How long did they have to wait for to generate 90 quid? Surely there are better ways to make money.

Umm no. Emerson were contracted to build 2 two centres per state. That doesn't mean there are only two data centres per state for the entire NBN.

Exactly

They claim this is raw data yet they present it in a very misleading way. Very duplicitous of the CSIRO.

Some maths for you

..so you don't put your foot any further down your throat.

These quotes come straight from the article you so kindly referenced.

"the Bruce Highway got $1.4 billion in federal funding for upgrades (over 5 years)...The Pacific Highway, by comparison, received a total of $2.3 billion over five years, including $950 million from the NSW Government."

Now I know the journalist from news.com.au was a little tricky here, but if we subtract the $950 million the NSW government contributed from the $2.3 billion figure quoted we get $1.35 billion. It seems that the Federal government actually chipped in more cash for QLD than it did from NSW. Ouch.

Next:

"While an average $259,000 was spent per kilometre each year on the Bruce, a whopping $540,000 a kilometre was spent on the Pacific."

Now you claim that "500k less per kilometre" is spent in QLD. But $540,000 minus $259,000 = $281,000. It seems your maths has let you down here. If you look back to the previous quote you will note that the Federal Goverment paid more to QLD than NSW, so this shortfall must stem from your State Government.

Sorry :(

Ok sure

Your first link is saying that the Federal Government has only paid for one third of the total costs of the project (that isn't enough for you it seems). Your second link shows that the Federal Government paid almost equal amounts to NSW and QLD to fund the Pacific Highway, but your state contributed very little in ongoing costs compared the the NSW Government...

Both your examples highlight how your problem lies with your State Government not spending enough on roads. There is no obligation for the Federal Government to pay for your roads but as you have so expertly shown, they have contributed significantly. If you want to see a lack of Federal spending on state infrastructure, come to WA.

This is a classic strawman argument, QLD state spending on roads != Federal spending on communications.

You're up

You don't understand our political system

Roads and power lines are not funded by federal money, they are paid for with state and even local council funds. The NBN is a federal project using everyone's tax dollars to fund a project that benefits everyone.

Maybe before you rant about things you should actually try to understand them.