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

As I was saying, in this chamber we talk about a cloud strategy and those opposite try to look outside to see if it is raining, because they do not have a clue. At the forum we heard about the positive impact of the digital age on regional Australia. Take Birdsnest, a retail fashion business started by Jane Cay, a former IT worker who in her words married a farmer and, starting from a traditional store, she now has 93 per cent of her sales online and she employs 70 people in the town of Cooma. Medibank Private told the forum of their experience in offering virtual services. They have discovered a new regional health workforce that can be accessed online. And these are just two examples of how the digital age is transforming— (Time expired)