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

on that side of the chamber because the member for Wentworth knows deep down—he is a supporter of the NBN; we are in on the joke—that this is better than any of the failed attempts of the government that he was a part of was able to achieve in 19 separate attempts. I will leave my comments there. I thank very much those members who have made such constructive contributions to the debate on this budget—

Opposition members interjecting—

and indeed I thank the member for Forde, for example, for his acknowledgement that the National Broadband Network is so important. He has demanded it go to his electorate.(Time expired)

Proposed expenditure agreed to.

Hea l th and Ageing Portfolio

Proposed expenditure, $8,899,503,000.

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