Australians are desperate enough for details about the National Broadband Network that they are willing to pay for it themselves.

More than one hundred people contributed to online news site Delimiter's request to help pay for a freedom of information request about broadband policy.

More than one hundred people are helping pay for an FOI concerning the briefing "blue book" provided to the new Communications Minister, Malcolm Turnbull. Credit:Rob Holmer

Delimiter editor Renai LeMay used crowd-funding site Pozible to raise $2,072 within six hours for his request for the briefing provided to the new Communications Minister, Malcolm Turnbull.

The department identified 545 pages of documents it would need to go through, and sent Mr LeMay a bill for $2,071 including nearly 100 hours of decision making time.