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

NBN does have an ambitious rollout target. Connecting all Australians by 2020 is not an easy feat but, as I have previously advised, for the first time and only under the coalition NBN is now meeting its rollout target. As you would expect, the application of the organisation will only increase as the NBN rollout targets are ramping up and as the NBN is connecting millions of premises annually over the next few years. This program will help provide the skilled workforce that the NBN needs to meet this huge task. Under its new management, NBN is committed to meeting its targets, and it is actually delivering. It is quite clear—certainly to those on this side—that only the coalition has the capacity and the skills to make sure that a project of this complexity is delivered at lower cost and in better form. (Time expired)