Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment Participation, Apprenticeships and Training) Share this | Hansard source

I refer to the announcement yesterday about a so-called deal between NBN Co. and Telstra, which was followed today by Telstra’s advice to shareholders that, ‘A very significant amount of work must still be done on many complex issues’ before any binding commitment is made and that, ‘There is no guarantee it will progress to completion.’ Isn’t this just another example of the government being all talk and no action, or can the minister guarantee here today that a deal will be done before the election?