David Coleman (Banks, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Communications) Share this | Hansard source

Isn't that remarkable—74 per cent in Labor seats. And it was done in such a haphazard fashion that in New South Wales, where 27 out of 27 allocations were in Labor seats, 10 of the allocations didn't go ahead—in some cases because nobody even applied for the funding.

This is trashing the Mobile Black Spot Program. It is treating the program with an appalling lack of respect. The coalition will never do that, and the government must restore funding to this crucial program.

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