Yet again, the needs of Macquarie internet users have been ignored by the Morrison government. In this case, it's the upper Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury users on fibre to the node.

The government has announced another smattering of suburbs to receive a fibre overbuild, something the upper mountains in particular have been calling for for years. From Lawson to Mount Victoria, parts of Pitt Town, Wilberforce and all of McGraths Hill, people are stuck with the antiquated, copper-heavy FTTN. In a relay, you're only as fast as your slowest runner, and with the NBN you're only as fast as your slowest technology. Copper is the tortoise of the race. Business needs fi