He said "We've also put a satellite up."
He was talking about TV coverage in regional Australia.
From Conroy media release earlier this year.
On 5 January 2010, Senator Conroy announced the Government would fund a new satellite service to bring digital television to all Australians who cannot adequately receive terrestrial digital television services.
http://www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2010/024
Nothing to do with Newsat.