Helen Coonan (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts) Share this | Hansard source

I can understand that it is very difficult to understand all of the implications of broadband policy, and it may be difficult for editors of the Herald Sun to quite understand the intricacies of competition and the rollout of broadband; but Senator Crossin should know a bit better. The Labor Party proposal for broadband is now in a total shambles. It was predicated on Telstra rolling out a fibre network and pinching $2 billion from the Communications Fund, putting it all, once again, on the Treasury credit card. They have no plan for the future and absolutely nothing to offer the Australian people in telecommunications.