Jeremy Corbyn's broadband plan: how it differs from Australia's NBN, the 'blunder down under'

The British proposal's critics point to Australia's national broadband network as demonstrating why governments should not get involved in broadband

UK Labour's proposed full-fibre broadband policy is drawing a lot of comparisons to Australia's national broadband network, but the differences are important and will decide whether the policy is viable.

Last week, Labour announced a policy to give full-fibre broadband across 29m homes in the UK by 2030 at a cost of 20bn.