Australian rural internet worse than ‘villages I know’ in Africa, Ross Garnaut says

Top economist believes internet access issues are standing in the way of decarbonisation and more efficient production

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Some Australian rural communities suffer worse internet access than some poor villages" in Africa, which is impeding decarbonisation and efficient production in regional Australia, the economist Ross Garnaut has said.

Connectivity in the modern world is very important to efficient decarbonisation, but also to efficient production," he said.

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