Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

We do know that South Australia does face significant economic challenges after 13 years of Labor mismanagement in that state. As a result, it has the highest unemployment rate in the country. I am therefore very pleased to inform the Senate that the NBN is creating 400 new jobs in South Australia. The minister visited local contractor Fulton Hogan last week, which announced that it will more than double its 150-strong local workforce. SA Power Networks will also be adding jobs in South Australia. That is good news for South Australia. There is also good news for other states, with 1,300 jobs in New South Wales and the ACT, 900 jobs in the west, 900 jobs in Queensland, 800 jobs in Victoria, 200 jobs in Tasmania and 50 jobs in the Northern Territory. That is unequivocally good news.