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February 15th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has launched a scathing attack on The Australian newspaper, accusing it of dishonest reporting.
In the latest stoush between Senator Conroy and a News Ltd publication, the minister has taken issue with the suggestion it would have been cheaper for the government to provide eligible Australians with a new digital television rather than installing set-top boxes to analogue TVs.
The Australian said installations to date had cost about $698 each on average, based on government estimates that 77,400 conversions had cost $69.5 million.
The newspaper suggested the government was in some cases spending much more on the installation of a set-top box than the price of a 106cm digital TV, which could be purchased for $400, while set-top boxes could be bought for just $19.
“The figures in The Australian are just dishonest, absolutely dishonest,” Senator Conroy told ABC Radio on Thursday.
Installation costs ranged from $158 in urban areas to $1528 in remote areas, such as outback Queensland, serviced by satellite.
Senator Conroy said the installation costs included a comprehensive 12-month in-home after-care warranty that guaranteed the replacement of the box should it not work properly.
In some cases, the boxes were specially-designed for the elderly and those with a disability.
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