Helen Coonan (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts) Share this | Hansard source

The Labor Party were so technology savvy that just a matter of a couple of years ago they were trying to urge dial-up internet on this government. Thankfully, we do not pick technologies; we let the market pick a technology. If you are actually talking about technology, hasn’t the Labor Party picked one themselves with fibre to the node? Really and truly, they do not know whether they are coming or going with this. They should just give up and give in and recognise that this is simply a superior proposal, a complete proposal for Australians regardless of where they live.