Tourist Connectivity

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:55): A supplementary arising from the original answer: the program to which the minister referred and that the minister believes may be headed by Mr Mark Bolton, is this the same Mr Mark Bolton who provided briefings to Liberal Party caucuses prior to the public knowledge of round 2 of the mobile blackspots being announced?

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment) (14:55): I thank the member opposite for his question. The opposition received a range of briefings from a great range of stakeholders across a whole range of areas, and Mr Mark Bolton did at one stage brief the former opposition on a range of activities and initiatives that Telstra was engaging in.