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

Her 18th visit in the past year. Part of governing is getting out there into the community, listening to people's concerns and talking to Australians about our real plans: our plans about helping modern families with modern pressures—our plan to improve schools and to provide jobs and opportunities for all Australians.

Mr Abbott, on the other hand, sees Western Sydney as just a political prize on his map. Just a political prize! He has no plans for the future of Western Sydney—just cuts! Just cuts! He will scrap the schoolkids bonus, slash funding to schools and stop the NBN.

The NBN is currently rolling out fibre to over 48,000 homes and businesses in Blacktown, Lalor Park, Seven Hills, Prospect, Penrith, Kingswood, South Penrith, Jamisontown, Richmond, Windsor, South Windsor, Bligh Park, Londonderry, Hobartville, Richmond Lowlands, Agnes Banks—(Time expired)

Honourable senators interjecting—