Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

If we fail to fix Labor's mess, which forecast that families would be hit with an increase of up to 80 per cent in the cost of their monthly broadband bill, we would be remiss indeed. For a typical household that would be a rise of $43.

That was Labor's broadband policy: a $43 per month increase in prices, taking broadband further out of the reach of the least affluent Australians. That is still the Labor Party's broadband policy, even after the true cost of the policy was laid in an independent report out for everyone to see. Senator Conroy still wants to make it even more expensive for the least well-off to participate in the digital economy. In contrast, affordability continues to be a key area of concern in terms of this government's broadband policy. By using a multitechnology mix we will get the NBN finished four years sooner and at $32 billion less cost. Those opposite will be held accountable for the NBN today, at the next election and for years to come. (Time expired)