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

I would like to be able to give a very full answer but, unfortunately, those opposite have no plans for Australia's economic future—none whatsoever. They cannot even agree on their lines. In August last year the member for Wentworth said that under his plan:

… for the foreseeable future the NBN would be Government owned.

But just last week Mr Abbott said:

… not even the Chinese communists believe in a nationalised telecommunications monopoly such as the National Broadband Network!

Who is right: Mr Turnbull or Mr Abbott? They walk around telling the Australian and others: 'We speak all the time. We have to clear each other's lines.' Mr Turnbull has spent all his time accepting the accounting standards for where the NBN is classified. Mr Hockey says it is all a fiddle and a rort. Mr Turnbull has blogged that the accounting for the NBN is correct. (Time expired)