Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I note that the government’s decision to begin building in Tasmania concurs with the views of some opposition members. The shadow minister for broadband, Mr Bruce Billson, said:

I am calling on Senator Conroy to guarantee the people of Tasmania that they will be among the first in the nation to gain affordable new broadband services …

And of course we have Senator Guy Barnett. He stated on 30 April:

The opposition welcomes Tasmania being the first state to access the network.