The Politics Thread

[markTHEblake]

Any layman can see the NBN will be technologically superceded in the very near future by wireless.

I have worked for two wireless companies that thought the same. There are huge problems with your line of thinking depending on the type of of system. laymen have no clue about these.

[3Puttpete]

The NBN will change how we deliver education, healthcare, aged care ,government services. Opportunities in the corporate world we will be able to compete with other countries on a level or better footing than we do now.

I hear things like this said a lot but it seems a bit wishy-washy to me. How exactly will faster Internet, as opposed to the speeds we have now, improve aged care?

[Goldy]

I hear things like this said a lot but it seems a bit wishy-washy to me. How exactly will faster Internet, as opposed to the speeds we have now, improve aged care?

Even pensioners want faster porn.

[highballin]

I hear things like this said a lot but it seems a bit wishy-washy to me. How exactly will faster Internet, as opposed to the speeds we have now, improve aged care?

Below is an excerpt from a government website. http://www.nbn.gov.au/nbn-benefits/d...and-aged-care/

GOAL: By 2015, 495,000 patients in rural, remote and outer metropolitan areas will have had virtual access to specialists and by 2020, 25 per cent of all specialists will be participating in delivering telehealth consultations to remote patients. By 2020, 90 per cent of high priority consumers such as older Australians, mothers with babies and those with a chronic disease, or their carers will be able to access individual electronic health records.

This is definitely possible with telecommunications software that I have seen now. The only thing holding it back from the masses is bandwidth.

I think it would be huge for older people to get access to specialist advice without having to travel to a big city or even another country.

For that matter any age. The possibilities are massive that is why I believe this really will change our lives if it comes in.

[markTHEblake]

heard this on the radio this morning. Clarke and Dawe review the 2nd Ashes test but its actually about the election.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-1...s-test/4829452


One of their better ones, (well they are always good)

[highballin]

heard this on the radio this morning. Clarke and Dawe review the 2nd Ashes test but its actually about the election.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-1...s-test/4829452


One of their better ones, (well they are always good)

That's funny they always put politics into perspective

[PerryGroves]

Below is an excerpt from a government website. http://www.nbn.gov.au/nbn-benefits/d...and-aged-care/

GOAL: By 2015, 495,000 patients in rural, remote and outer metropolitan areas will have had virtual access to specialists and by 2020, 25 per cent of all specialists will be participating in delivering telehealth consultations to remote patients. By 2020, 90 per cent of high priority consumers such as older Australians, mothers with babies and those with a chronic disease, or their carers will be able to access individual electronic health records.

This is definitely possible with telecommunications software that I have seen now. The only thing holding it back from the masses is bandwidth.

I think it would be huge for older people to get access to specialist advice without having to travel to a big city or even another country.

For that matter any age. The possibilities are massive that is why I believe this really will change our lives if it comes in.

I dont accept your premise that bandwith is holding back care. If you have internet access surely you can Skype/use whatever other app. I realise this is the Malcolm T version but I cant see what discounts it.

[3Puttpete]

Below is an excerpt from a government website. http://www.nbn.gov.au/nbn-benefits/d...and-aged-care/

GOAL: By 2015, 495,000 patients in rural, remote and outer metropolitan areas will have had virtual access to specialists and by 2020, 25 per cent of all specialists will be participating in delivering telehealth consultations to remote patients.

I think it would be huge for older people to get access to specialist advice without having to travel to a big city or even another country.

If only someone had invented a way for people to talk to each other over long distances a century and a half ago

[highballin]

I dont accept your premise that bandwith is holding back care. If you have internet access surely you can Skype/use whatever other app. I realise this is the Malcolm T version but I cant see what discounts it.

Why dont people use Skype to to access virtual health care now ?

[PerryGroves]

Why dont people use Skype to to access virtual health care now ?

In order, access, laziness, bandwith in 1000th place. Nobody is talking about denying access to punters, the bandwith stuff just strikes me as a massive furphy

[3Puttpete]

Why dont people use Skype to to access virtual health care now ?

Because the doctors won't do it? Your post above says they only expect a quarter of them to do it by 2020

[liptout]

Because the doctors won't do it? Your post above says they only expect a quarter of them to do it by 2020

I wouldn't expect t many doctors would be putting their hands up to diagnose illnesses over the Internet......

Could you imagine the lawsuits that could be thrown at them for mis-diagnosis if something turned out to be more serious than it looked over a computer screen??

[Sydney Hacker]

Lets not forget all the contractors making a fortune out of building the NBN...

[PeteyD]

Lets not forget all the contractors making a fortune out of building the NBN...

Actually most I know won't go near it because they are underpaying.

[Sydney Hacker]

Actually most I know won't go near it because they are underpaying.

Bingo, only one company has made money from it so far and that's Telstra.

[dhills2]

Improving the NBN for telehealth goes beyond access to basic consultations and home monitoring for rural punters. The idea of telesurgery is a bit more exciting

[Daves]

Is it just me that thinks that Federal Government's "Saturation Advertising" tab must be running in the hundreds of millions at the moment?? They are everywhere and advertising just about every new program going, and on/in every medium. The Qld Government's ads are also pretty noticeable.

[razaar]

Is it just me that thinks that Federal Government's "Saturation Advertising" tab must be running in the hundreds of millions at the moment?? They are everywhere and advertising just about every new program going, and on/in every medium. The Qld Government's ads are also pretty noticeable.

And we don't know the election date yet! Not sure which is the most annoying - Rudd on TV or that Powergolf advertisement "that won't lower your score".

[Daves]

So is Rudd now Kevin 737?, Jeez he is getting around!

[dc68]

Saturation advertising to fool the masses into thinking they are turning things around = another term of Labor coming up.

[Hatchman]

Saturation advertising to fool the masses into thinking they are turning things around = another term of Labor coming up.

I hope not.
It will be a sad reflection of the Australian voter if the majority vote Labour.
The smarmy little turd has sucked up to all the minority groups since getting back in. Snake Oil salesman.

[Yossarian]

Labor.

[LeftyHoges]

Saturation advertising to fool the masses into thinking they are turning things around = another term of Labor coming up.

As a whole the Australian public can be termed as stupid at best.

This guarantees another Labor term as the "messiah" returns, while people forget just how piss poor a job he and his cohorts have done over the past 6 years.



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[goughy]

I think it's more a statement on how many people don't like TA, and how much less they liked JG! Channel 7 did a poll last week based on MT against KR and preferred pm had MT ahead 65 to 35% and Lib clear two party preferred.

[PeteyD]

The sheeple are nuts. You don't vote for the pm. Latest poll seems to indicate the worm is turning on the vunderkud.