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The smart way to improve broadband is not to junk the existing network but to make the most of it. It’s to let a competitive market deliver the speeds that people need at an affordable price with government improving infrastructure in the areas where market competition won’t deliver it.

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Tony Abbott
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: November 4
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Prime Minister Of Australia
Anthony John Abbott
Anthony John Tony Abbott
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