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Before a Joint Standing Committee, the NBN chief financial officer (Stephen Rue) conceded the HFC rollout delay could have a negative $500 million impact on the project. "If the program was delayed by six months, what you have is, we have I think 1.9 million customers still to connect, that we expect to connect," he said.
Read MoreElections have many consequences. They can change governments, change policies, and elect all sorts of colourful characters. For the National Party wing of Queensland’s LNP, the State election result has had another consequence. They’ve woken up to the fact their supporters have deserted them.
Read MoreLast week produced a groundbreaking "announcement" from Queensland's 26 Federal LNP MPs. Yes, they will take a temporary ceasefire from their usual infighting, to try to secure a large defence contract for Queensland. No guarantees mind you, but after four years in office, they've decided to try to work together for our state. I am genuinely pleased. The Palaszczuk Government has been working diligently for months to encourage the two...
Read MoreThis week, we saw the real Senator Pauline Hanson emerge. For months, she's been running around Queensland, telling us she's the only politician standing up for battlers. But this week, Senator Hanson showed she's the worst kind of politician. The kind who tells battlers one thing at home and then sells them out down in Canberra.
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