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

Yesterday we announced another 16,600 homes and businesses in Northern Queensland will be able to access the NBN in about 12 months time. New NBN fibre construction maps for Cairns, Mackay and Townsville have been released covering 12 suburbs. Across Queensland, we are on track this week for the construction of 21½ thousand.