House debates

Tuesday, 17 October 2017

Matters of Public Importance

Broadband

3:44 pm

Photo of Emma McBrideEmma McBride (Dobell, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

You would have quickly seen the cable ties where it was connected to the fence. What about Geoffrey from Tacoma, who was switched to an NBN service earlier this year that never worked? Let's hear the NBN's response:

This address was indeed connected to the nbn network in January 2017 but there were numerous service issues and so following a detailed investigation by nbn; it was deemed that the address is not feasible for nbn service. Accordingly, the address was rolled back in our system as not available for nbn service as on 30 May 2017.

I don't know if that's code for terrific or if that's just damn fabulous, but NBN have now taken him off the network, and he has a node in front of his house. Should I go to Henry or should I go to Ken? What about the Steiner School? The shadow minister has been with me to the Steiner School; they presented at the joint standing committee; and we have had commitment after commitment that this school will be connected, but right now, what's ready for service? I was delighted to hear today that the cemetery behind the school is, and the school can still not connect. I am sure that the residents of Wyreema Road in Warnervale will be thrilled with the minister's response:

Regarding your constituents in Warnervale, I presume that you were referring to residents in Wyreema Road, for whom you made a representation last year.

I can advise that infrastructure has been installed in their street, and work to integrate this into nbn's core network is underway.

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