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

I withdraw. The question of the Greenhill Caliburn report is a matter that is, as the good senator would know, a confidential contribution towards cabinet deliberations. It is a part of the documentation that goes towards cabinet deliberations. Even if I were remotely considering answering that, I am not in a position to. Those opposite for many years—11½ years that I was in this chamber—refused point-blank any suggestion that they should reveal material that actually went to the heart of cabinet discussions. To stand up on the opposite side and seek that sort of information just shows you that they continue to follow the orders of their leader, Mr Abbott, to demolish the NBN. You have been unsuccessful so far and you will continue to be unsuccessful. The Australian public are crying out for new health services, new education services and new sustainable energy policies, and those are going to be delivered by the National Broadband Network, despite the best efforts of those opposite.