House debates

Monday, 2 March 2026

Bills

Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation) Bill 2025; Second Reading

4:50 pm

Photo of Matt SmithMatt Smith (Leichhardt, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

You've got to make sure it's dead first. I don't know what pigs you're shooting. You've got to keep on top of them.

With this bill and with the opportunities presented, if you can see the sky, you'll have mobile coverage—from Cairns, where there are still dead spots, right the way to the Torres Strait, where, as we've recently heard, mobile reception is critical for our border security. The Torres Strait Islanders like to record any illegal incursions and send back to Border Watch. They will be able to do that more efficiently in between the islands to make that our borders are safe, to make sure that our communities are safe. I commend this bill to the House.

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