Australia ranks a lowly 82nd globally for broadband download speeds, behind Oman and Czechia, and just above Uzbekistan.
More than 600,000 homes and businesses will be eligible for fibre broadband upgrades after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced $3 billion in extra funding to “finish the NBN”, with the network again looming as a potential flashpoint for the coming federal election.
Albanese accused Opposition Leader Peter Dutton of wanting to privatise the network and “dismantle” it. “This government will not be lectured when it comes to cost of the NBN,” says Communications Minister Michelle Rowland.The government has committed up to $3 billion on the upgrades, alongside more than $800 million from NBN Co.
The Coalition government under former prime minister Tony Abbott scrapped Labor’s full-fibre rollout in 2013 in favour of a cheaper mix of technologies. At the time, Abbott said: “ are absolutely confident that 25 megs is going to be enough, more than enough, for the average household.
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