KPMG: 'Government should have cause to take control of broadband plan if firm fails'

The Government should include a clause in any contract allowing the State to take control of the national broadband plan if the firm involved fails to meet its obligations under the 25-year deal.

KPMG issued the stark advice in a 194-page independent report to officials in December, saying the clause is needed to stave off any potential attempts to change the contract at a later date.