Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern and Remote Australia) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. The minister’s arrogance is surmounted only by the government’s waste of $43 billion. I wonder if the minister understands the mounting criticism of the $43 billion white elephant. Is the minister’s refusal to ask the Productivity Commission to conduct a cost-benefit analysis yet another sign that he is not only out of step with telecommunications experts but also out of his depth?