This is an excellent summary of the situation. There was a few major potholes in the original plan. The nobel aim was to wire up (and use satellite to augment)

This is an excellent summary of the situation. There was a few major potholes in the original plan. The nobel aim was to wire up (and use satellite to augment) the majority of australia, including, critically a large part of the rural population. The appeal was to level the access for the population to high quality internet. From then on; however, it became a political football, with both parties internal reworking it and bike shedding the entire technology stack with no clue on implementation and a strong lobby from the incumbent privatised telco (Telstra) and other telcos to ensure their business is not threatened. Bunch of muppets.