Ed Husic (Chifley, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Look at the economic value that the internet brings to this country. On top of that add the Digital Economy Strategy that the government has put out that seeks to have us in the top five of digital economies in the world. There is huge investment that can be made off it. The NBN will be a huge driver of productivity in this country. If those opposite do not want it, why can't we reprioritise the rollout plans to ensure that the people who do want it, coalition members included, get it quicker than those who are saying to their communities that they do not deserve it?

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