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

In addition to Tasmania, the NBN is being rolled out on mainland Australia. Over 2,300 kilometres of the 6,000 kilometres of fibre-optic backbone links in up to 100 regional locations around Australia have been completed. These links include Darwin, Emerald, Longreach, Mount Isa, Geraldton, Victor Harbor, Broken Hill and south-west Gippsland. Construction work has also commenced on the five first-release sites on the mainland—Brunswick in Melbourne, Townsville, Minnamurra and Kiama Downs south of Wollongong, Armidale, and Willunga in South Australia. Planning and design work is underway for 14 new second-release sites, including regional locations such as Geraldton, Casuarina and Coffs Harbour. (Time expired)