Senator CONROY (Victoria—Leader of the Government in the Senate, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Digital Productivity) (14:27): I congratulate the senator on getting a question on the National Broadband Network! It is quite amazing! I am sure you will assist me in the course of my answer. Telstra have remediated, I understand, over 120,000 pits, and there have been notices or incidents reported to Comcare—I think, 29, of which a number have nothing to do with the National Broadband Network. So, even if you add those in, that is about 0.02 per cent. Let me be very clear about this: not one shortcut is acceptable. There are no shortcuts here when it comes to dealing with asbestos. Everyone is required to follow the rules— Senator Brandis: You should have anticipated this. Senator CONROY: And that is why the procedures were written into it, Senator Brandis, who knows all! That is exactly why, if you go and have a look, Senator Brandis—instead of pontificating and pretending you are in the High Court; if you could just manage not to be an expert on every topic, Senator Brandis, I would be able to complete my answer. I know that is very hard! So, no shortcuts are acceptable to the government—none whatsoever. In the meeting that Mr Shorten and I convened, we brought together Telstra, NBN Co., the contractors, Comcare and all of the relevant authorities, including the trade unions involved, and the agreement reached at that was that Telstra's remediation of pits would cease until training standards were all agreed and to make sure everyone was given adequate notice that every single aspect— Senator Birmingham: Mr President, I rise on a point of order. There were a number of very specific questions that were asked of the minister, such as at how many sites has remediation work by Telstra been delayed and whether there has been any delay to the handover of NBN sites and what number of delays had been experienced. Mr President, I note there are 10 seconds left on the clock. If the minister does not have answers to those specific questions, which he has not answered in the one minute and 50 seconds he has had to date, perhaps he might at least take those specific questions on notice. The PRESIDENT: That is not a point of order. I believe the minister is answering the question. The minister now, as you rightly pointed out, has 10 seconds remaining to answer the primary question before you get the opportunity for your supplementary questions. Senator CONROY: Mr President, you might want to ask Senator Brandis to shut up—and that would help Senator Birmingham. But, as I said, Telstra have suspended all remediation. NBN Co. have—(Time expired)