House debates Questions without Notice

Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation) Bill 2025

Wednesday, 19 August 2026 House of Representatives

Helen Haines

Helen Haines Indi, Independent

2:23 pm

My question is to the Minister for Communications. Your universal outdoor mobile obligation bill has strong support and could pass this week, but it's been sitting on the Notice Paper for over a year. I've put forward several amendments, including vital reforms to help facilitate temporary disaster roaming. Recent mobile outages have shown that a hands-off approach to telecommunications isn't enough. Minister, why is the government going slowmo on UOMO?