Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Corporate Governance and Responsibility) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Can the minister come clean on just how many taxpayer dollars will be spent by this government on promoting its second-rate broadband fix? Given that the Howard government is budgeted to spend $1.8 billion of taxpayers’ money over the life of the government until election day, can the government really be believed when it says that it will not be spending any money advertising this broadband fix? Tell us, Minister, how much money are you intending to spend on advertising your second-rate broadband policy to regional Australia? What has been determined by GCU and what will be spent from your portfolio?