"Gungahlin is experiencing the fastest take up rate in the nation for
the national broadband network.
...
After just two months, 33 per pent - one third - have ordered the NBN,
which is absolutely the best take-up rate anywhere in Australia so far"
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/it-pro/government-it/canberrans-loving-the-nbn-20130409-2hju1.html
The business plan says 90%, so 67% still need to be signed. Maybe he
should postpone the celebrations until then eh?
So why Canberra - or at least Gunghalin?
"The trend in Canberra's north was *revealed* on Tuesday by
Communication Minister Stephen Conroy. He *posed* for the cameras with
Labor member for Fraser Andrew Leigh to *usher* a few metres of cable
into a duct".
--
Julia Gillard...
"I don't want the mining industry to hire a single foreign worker if
there is an Australian who can do the job"
(PS: Who issues the visas????????????????????)
"Wayne Swan was explicitly asked to rule out a further increase in the
debt limit above the current limit of $300 billion. He steadfastly refused".
http://liberal.org.au/latest-news/2013/03/13/swan-refuses-rule-out-increase-debt-limit-above-300-billion
Swan...
"The course of action I'm talking about today really comes very much, I
guess, to the core of my values and the values of the Labor Party"
Paul Howes...
"Labor has an obligation to stop extremists who threaten our democracy"
How much new law is there every year?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lePrBUHihKI
Tony Abbott...
"You do not save the environment by killing the economy"
"It's not about popularity, it's about gaining respect, and she hasn't
got it yet"
(Australian of the Year, 2013)