Jenny McAllister (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

Labor has a proud history of investing in the NBN. It was established, of course, by a previous federal Labor government because we knew back then what we know now: that access to fast, reliable and affordable internet is a necessity. Since coming to government, we have invested $2.4 billion to expand full-fibre NBN access to 1.5 million additional premises. That includes 660,000 rural and regional communities. From September next year, millions of NBN customers next year will benefit from an increase in download speeds with up to five times the current capability at no extra wholesale cost, and we are rolling out more fibre in the fixed-wireless network, upgrading the fixed-wireless network and planning for future needs. We've connected over 18,000 families with free internet until the end of 2025 through the School Student Broadband Initiative to ensure that no child experiences a digital disadvantage. (Time expired)