NBN asbestos reaction a 'beat up' says Rob Oakeshott INDEPENDENT MP Rob Oakeshott has described the reaction to NBN asbestos scares as political "beat up," declaring critics are trying to turn the project into a rerun of Labor's home insulation scandal. A day after Labor convened crisis talks with stakeholders, Mr Oakeshott said the presence of asbestos in Telstra's communication pits and ducts was no surprise and should not halt the NBN rollout.