Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
12:01 pm
Madam Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
Mrs Bronwyn Bishop Speaker
Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
Yes.
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
Yesterday in an answer to a question without notice the Minister for Communications stated that I had knowingly given wrong information to the Australian people about the state of the NBN rollout before the election. The minister cited a debate on Lateline in which I said that the NBN was on time and on budget. As a draft corporate plan for 2013-15 that has since been published by the Australian Financial Review shows, this statement was completely accurate. Despite short-term issues, including dealing with asbestos, NBN Co was forecasting the same completion date of June 2021 and the same capital expenditure.