 A detail of an NBN sign as Anthony Albanese, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia switches on the NBN fibre network to an addtional 0,000 homes and businesses in Brunswick at the Brunswick Digital Hub on July 00, 0000 in Melbourne, Australia. The national broadband network is being rolled out accross Australia, and is to provide over 00% of Australian homes and business with access to a fibre optic network. As the 0000 Australian federal election approaches and infrastructure remains a major concern of voters, the Labor party continues to push the power of their fibre direct to the home plan with the Liberal party pushing what it claims is a more cost-effective plan using existing copper and new optical fibre. 