The former Labor government was criticised by the then Liberal-National Opposition for its more expensive proposal for NBN to run fibre-to-the-home. Yet it's been alleged one NBN rollout under the Morrison-Joyce government cost $500m to go to just one business in the Deputy PM's own electorate. The shadow communications minister also criticises federal communications minister Paul Fletcher for the timing of a regional newspaper inquiry over the Christmas period and the effectiveness of government policy in supporting media diversity.