Dean Smith (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

So what did the former Prime Minister say about the National Broadband Network? He said: 'Like the building of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, this is a historic act of nation building.' You should be very grateful that he did not get to complete it. I would like to introduce you to the strategic review document that was released in December. If you have not had a chance to read it, you should. It is a very sorry tale.

Let me jump ahead, because of limited time. If you were genuinely interested in broadband access to Tasmanians you would be talking about the Interim Satellite Service, which is a disgrace. Those Tasmanians living in remote and regional communities have been failed by Labor.