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Malcolm Turnbull rejects online petition to keep Labor's NBN plan, saying democracy has spoken - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) »
The Coalition has hit back at an online petition to scrap its National Broadband Network plan, saying that election victory gives it a mandate to implement its policy. An internet petition calling for the Coalition to scrap its plan has gathered more than 200,000 signatures. Incoming Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has posted a statement on his website saying the Coalition's election win gives it a mandate to go ahead with its NBN plan. He says the suggestion that a fibre-to-the-premises network should be rolled out regardless of time or cost is reckless in the extreme. Source Main page (current trends)
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