Labor Moves to Block NBN Privatisation, Opposition Says Service Not Competitive

The opposition has said the move may be aimed at shifting focus away from the prime minister’s comments about Tourette’s syndrome.

An NBN Skymuster Satellite Truck in front of Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on Sept. 14, 2016. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

The Albanese government has introduced a bill into Parliament to keep the National Broadband Network (NBN) in public hands.

The $51 billion (US$34 billion) NBN billion project, first announced in 2007 by the Rudd Labor government, is an Australia-wide fibre-optic network supposed to offer faster internet connections across the country.