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10 April, 2017

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement today that it will fund a new broadband performance monitoring program to provide Australian consumers with accurate and independent information about broadband speeds.After appointing a qualified testing provider, the ACCC will commence the program in May 2017, and will provide comparative information for consumers during the second half of the year.

https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/accc-to-monitor-australias-broadband-performance

YouTube: Only channels with 10K views can make money off ads Aiming to curb abusive accounts and copyright theft, YouTube is crimping a route to easy money by keeping ads off channels with fewer than 10,000 views.

https://www.cnet.com/news/youtube-10k-views-ads-money-demonetized/

Sydney's Catholic schools will have selective entrance tests for the first time this year, with high schools across the diocese to offer places in selective streams for gifted and talented students. In a bid to stretch their brightest students and stop a drift to high-achieving public selective schools, Sydney Catholic Schools has been developing an external selection test with the Australian Council for Educational Research, which year 6 students will be able to sit in term three this year.

http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/sydney-catholic-schools-offer-selective-entrance-tests-to-keep-best-and-brightest-20170404-gvdfeo.html