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

The fourth site was an area of West Armidale in New South Wales, including the University of New England, and the fifth was Willunga in South Australia. NBN Co. chose these sites so that it can test its construction techniques and network design in a diverse range of conditions relating to demography, climate and existing infrastructure and terrain. Construction will begin in the second half of this year and services will be available early next year. Crucial information will emerge from these first-release sites to continue the NBN rollout. For those opposite who continue to try to deny that this project is rolling out before their eyes, this is a timely reminder. (Time expired)