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

The Citigroup report has a great deal to say about the coalition's broadband plan for rural Australia. It says that regional Australians will suffer from higher prices and poor service choice under the coalition. And I quote:

… we are concerned the need for private sector to generate commercial returns will continue to limit broadband development in regional areas.

It goes on to say:

… the Coalition Policy risks the possibility of skewing telecommunications infrastructure investment and competition towards densely populated areas as is the case today.

So to the nationals, who originally claimed the NBN policy as their own and have now been caught out by Citigroup analysis, I pose the following question: when will you stand up to those in the Liberal Party machine? (Time expired)