Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy) Share this | Hansard source

And that is why the procedures were written into it, Senator Brandis, who knows all! That is exactly why, if you go and have a look, Senator Brandis—instead of pontificating and pretending you are in the High Court; if you could just manage not to be an expert on every topic, Senator Brandis, I would be able to complete my answer. I know that is very hard!

So, no shortcuts are acceptable to the government—none whatsoever. In the meeting that Mr Shorten and I convened, we brought together Telstra, NBN Co., the contractors, Comcare and all of the relevant authorities, including the trade unions involved, and the agreement reached at that was that Telstra's remediation of pits would cease until training standards were all agreed and to make sure everyone was given adequate notice that every single aspect—