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

We comply with all Victorian planning laws. We cannot just turn up and put up a tower. I did read the article in the Latrobe Valley Express where a particular gentleman was very, very unhappy about the siting of a tower because it was not on his property. He wanted the rental. He was very unhappy that it was actually on an adjoining property in a place where he believed it cast doubt on his amenity, but he said he had been in discussions with NBN and it had come as a great shock to him that it was not on his property. So I have seen the article.

Those opposite are running this bogus campaign around the country: 'We'll give you better mobile phone coverage, we're just not going to do it by building any towers.' It is going to be magic! We have got them on the one hand wanting to fan community concern about towers and the siting of towers, but they want to promise them better mobile phone coverage. Those opposite are complete frauds when it comes to this issue. Your policy— (Time expired)