NBN Co Appointments

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JASON CLARE MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS MEMBER FOR BLAXLAND MICHELLE ROWLAND MP SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS MEMBER FOR GREENWAY
MEDIA RELEASE MORE JOBS FOR THE BOYS AT NBN CO Malcolm Turnbull has today appointed another mate to the board of NBN Co. This follows the appointment of Ziggy Switowski as E ecuti!e Chairman of the board and "B #ousselot as $ead of Strategy and Transformation within NBN Co. "ustin Milne worked with Mr Turnbull at %&Email and is widely reported to ha!e !arious links with Mr Turnbull including participating in a 'iberal (arty forum in Mr Turnbull)s electorate in *+,+. Mr #ousselot also worked with Mr Turnbull at %&Email. -t is reported that he decided to accept the position whilst the two were en.oying a ski trip. Mr #ousselot also worked at Mr Turnbull)s own bouti/ue ad!isory firm Turnbull and (artners. Mr Turnbull last year described Mr #ousselot as 0one of my good friends1. %n the ,*th of "une this year it was reported in Crikey that Mr Milne and Mr #ousselot would be appointed to run NBN Co if the Coalition won the election. 2t the time3 Mr Turnbull rang Crikey and said this was 0untrue1. -t is now clear that this was true.

4espite the assurance that the NBN Strategic #e!iew would be 5technology neutral)3 Mr Turnbull has appointed one of the most outspoken critics of fibre6to6the6premises and one of the most outspoken ad!ocates of fibre6to6the6node. -n 2pril this year3 Mr Milne said7 FTTP is ridiculous overkill and underlying the ideas behind FTTP is a lack of understanding of the internet. 0The fi is in. $e is appointing a number of mates to make sure he gets what he wants 6 a second rate broadband network31 Mr Clare said. 0-t is hard to belie!e that the Strategic #e!iew will say anything other than what Mr Turnbull wants it to say3 1 Ms #owland said. 0Malcolm Turnbull is not off to a good start. $e was rolled on $uawei by Tony 2bbott3 he has whipped 8++3+++ homes off the NBN map and he is continuing to gi!e .obs at NBN Co to his mates31 Mr Clare said. TUESDAY, 12 NOVEMBER 201 CONTACT! RYAN HAMILTON 0"1" #$$ "%& 'CLARE( NIC) TRAINOR 0"0* 0*& 1 & 'ROWLAND(

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