Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Madam Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yes.

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Please proceed.

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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.