Future of the NBN – Inteview with Gary McLaren by Kim Wingerei | Jun 26, 2019 Gary Mclaren interview. Former CTO of NBNCo discusses the challenges of Australia’s broadband network and we discuss the future – is there still hope? What can still be done? Gary offers many interesting insights. Related reading:The Costly Decline of Our Telecommunications IndustryThe NBN is not only over budget, behind schedule and technologically buggered, it is driving down the value of a whole industry.read...The Longevity VacuumShort term thinking has taken hold of our society at all levels - our political leaders rarely see beyond the next poll or the next election, and in many ways they are responding to a populace that is equally sucked into the demands of the moment - resulting in 'the longevity vacuum' - putting us all at the mercy of an unplanned future.read...