Bronwyn Bishop's transport profligacy, George Brandis's tech troubles and the ongoing furore over Q&A - they were all fair game for the comic stylings of Malcolm Turnbull at a telecommunications industry dinner on Thursday night.

The Communications Minister was in good spirits, according to attendees, as he delivered a customary speech at the annual Communications Alliance and CommsDay Awards, the "night of nights" for the industry.

But his best jokes were reserved for his own frontbench colleagues, who copped a healthy serve of Mr Turnbull's famed wit.

"I just want to say right from the outset that there has been some very unfair criticism of the Speaker Bronwyn Bishop today. The fact is that travelling through the city isn't as cheap as it used to be," he said, as a mock $5227 Opal card trip flashed on the screen.