Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party, Minister for Regional Communications) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Senator O'Sullivan. Yes, I can. In Tasmania, the coalition has been able to leverage our investment to see over $31½ million addressing mobile blackspots right across regional Tasmania. Forty-four new base stations will be built in your home state, Senator Martin, which will see over 2,650 homes getting new mobile phone coverage—as opposed to those opposite, who, I say again, achieved zero. Only the coalition is delivering for Tasmanians.

I often hear from those opposite: 'You're only investing in coalition seats. Why aren't you putting up base stations in Labor seats?' Let's actually look at the facts. A local example in your home state is Prickly Mo's owner, Tim Lynch, a viticulturist who has been using this additional mobile phone coverage to grow his local business and connect with suppliers in a way that is ensuring he can employ more locals, which is why we're actually doing it. (Time expired)