Hi all, this one is aimed at other Australians. Since it was first announced in 2009, there's been a lot of rumbling about the National Broadband Network plan - what it actually is, whether it's worth it, what it actually means for us or for the Australian budget etc etc
This link provides an article that fully explains what it's all about and is well worth a read.
The NBN: everything you need to know
TL;DR: it's a plan to replace the antiquated Telstra copper-network with high speed fibre (preferably to-the-home) so that we can keep up with the massive influx of bandwidth we're all using these days just like all the other high-tech countries did ages ago... and yes, it's worth it.