ABC Queensland Northern Drive with Jess Naunton

Key points

• Federal Communications Minister Anika Wells is in Pormpuraaw, where free Community Wi-Fi has been opened as part of a federal investment of $40 million across two programs. The Wi-Fi is based at the local library and reaches the rest of the town through six satellite hubs.
• Wells said residents who can connect can use government services, banking and education tools, as well as public broadcasters, though coverage is not guaranteed everywhere.
• Further rollouts are planned for more than 70 communities nationally, seven of them in Queensland.