Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern and Remote Australia) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Conroy, I live in the bush. I live in a medium-sized country town up in North Queensland, and part of my portfolio responsibilities on behalf of the opposition is remote Australia. Had the OPEL contract proceeded, if it had not been cancelled capriciously by your government, we would have that fast broadband now. In fact, it would have been delivered to most of Australia a year or so ago. It would be a mix of things.