Helen Polley (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

It is amazing—you hit a nerve when you talk about the lack of investment from those that are passed, those that are part of history. Senator Macdonald is part of history; just ask John Howard—he knows all about the ability of the good senator on that side. But I am not going to be dissuaded from talking about the real benefits that national broadband will bring to my home state—in fact, to the nation. Those on the other side have no foresight. They have no policy. They do not want to hear about the benefits. They do not want to talk about the investment in our schools and the investment in infrastructure, because they neglected those areas for 12 very long years.