Paul Fletcher (Bradfield, Liberal Party, Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts) Share this | Hansard source

In the downfall phase of the Rudd-Gillard-Rudd government, the Leader of the Opposition briefly had responsibility for the NBN. Here's what he had to say on 4 September 2013: 'We are rolling out the NBN as fast as it can be rolled out. This is the largest infrastructure project in Australia's history. You can't just click your fingers and get it done.' He thought that was as fast as they could go, but he was wrong, wrong, wrong!

We're getting it delivered much faster. The reason is that we have a plan. The Labor approach is to promise the earth and not worry for a second if you can't actually deliver it. That was the approach when they promised to end the double drop-off. Remember that? 260 new childcare centres to be delivered, promised in 2007. They pulled the plug after they delivered 38. Remember the GP Super Clinics? Twenty-eight were promised at the 2010 election. They actually delivered one by 2013—

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