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

I thank Senator Ruston for her question and acknowledge her sterling chairing of the Senate Environment and Communications Committee. I am very pleased to inform the Senate that, as announced by the minister last week, the NBN will embark on one of Australia's largest workforce training initiatives to ensure that the network can be rolled out sooner and at less cost to the taxpayer.

Senator Conroy interjecting—