Stirling Griff (SA, Nick Xenophon Team) Share this | Hansard source

As residents of Marree have no mobile phone coverage—and I am very pleased to hear that that will soon change—placing a heavy reliance very much on landline phones, during the South Australian power blackouts Marree was without any landline phone coverage as well, twice in one week, and it took over 24 hours for communications to be restored. Does the minister believe it is acceptable to be without any form of phone communication for over 24 hours?