asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 17 August 2011:

Has the Minister, any of his ministerial staff and/or the department received correspondence from, or had discussions with, any of the interested parties involved in the Australia Network tender process since the Government's decision to seek further information; if so, when, which parties were involved, and what was the nature of the correspondence and/or discussions.

The answer to the honourable senator's question is as follows:

See the response to PQoN 953.