Jill Hall (Shortland, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I must say, I understand why the minister wants to stop me speaking. He does not want to hear about elderly people living without phones. He does not want to hear about people who signed up to his NBN and were promised fast speed broadband but are getting a slower speed broadband than they were receiving previously. And, yes, I can speak to the amendments and, yes, I can speak to the actual legislation as well in consideration in detail. Minister, I do not need to identify which amendment I am talking to. In consideration of detail, we are considering the legislation before the House in detail. The details that I am referring to relate to this minister's total failure, to his backflip, and to the fact he is not prepared to front up to people and tell the truth. He may have worked for a telecommunications company but he has never been out there and spoken to people.

What I am doing is generously inviting him to come to my electorate and meet my constituents. They would love to talk to him. Ring my office. I will get my office to ring your office after my contribution to this debate. We will organise a time so you can come along and explain to all those people in the Shortland electorate, elderly people without any phones, without any NBN and without any action from this government— (Time expired)

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