Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the honourable member for his question. I have to record my disappointment that the question was not the question I have been urging him to ask me; he has been threatening to ask me about that golden age in telecommunications—was it 60 days?—when the honourable member was minister for communications, when Kevin Rudd came back, like Napoleon from Elba, but with Albo by his side as his communications minister. There was a chance the NBN could have been sorted out, but he did not have enough time, and we were left in 'Conrovia'.

Turning to cities, the honourable member has run through the ministers that are involved in cities policy, but it actually goes further than that. Can I tell you that cities policy permeates every aspect of the government. It is like innovation. The fact of the matter is—

Mr Albanese interjecting—

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