Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Senator McAllister's characterisation of the NBN under this government is wrong in every respect. Under Senator Conroy's plan—the one which we all remember was worked out on the back of a coaster or an envelope on a VIP flight—the NBN was not going to be completed until 2028 and Labor's cost was going to be $20 billion to $30 billion more. Under the coalition the NBN will be rolled out, completed, six to eight years sooner than would be the case under those opposite. We are making sure that Australians will get the services that they want and that Australians will get the services that they need sooner and at a better price than those opposite. We wait to hear from Jason Clare and Mr Shorten on how they are going to fund a full fibre network.