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2010-09-15

Turnbull should be flexible and tactful

Comments on Alan Kohler “The NBN may crush Turnbull”, 15/09/2010, http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/The-NBN-may-crush-Turnbull-pd20100915-9ASWA?OpenDocument&src=sph
The business plan by Quigley's team can be double edged sword for Quigley and the government.

If its estimate is lower, then its lower figures will be used to judge the progress of the NBN project and delay or over-run are more likely to occur.

If its estimate is as $43 billion, then that figure will continue to be used as a negative.

Further, the change in priority of the NBN roll out to regions first will increase the costs of the NBN.

What Turnbull needs to do is to use the big stick of the big headline figure, push for publishing of detailed project progress costs, find and use any costs blow out as more concrete ammunition.

A public project like this under so delicate political situation will be very difficult and virtually impossible to manage and build according to detailed budget.

The taking up by consumers will be another area of differences between budget and reality.

So, attacking failures of the project and holding the government to account are two targets that Turnbull can work on to achieve.

Turnbull can play dual roles flexibly – destructive and constructive as the occasion fits.

Further, he can use any new progress in this technology area, like wireless, to his advantages.

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