of 2020)

Explanatory note—Telecommunications (Network Exemption—TransACT Upgraded VDSL Networks) Instrument 2012 (Amendment No.1 of 2020) - July 2020 (143.38 KB)

Explanatory note—Telecommunications (Network Exemption—TransACT Upgraded VDSL Networks) Instrument 2012 (Amendment No.1 of 2020) - July 2020 (33.87 KB)

Explanatory note—Telecommunications (Network Exemption—TransACT Upgraded VDSL Networks) Instrument 2012 (Amendment No.1 of 2020)