Wayne Swan (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

My question is directed to the Treasurer. Has the Treasurer seen comments from the Australian’s national political editor, Paul Kelly, who has said that the government’s attacks on Labor’s broadband proposal are ‘nonsense’? Has he seen those of the Australian Financial Review journalist David Bassanese, who has said the proposal is ‘smart, pragmatic economic policy making’? Has he seen those of the Daily Telegraph, which has said in its editorial:

It’s time the Government got with the program. The digital age has arrived and it’s impossible for governments to opt out.

Treasurer, don’t these comments show that your attacks are overblown and just plain desperate?

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