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Huawei’s NBN ban needs review, says Turnbull

The ban on Chinese company Huawei being involved in the national broadband network would be reviewed under a Coalition government, opposition communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull has said.

Mathew Dunckley | James Massola | Michaela Whitbourn
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The ban on Chinese company Huawei being involved in the national broadband network would be reviewed under a Coalition government, opposition communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull said.

Mr Turnbull said he noted that Huawei was being used in the rollout of broadband in Britain and many people would be surprised that Australia would take a different approach.

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Mathew Dunckley is deputy editor and investigations editor at The Age. He was previously digital editor at the Age, national business editor for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age and Melbourne bureau chief for the Australian Financial Review. Connect with Mathew on Facebook and Twitter.
James Massola is national affairs editor. He has previously been Sunday political correspondent and South-East Asia correspondent. Connect with James on Facebook and Twitter. Email James at jmassola@smh.com.au
Michaela Whitbourn is a legal affairs reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald. Connect with Michaela on Twitter.

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