Let's say Turnbull is right, and its an $18bn difference overall if we started today. In the course of 20 years, that's less than a billion dollars a year to put ourselves at the top of the tree and stay there.
I think there is going to need to be a change in expectations for the rural sector. I've lived there, and sorry but you give up your access to certain services when you accept the fresh air and open spaces. I'd find it hard to go back, but as I get older I understand the limits of my mortal existence, so I could put up with that.
Yes but what is this tree? Up until now it's this fictitious thing that's going to be so great to have. We need to be on the lower branches, with the potential to climb. This simply does not call for fiber up my and your crack.
Look I am not disputing the need for better infrastructure. I for on can do with it in my business for sure.
But I don't need a gold plated, virtual blowjob giving, Moet and Chandon dripping shiny blingy glassy pipe thing. Very, very, very few of us will need this coming into our homes for a very long time. Businesses, hospitals and the like. Now that is a different story.
Please don't counter me with the build it and they will come bullshit argument. Plan scalable infrastructure through using the right experts. We don't need to be the great inventors. The size of the continent and out of whack size of the economy makes the thing complex.
It will be fine everyone, it really will.
We need better roads and trains in the short to medium term to increase productivity. It's about priorities (unfortunately the politics will kill this very simple and obvious logic like it has been since forever.)
I'm in a fucking bad mood today because the link to my Canadian server is too bloody slow
Fiber under the sea! More fiber under the sea I say.
Anyway, this argument is definitely much better had over beer and steak.