Communications portfolio


Budget Estimates 2015–16 (May 2015)

Communications portfolio

Tabled documents - Wednesday, 27 May 2015

Tabled by: Topic View
1. Senator Dastyari Advertisement for contributors to the television show Struggle Street (PDF 175KB)
2. Senator Canavan Text of the Australian Marriage Forum's advertisement against marriage equality (PDF 296KB)

Tabled documents - Thursday, 28 May 2015

Tabled by: Topic View
1. Senator McKenzie Transcript of Mr Kyle Sandilands interview with the Hon Barnaby Joyce MP, Minister for Agriculture (PDF 868KB)
2. Senator McKenzie Correspondence from the Office of the Minister for Agriculture to Mr Chris Chapman, CEO and Chairman, Australian Communications and Media Authority (PDF 353KB)
3. Mr Bill Morrow, Chief Executive Officer, NBN Opening statement (PDF 27KB)

Additional information

Correspondence from Ms Erin Kelly, Head of Board and Shareholder Liaison, Australia Post, correcting evidence on behalf of Mr Ahmed Fahour, Chief Executive Officer, Australia Post. Received 15 June 2015. (PDF 1200KB)
Correspondence from Mr Michael Ebeid, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, SBS Corporation, correcting evidence on behalf of Ms Helen Kellie, Chief Content Officer. Received 21 July 2015. (PDF 615KB)
Correspondence from Mr Ian Robertson, Deputy Secretary, Department of Communications, clarifying evidence given to the committee on 27 May 2015. Received 6 August 2015. (PDF 583KB)

Index to Questions on Notice (PDF 644KB)

Answers to Questions on Notice

QoN No. Program:
Division or Agency		 Senator Broad Topic Hansard Page
or Written		 View Date Received
1 Programme 1.1 Carr Cooperative intelligent transport systems 4
27/05/2015		 (PDF 71KB) 09/07/2015 
2 Programme 1.1 Carr Cooperative intelligent transport systems 4
27/05/2015		  (PDF 80KB) 09/07/2015 
3 Programme 1.1 Urquhart ACMA Review 5-7
27/05/2015		  (PDF 77KB) 09/07/2015 
4 Programme 1.1 Urquhart Deregulation 7
27/05/2015		  (PDF 95KB) 09/07/2015 
5 Programme 1.1 Urquhart Mobile Black spot programme 8-9
27/05/2015		  (PDF 78KB) 09/07/2015 
6 Programme 1.1 Urquhart Spectrum Review 9
27/05/2015		  (PDF 72KB) 09/07/2015 
7 Programme 1.1 Bilyk Detailed NBN rollout information 21
28/05/2015		  (PDF 57KB) 09/07/2015 
8 Programme 1.1 Ludlam Community broadcasters 22-23
28/05/2015		 (PDF 84KB) 28/07/2015
9 Programme 1.1 Conroy NBN equity profile 26
28/05/2015		 (PDF 60KB) 09/07/2015 
10 Programme 1.1 Conroy Bureau staffing 35
28/05/2015		 (PDF 92KB) 09/07/2015 
11 Programme 1.1 Ruston Utility provision in new developments 43
28/05/2015		 (PDF 80KB) 28/07/2015 
12 Programme 1.1 Conroy Rollout of the network 50
28/05/2015		  (PDF 72KB)  09/07/2015 
13 Programme 1.1 Bilyk NBN roll-out information Written (PDF 92KB) 09/07/2015 
14 Programme 1.1 Urquhart NBN Fibre Network Written (PDF 88KB)  09/07/2015 
15 Programme 1.1
(Minister)		 Xenophon ABC Board appointments Written (PDF 78KB) 09/07/2015  
16 Programme 1.1 Urquhart NBN Co's headline forecasts Written (PDF 88KB) 09/07/2015 
17 Programme 1.1 Urquhart NBN Corporate Plan Written (PDF 72KB) 09/07/2015
18 Programme 1.1 Urquhart NBN Co Strategic Review Written (PDF 119KB)  09/07/2015
19 Programme 1.1 Urquhart NBN forecasts Written (PDF 147KB) 09/07/2015
20 Programme 1.1 Urquhart Brownfields deployment forecasts Written (PDF 122KB) 09/07/2015
21 Programme 1.1 Urquhart Greensfields deployment forecasts Written (PDF 98KB) 09/07/2015
22 Programme 1.1 Urquhart NBN Co's forecast - housing starts Written (PDF 108KB) 09/07/2015
23 Programme 1.1 Urquhart NBN Co's telecommunications
infrastructure - new developments 		Written (PDF 95KB) 09/07/2015
24 Programme 1.1 Urquhart NBN MTM fixed line rollout cost Written (PDF 87KB) 09/07/2015
25 Programme 1.1 Urquhart NBN fixed wireless costs Written (PDF 65KB) 09/07/2015
26 Programme 1.1 Urquhart NBN's AVC assumptions Written (PDF 58KB)  09/07/2015
27 Programme 1.1 Urquhart Fibre serving area module Written (PDF 66KB) 09/07/2015
28 Programme 1.1 Urquhart NBN Co's long term satellite product construct Written (PDF 67KB) 09/07/2015
29 Programme 1.1 Urquhart Cherry picking Written (PDF 97KB) 09/07/2015
30 Programme 1.1 Urquhart The Strategic Review Written (PDF 62KB) 09/07/2015
31 Programme 1.1 Urquhart The 2015-16 Budget - spectrum Written (PDF 90KB)  09/07/2015
32 ABC McAllister ABC Portfolio Budget statements 13
27/05/2015		 (PDF79KB) 10/08/2015 
33 ABC McAllister Efficiency Program 17
27/05/2015		 (PDF 72KB) 07/08/2015
34 ABC Ruston Regional ABC 21
27/05/2015		 (PDF 72KB)  10/08/2015
35 ABC Ruston ABC Radio App 21
27/05/2015		 (PDF 80KB) 07/08/2015
36 ABC Conroy ABC Fact Check promise tracker website 26
27/05/2015		 (PDF 88KB)  10/08/2015 
37 ABC Conroy ABC website 27-28
27/05/2015		 (PDF 105KB)  10/08/2015
38 ABC McGrath ABC portal 29
27/05/2015		 (PDF 64KB)  10/08/2015
39 ABC McGrath Article - Sam Armytage 29-30
27/05/2015		 (PDF 82KB)  10/08/2015
40 ABC McGrath Monitoring impartiality and balance with radio stations 30
27/05/2015		 (PDF 77KB)  10/08/2015
41 ABC McGrath Comments by Mr Steve Austin 30-31
27/05/2015		 (PDF 77KB)  10/08/2015 
42 ABC McGrath ABC Media Managers 33
27/05/2015		 (PDF 74KB)  10/08/2015
43 ABC McGrath Search engine marketing 34
27/05/2015		 (PDF 77KB) 07/08/2015
44 ABC McGrath The Killing Season documentary 34
27/05/2015		 (PDF 80KB) 07/08/2015
45 ABC McGrath The Killing Season - editorial bias review and audit 34-35
27/05/2015		 (PDF 77KB) 07/08/2015 
46 ABC Dastyari The Killing Season - advanced copy 35
27/05/2015		 (PDF 71KB) 07/08/2015
47 ABC Xenophon South Australian ABC staffing Written (PDF 84KB) 07/08/2015
48 ABC Xenophon ABC Regional Division Written (PDF 94KB) 07/08/2015
49 ABC McGrath ABCNews24 live crosses Written (PDF 85KB) 07/08/2015
50 ABC McGrath Defamation Costs Written (PDF 78KB)  10/08/2015
51 ABC McGrath Redundancy process Written (PDF 100KB)  07/08/2015
52 ABC McGrath ABC assets Written (PDF 86KB)  07/08/2015
53 ABC McGrath Staffing Written (PDF 120KB)  07/08/2015
54 ABC McGrath Facebook advertising Written (PDF 90KB) 07/08/2015
55 ABC McGrath Gladstone radio post closure Written (PDF 106KB)  07/08/2015
56 ABC McGrath Interviews Written (PDF 93KB)  07/08/2015
57 SBS McGrath Eurovision SMS cost 40
27/05/2015		 (PDF 67KB) 28/07/2015
58 SBS Dastyari Eurovision 41
27/05/2015		  (PDF 86KB) 28/07/2015
59 SBS Dastyari Struggle Street series 42 & 44
27/05/2015		  (PDF 77KB) 28/07/2015
60 SBS Dastyari Struggle Street - footage 45
27/05/2015		  (PDF 69KB) 28/07/2015
61 SBS Dastyari Struggle Street - meeting with Blacktown Mayor 47
27/05/2015		 (PDF385KB) 28/07/2015
62 SBS Dastyari Struggle Street - meeting with Blacktown Mayor 47
27/05/2015		 (PDF 71KB) 28/07/2015
63 SBS Dastyari Struggle Street - Promotion 49
27/05/2015		 (PDF 71KB)  28/07/2015
64 SBS Ruston Hybrid Broadcaster 51
27/05/2015		 (PDF 76KB) 28/07/2015
65 SBS Ruston Revenue from advertising 54
27/05/2015		 (PDF 72KB) 26/08/2015
66 SBS Canavan Decision around running an advertisement
during Mardi Gras		 55
27/05/2015		 (PDF 77KB)  28/07/2015
67 SBS Ludlam Audience opinion and research methods 60
27/05/2015		 (PDF 80KB) 28/07/2015
68 SBS Canavan Decision around running an advertisement
during Mardi Gras		 63
27/05/2015		  (PDF 73KB) 28/07/2015
69 Australia Post Urquhart International mail 72
27/05/2015		 (PDF 75KB) 10/07/2015
70 Australia Post Urquhart Contracts 73
27/05/2015		 (PDF 68KB) 09/07/2015
71 Australia Post Urquhart Property sale 73-74
27/05/2015		 (PDF 79KB) 10/07/2015 
72 Australia Post Urquhart Parcel sorting machines 74
27/04/2015		  (PDF 75KB) 09/07/2015
73 Australia Post Urquhart Parcel sorting machines 74-76
27/05/2015		  (PDF 65KB) 09/07/2015
74 Australia Post Urquhart Digital mailbox 76-77
27/05/2015		  (PDF 67KB)  09/07/2015
75 Australia Post Urquhart Digital mailbox - Velocity 78-79
27/05/2015		  (PDF 83KB) 09/07/2015 
76 Australia Post Urquhart Australia Post reforms - modelling 82
27/05/2015		  (PDF 75KB) 09/07/2015
77 Australia Post Urquhart Australia Post's forecast of mail volume decline 83-84
27/05/2015		  (PDF 60KB) 09/07/2015
78 Australia Post Urquhart Next day mail delivery service - Bendigo 84
27/05/2015		  (PDF 66KB) 09/07/2015
79 Australia Post Ruston Model litigants 85
27/05/2015		  (PDF 56KB) 09/07/2015
80 Australia Post Ruston Licensed Post Offices resolution 86
27/05/2015		  (PDF 59KB) 09/07/2015
81 Australia Post Ruston Western Union fees 88
27/05/2015		  (PDF 63KB) 09/07/2015
82 Australia Post Ruston Franchisee mediation 88
27/05/2015		  (PDF 69KB) 09/07/2015 
83 Australia Post Xenophon MyPost platform 92-93
27/05/2015		  (PDF 60KB) 09/07/2015
84 Australia Post Xenophon Recommendation 17 - review of current payments
to licensees		 93
27/05/2015		  (PDF 58KB) 09/07/2015 
85 Australia Post Urquhart Melbourne property deal 94
27/05/2015		  (PDF 54KB) 09/07/2015
86 Australia Post Urquhart LPO 94-95
27/05/2015		  (PDF 66KB) 09/07/2015 
87 Australia Post Urquhart Epsom LPO 96
27/05/2015		  (PDF 58KB) 09/07/2015
88 Australia Post Ruston Franchisee resolution Written  (PDF 65KB) 09/07/2015
89 Australia Post Ruston Licensees dispute resolution process Written  (PDF 56KB) 09/07/2015
90 Australia Post Ruston Western Union fees Written  (PDF 55KB)  09/07/2015
91 Australia Post Urquhart Bulk purchases Written  (PDF 58KB) 09/07/2015
92 Australia Post Urquhart Ebay promotions Written  (PDF 60KB) 09/07/2015
93 Australia Post Urquhart Smithton mail tender Written  (PDF 60KB) 09/07/2015
94 ACMA Dastyari Scientific Apparatus Licences - trial 4
28/05/2015		  (PDF 62KB) 09/07/2015
95 ACMA Dastyari RALI 6-7
28/05/2015		  (PDF 79KB)  09/07/2015
96 ACMA Dastyari Satellite launch 9
28/05/2015		 (PDF 63KB) 09/07/2015
97 ACMA Dastyari Spectrum licences 12
28/05/2015		 (PDF 65KB) 09/07/2015
98 ACMA McKenzie Sandilands complaint 17
28/05/2015		  (PDF 88KB)  09/07/2015
99 ACMA Bernadi ACMA investigation number 2741 Written  (PDF 95KB) 09/07/2015
100 NBN Co Ltd Conroy Fixed wireless 56
28/05/2015		  (PDF 77KB) 28/07/2015 
101 NBN Co Ltd Bilyk Tasmanian premises serviced by NBN
by the end of 2016		 69
28/05/2015		 (PDF 75KB) 10/07/2015
102 NBN Co Ltd Bilyk Tasmania - NBN connection 70-71
28/05/2015		 (PDF 75KB)  28/07/2015
103 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart Rollout of NBN in Devonport 73
28/05/2015		 (PDF 74KB) 10/07/2015
104 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart Construction on the Devonport and Burnie roll-out 75
28/05/2015		 (PDF 76KB)  28/07/2015
105 NBN Co Ltd Conroy Fixed wireless upgrade 75-76
28/05/2015		 (PDF 72KB)  28/07/2015
106 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart NBN rollout in Devonport 76
28/05/2015		 (PDF 72KB )  28/07/2015
107 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart NBN rollout in North-west and
West coast communities in Tasmania		 76
28/05/2015		 (PDF 80KB)  07/08/2015
108 NBN Co Ltd Bilyk MTM rollout plan - Tasmania 76
28/05/2015		 (PDF 80KB)  28/07/2015 
109 NBN Co Ltd Conroy Telstra FTTN footprint 92-93
28/05/2015		 (PDF 99KB) 10/07/2015
110 NBN Co Ltd Conroy FTTN rollout 93
28/05/2015		 (PDF 73KB) 28/07/2015 
111 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart NBN Co's headline forecast Written (PDF 120KB) 10/07/2015
112 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart NBN Co strategic review Written (PDF 103KB) 10/07/2015
113 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart Corporate Plan Written (PDF 158KB) 10/07/2015
114 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart NBN Co's brownfields Written (PDF 114KB) 10/07/2015
115 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart NBN Co's greensfield Written (PDF 97KB) 10/07/2015
116 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart Telecommunications infrastructure in new developments Written (PDF 91KB)  28/07/2015
117 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart Various roll-out costs (labour/ducts) Written (PDF 89KB)  10/07/2015
118 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart NBN Co's AVC profile Written (PDF 93KB) 10/07/2015
119 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart Fibre serving area module Written (PDF 85KB)  28/07/2015
120 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart Consultation Paper - Third consultation Written (PDF 112KB)  28/07/2015 
121 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart Commercial cherry picking Written (PDF 104KB)  28/07/2015
122 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart SSC - QoN 18 from 12 March 2015 Written (PDF 94KB)  28/07/2015
123 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart Draft WBA Written (PDF 94KB)  28/07/2015
124 NBN Co Ltd Uruqhart Distribution area, fibre distribution area
and access distributions area		 Written (PDF 89KB)  28/07/2015 
125 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart NBN Co 18 month MTM Plan Written (PDF 74KB)  28/07/2015 
126 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart Integrated Product Roadmap dated April 2015 Written (PDF 94KB)  28/07/2015 
127 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart Fibre serving area modules Written (PDF 99KB)  28/07/2015 
128 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart Norwest Business Park receiving Fibre to the Premise Written (PDF 87KB)  28/07/2015
129 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart NBN Co 18 month rollout plan Written (PDF 92KB)  28/07/2015 
130 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart Statement of expectations Written (PDF 88KB)  28/07/2015
131 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart Network Design Rules Written (PDF 97KB)  28/07/2015 
132 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart Technology Choice Policy Frequently Asked Questions Written (PDF 91KB)  28/07/2015
133 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart Question on Notice No. 51 from Additional Estimates Hearings
February 2015		 Written (PDF 75KB)  28/07/2015 
134 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart Tata Consultancy Services Written (PDF 89KB)  28/07/2015
135 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart Milestone of one million premises Written (PDF 71KB)  28/07/2015
136 NBN Co Ltd Urquhart Employee engagement survey Written (PDF 89KB)  28/07/2015 
137 Portfolio wide Ludwig Non-Australian Citizens employed by the Department/Agency Written Department
(PDF 137KB)
ABC
(PDF 100KB)
ACMA
(PDF 108KB)
Australia Post
(PDF 69KB)
NBN
(PDF 96KB)
SBS
(PDF 92KB)
TUSMA
(PDF 105KB)
 09/07/2015,
28/07/2015,
07/08/2015,
26/08/2015.
138 Portfolio wide Ludwig Departmental Dispute Resolution Written Department
(PDF 90KB)
ABC
(PDF 98KB)
ACMA
(PDF 90KB)
Australia Post
(PDF 115KB)
NBN
(PDF 92KB)
SBS
(PDF 89KB)
TUSMA
(PDF 89KB)		 09/07/2015,
28/07/2015,
07/08/2015,
26/08/2015.

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Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3526
Fax: +61 2 6277 5818
Email: ec.sen@aph.gov.au