Senator FIFIELD (Victoria—Manager of Government Business in the Senate, Minister for Communications, Minister for the Arts and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Digital Government) (14:56): Senator McAllister is referring to and, I think, wrongly characterising the base case funding for the NBN. As was fairly recently updated, the base case for funding for the NBN is within a range of $46 billion to $56 billion, with a likely base case of $49 billion. Twenty nine point five billion— Senator Wong: Thank you, we know that. We can read the corporate plan. The PRESIDENT: Order on my left! Minister, you have the call. Senator Ian Macdonald: Can you be quiet just for a minute? Senator Wong interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Pause the clock. Senator Ian Macdonald: Can you just shut up for five seconds? Senator Wong interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Macdonald and Senator Wong! Order on both sides! Senator Sterle interjecting— The PRESIDENT: And you too, Senator Sterle. Senator FIFIELD: The government's equity contribution will be capped at $29.5 billion and, as has been made clear, the balance of funding required for the NBN will be made up of private sector debt.