Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

As I was saying, the matters that relate to the NBN in the CCS bill are designed to give industry the legislative certainty to make a smooth transition to the National Broadband Network. I can understand those opposite wanting to try to create some colour and movement today. They tried to defeat the CCS bill in the other place and they lost. They tried to get a cost-benefit analysis up in the other place and they lost. Then, just a few minutes ago in this chamber, they tried to gag debate on this bill. (Time expired)