Anne McEwen (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Can the minister confirm that since 2002, the Howard government has launched at least 17 different broadband programs? Haven’t these been piecemeal, hastily cobbled together, short-term measures driven by their political needs? Minister, do you agree with Terry McCrann’s comments today that building a high-speed broadband is a no-brainer? Minister, other than a series of National Party photo opportunities, what does Australia have to show for this procession of programs that have left Australia on the IT goat track?