Emma McBride (Dobell, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I know, I'm very grateful! Wait for this:

That nbn has made terrific progress in serving your community is undeniable.

I don't know how 'terrific progress' stacks up against the TIO 2016 annual report, where four of the top 10 postcodes for complaints about the NBN across the country were from the Central Coast. That is now code for 'terrific progress'. I am going to make a bold prediction today. The next report, which we know is due out tomorrow, will be another damning indictment of the rollout—I know this because I hear it every day—but I'm keen to hear it described as 'terrific progress' and 'undeniable'. In the past month alone, I have heard from Michelle in Fountaindale, whose NBN service was disconnected following a storm in February which brought down the overhead lines. She was without a phone line or internet for eight months, but when the NBN came to fix it, they could offer only a temporary solution. With a bit of indulgence, I have here a picture of the 'TEMP NBN'. Thank you for your indulgence.

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