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

The excitement of those opposite while they are waiting for the release of the NBN business case is understandable. It is a very, very worthwhile read, the NBN Co. business case. Once again it confirms that the NBN project is financially viable and will deliver cheap and affordable broadband to towns like Willunga. It will be one of the most historic builds of an infrastructure project in this country. The government is committed to ensuring that there is a well-trained and accredited workforce. That is why we are putting forward $100 million as part of a package to retrain technicians, who have their primary experience in copper networks, into the future fibre based networks. We are putting $100 million on the table to ensure that we do not have to waste all that experience and expertise. (Time expired)