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

We all know that the NBN is important for Australia's future. Yesterday I discussed the Digital Economy Strategy and the need to position Australia as a world-leading digital economy by 2020. We also want to be firmly ensconced in the top five OECD countries for broadband connections at home and at work.

Mr Abbott and those opposite want to wreck Australia's future. They want to destroy that vision. In Mr Abbott's own words, he appointed Mr Turnbull to 'demolish the NBN'. As the Gillard government focuses on building Australia's greatest infrastructure projects for current and future generations of Australians, the Leader of the Opposition and those opposite have pledged the Liberal and National parties to demolish the NBN. The disappointing thing is that the Nationals, the self-proclaimed guardians of country Australia, are joining in and opposing uniform wholesale prices. (Time expired)