My understanding is that the progressive party in Australia had a plan to bring fiber to a lot more of the country, and then the conservative regime that follow

My understanding is that the progressive party in Australia had a plan to bring fiber to a lot more of the country, and then the conservative regime that followed it basically demolished the plan to benefit a private corporation (Foxtel) owned by Rupert Murdoch. So it seems the government was doing something good, but then the conservative party took power and was partially in the pocket of Rupert Murdoch, partially just against the government doing something useful.