Nick Minchin (SA, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I ask the minister: doesn’t this most serious breach of confidentiality seriously compromise NBN negotiations between the government and Telstra, which could be to the detriment of either the Australian taxpayers or Telstra shareholders—or, more likely, both? Does it not compromise the ACCC in its role in access determinations?