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[–] busted_Anoose@aussie.zone 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

To play devils avocado, if they start now and the opposition get in, they will just tank the policy because Labor. Theres already precedent with the shit ass "Copper" change to the nbn that cost the public way more than just using fiber everywhere.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 6 points 1 day ago

Which would give everyone a stick to beat the libs with foreeever

[–] MisterFrog@aussie.zone 5 points 1 day ago

Yeah and people remember th NBN as having a shit rollout because of the LNP.

I agree with the above commenter, they should just do it if they really wanted to.