Senate debates

Monday, 22 November 2010

Questions without Notice

Broadband

2:27 pm

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

That question once again clearly demonstrates that those opposite are not interested in any substance in this debate. When they were in government and Telstra was a wholly owned government enterprise, there was never a suggestion that an unredacted business plan would be released. Australia Post was under the control of those opposite for 11½ long years, and not once was there ever a suggestion that Australia Post needed to or should produce an unredacted business plan. The National Broadband Network will comply with all of the rules of the GBE requirements legislated, and that is what they will do. They will turn up and answer all of the mindless—(Time expired)

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