Senator CONROY (Victoria—Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Digital Productivity) (14:37): We on this side of the chamber make no apologies for improving access to technology that improves the quality of life for families and businesses small and large. Just yesterday, I spoke about a young family who moved to Minnamurra from Sydney because of the advantages that the NBN offered them at work and home. I am happy to advise that another small business has relocated part of its operations to the Minnamurra-Kiama Downs region, given the poor broadband they had previously experienced. Shepherd and Shepherd, a small consulting business, is now looking at expanding into international operations through remote training and videoconferencing. This is what they had to say in yesterday's Illawarra Mercury: 'We could have that workshop without the physical presence of that instructor in the room.' (Time expired)