Anne McEwen (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the minister for his answer so far, and I ask a further supplementary question. On 6 February 2009, prior to the National Broadband Network announcement, the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Turnbull, stated:

… the infrastructure that will give you the best return is economic infrastructure that will make the economy more efficient, more productive and you know grow more strongly. … that is investment in communications …

Can the minister therefore advise the Senate if investment in productive economic infrastructure like high-speed broadband is widely recognised as a critical way to ensure Australia’s prosperity?