abbott rejected plan to speed up asbestos, page-9

A fair point but there are some differences.

This current asbestos scare has come about because of direct action on government policy and has occurred during an era where their is full knowledge of asbestos issues and a plethora of OH&S standards and mechanisms in place to stop these issues arising.

In a way Telstra are contracted by this govnuts via the NBN to do the system upgrade.

In any case the oppositions only strong point should be that it highlights the fiasco the NBN has become and this governments inability to oversee their major projects are carried out safely, on time and on budget.