From The Campaign Trail

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It is a very rare day indeed that I find myself in agreement with something coming from the founder of Fox News. But on this occasion Rupert Murdoch is correct in labelling Australia's broadband services as a disgrace. Anyone who has been following the development of information and communication networks in countries like China, South Korea and Japan knows that Australia is way off the mark in this critical infrastructure. This is just further evidence of a Howard Government out of touch with the realities needed for our future prosperity. Broadband is slow and so is this government. Compare the government's sluggishness with the vision of Labor. Yesterday, at the National Press Club, Kim Beazley committed a Labor government to a first class broadband system which will drive thousands of productivity applications for businesses around Australia. Labor has promised to build a super-fast national broadband network to 98 per cent of Australian homes, delivering speeds up to 25 times faster than what's available now. That is what is needed for a country in the 21st century. You can access Kim's full speech at: http://www.alp.org.au/media/1106/speloo150.php