Is the internet slower in country Australia? - a podcast by triple j

Plenty of people decided to make a tree-change or sea-change after the pandemic. But slow internet speeds in some regional areas have made people think twice.

Also, Australia's on track to eradicate new diagnoses of cervical cancer, thanks to the Aussie-created HPV vaccine.

And, conspiracy theories are flourishing online that the disaster at Travis Scott's Astroworld festival was caused by Satan.

GUESTS:

Mark A Gregory, Senior Lecturer at RMIT University
Professor Ian Frazer, University of Queensland
Ray Radford, PhD Candidate in religion studies

EDITOR’S NOTE: (13/12/21) The online text for this story has been changed after publication; it inaccurately suggested all Australian regional internet is bad. The audio for the story has also been corrected and statements are now included from both the NBN Co and the Communication Minister’s office.

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