"Note the 'will commence or be complete'. The Government and NBN Co have
consistently used the commencement of NBN plans � as in the awarding of
a contract � as the key yardstick for the NBN�s progress, because that
is always the highest number. The Opposition and the NBN�s many critics
prefer to use the number of premises actually connected, which is much
lower, or the number of actual users, which is lower still".
http://www.itwire.com/it-policy-news/govenrment-tech-policy/59715-the-nbn-is-coming-soon-%E2%80%93-promise
The public may prefer 'Claimed', 'Unbelievable' and 'Anaemic'.
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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)