Senator CORMANN (Western Australia—Minister for Finance) (14:32): Senator Lundy is essentially repeating the same question she asked the other day. Given that she is just asking the same question, I am going to give her the same answer. The answer is that the NBN Co project that we inherited from the Labor Party was in an absolute mess. In fact, what we have been doing since the election is exactly what we said before the election—that is, go through a proper, careful and methodical process and go through a strategic review, which is about to be released. If I were Senator Conroy, I would stop Senator Lundy from asking any more questions about this, because he will hang his head in shame when the strategic review is finally released. What it will show— Senator Conroy: Keep your promise! The PRESIDENT: Senator Conroy, if you wish to debate it, you have another 25 minutes and you can debate it then. Senator CORMANN: What it will show is what an expensive mess the NBN Co was after six years of Labor. I came across an answer that Mr Turnbull gave in the House of Representatives where he reflected on a visit— Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Cormann, resume your seat. Senator Cormann, continue. Senator CORMANN: After six years of Labor and after billions and billions of dollars of taxpayers' money sunk into NBN Co, two per cent of premises were linked to the— The PRESIDENT: Order! If there were not the noise, it might be easier for the senator to stand on her feet and ask for a point of order, but the noise at her left does not assist. Senator Moore: Thank you, Mr President. My point of order is on relevance. Again, the question referred to a specific promise, and, with time to go, we have not as yet heard any response to the question. Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! There is no point of order at this stage. The minister still has 44 second remaining. Senator CORMANN: The short answer is that we inherited a mess from the Labor Party and we are setting out to fix it. My favourite of Senator Conroy's performances was him spending $13 million on NBN Co infrastructure in the Northern Territory. Do you know how often he went to launch, open and start it and all of that? The PRESIDENT: You need to come to the question, Senator Cormann. Senator CORMANN: More than five times. Do you know how many people are connected to NBN Co in the Northern Territory? Five. The PRESIDENT: Senator Cormann, you need to come to the question. Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Cormann, you need to come to the question. Senator CORMANN: This is of course completely relevant to the question, because we are delivering our commitments from the position that we inherited. The position we inherited was Senator Conroy making a visit for every single home that was being connected to fibre to the home. Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Cormann, resume your seat. Senator Wong. Senator Wong: Mr President, those opposite may think that this is all fun and games. Government senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Wong: My point of order is relevance. The minister was asked a very specific question as to whether or not the government stood by its pre-election promise. He has not even referenced the promise—the policy commitment that was made. Whilst I understand that there are times when ministers in the chamber will want to add context and make a political point, he has not even referenced the promise. The PRESIDENT: Order! That is debating the issue. I have already called on the minister to address the question before the point of order was taken. The minister has eight seconds remaining to address the question. Senator CORMANN: The coalition government will deliver on our promise of faster and better broadband sooner than Labor would have, more affordably for taxpayers and more affordably for— (Time expired)