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

Yet again we see those opposite build a question based on a false premise—$43 billion of government money. This is just wrong. The implementation study and Mike Quigley have both said that the actual taxpayers’ injection is $26 billion to $27 billion. Just for the record, the whole premise of the question is flawed and incorrect, but those opposite seek to destroy and demolish the NBN. Senator Macdonald or Senator Brandis should go out there and hold a town hall meeting in Townsville, where we are rolling out the NBN, and tell those people who are desperate for high-speed broadband why they cannot have it. Those opposite who are senators from South Australia should go to Willunga and tell those people why they cannot have it. (Time expired)