Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

On the point of order, Mr President: what the opposition have failed to hear, and perhaps they did not hear it because of the hubbub that they generated, is that Senator Conroy has been specifically answering the question. If those opposite are that unfamiliar with the debate then it is on their heads, not Senator Conroy’s. Senator Conroy is going through the NBN process, the experts within it plus the regulatory issues that are being addressed through submissions that were made available to the expert panel. I am sure Senator Conroy will go on to explain further the objectives in the national broadband network proposal. Unfortunately, the opposition seem to have failed to grasp the issue, but I invite them to at least recognise that Senator Conroy is answering the question—