[AusNOG] A look at the coalitions NBN so far

[Paul Wilkins]

Karl,
Thanks for the interesting reply.

I think it's unfair to compare the NBN's actual performance under Turnbull,
with NBN's initial FTTP estimates. I think it's fairly partisan to suggest
that there wouldn't have been cost blowouts under Labor. For one thing, the
exchange rate has moved considerably.

Kind regards

Paul Wilkins



On 9 September 2015 at 12:39, Karl Auer <kauer at biplane.com.au> wrote:

> On Wed, 2015-09-09 at 12:12 +1000, Paul Wilkins wrote:
> > Those are Prof Rod Tucker (of University Melbourne)'s views and figures.
> He
> > wanted $43bn from Stephen Conroy back in 2009 for a FTTN network. This
> was
> > when the AUD was trading at USD$1.15. His is a fairly partisan position.
>
> To assume someone is partisan because they argue for one position or
> another is very poor form indeed, unless you can demonstrate their bias.
> And even if someone IS partisan, they may still be right, even if for
> the wrong reasons. That's the problem with ad hominem attacks - they
> don't address the facts.
>
> A position that is argued from supportable facts is not partisan unless
> other facts are being deliberately ignored. If you have a problem with
> an article, you need to attack the statements made in it, either by
> showing that the facts being used are not true, by showing that
> information the writer had access to is being ignored, or by showing
> that the facts as given do not support the conclusions drawn.
>
> So - is the author wrong? If so, how so?
>
> Regards, K.
>
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