Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I note the very hollow commitments there to regional and rural Australia. Can the minister confirm if essential network information has now been provided to potential bidders? And, if not, when will it be? Further, how can the Australian public or indeed potential bidders for Labor’s $4.7 billion network have any confidence when the timing keeps changing, necessary information is not yet provided and the government keeps changing its mind on the legislative instrument it is going to use to even fund the network?