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Contractors about to walk off the job in tasmania as they are not getting paid.

Below is an article on ballarat.


Published on: July 15, 2013
Anthony Albanese must immediately commit to an audit of the NBN rollout following reports that construction has stopped in Ballarat.

Labor cannot continue to say this project is running on time and on budget when contractors are losing money and subcontractors are walking away from work.

The Coalition is committed to completing the National Broadband Network but will ensure the network is finished sooner, is cheaper for taxpayers and is therefore more affordable to consumers.

Labor’s fibre rollout has reached only two per cent of households after four years. On current construction performance, Labor’s NBN will increase wholesale user charges threefold by 2021 and take up to 20 years to complete.

Labor is yet to re-sign prime contractor Silcar for the rollout in NSW, Queensland and the ACT despite having a June 30 deadline for finalising the contract.

In Western Australia and South Australia, prime contractor Service Stream has commenced a trading halt and subcontractors are ripping out work already completed.

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