Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I would hope all her colleagues notice that Senator Coonan just confirmed that Kevin Rudd was correct, despite what she read out a moment ago. I ask a supplementary question. Can the minister confirm that it is not just the bush that will experience these problems? Won’t fast-growing parts of capital cities such as Meadow Springs and Halls Head in Perth, as well as cities like Burnie and Devonport, also have to put up with a second-rate service? Is this why the minister’s second-rate plan has been described as the ‘beta video of broadband’?