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

I thank the senator for his question, because the answer is very simple: you and those opposite. You have voted and ensured that this bill cannot pass the chamber. We brought forward a package of reforms that we have enacted in practice. You opposed it in the House of Representatives, and you have indicated you will vote it down in this chamber. You will vote it down with the Greens. Those opposite are once again demonstrating they do not understand what they are talking about. I will take this opportunity to congratulate the Socceroos for their fantastic win last night in qualifying for the World Cup and give you some evidence of how the policy is working in practice. Last night, because of all the deals that we put in place that you are opposing and will not let pass in this chamber, over 500,000 Australians watched it on Foxtel, and 1.7 million Australians—that is more than 2 million Australians—got to watch the Socceroos qualify for the World Cup because of this government's policies. As you would all know if you live in Sydney and Brisbane, or in Canberra particularly, you now get to see live AFL matches in non-AFL states. If you live in Victoria, Western Australia or Tasmania you can watch matches—