Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Hansard source

I was hopeful I might get a question in my portfolio of regional development, but of course the National Party are not interested—they have vacated that particular field. I am asked about the government’s commitment to the national broadband network, and I am happy to answer. The fact is that we are moving on delivering our commitment during the election campaign where we promised to allocate some $4.7 billion to roll out the national broadband network. The shadow minister knows that proposals are due tomorrow, 26 November, and therefore it certainly would not be appropriate to speculate on that process, as the Deputy Prime Minister did not yesterday.

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