Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Murray Darling Basin) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Given the OECD has recommended that ‘a prudent approach’ be taken to the NBN with ‘additional efforts for rigour and transparency’, why is the government intent on stopping all senators from being prudent in their jobs and from applying appropriate rigour by blocking us from considering the NBN business plan before having to vote on crucial NBN related legislation?