Glenn Sterle (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. In addition to providing critical backhaul infrastructure to the National Broadband Network in regional areas, what are the more immediate benefits of these links? In particular, what can people who live in regions between Perth and Geraldton, in south-west Gippsland, between Victor Harbour and the Adelaide Hills, between Broken Hill and Mildura and between Darwin, Longreach, Emerald and Toowoomba expect when these links are completed next year?