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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 |
Coalition will vote against Labor's attack on Telstra
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The Federal Coalition is utterly opposed to Labor’s legislative attempt to force the break-up of Telstra, and will vote against it in the Senate. Labor’s legislation is a deliberate assault on Telstra and its 1.4 million shareholders and 30,000 employees. As we’ve said from day one, Telstra shareholders have every reason to be outraged by Labor’s plans to force the break-up of the company.
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Thursday, 25 February 2010 |
Transcript - Doorstop Interview - Parliament House - 25 February 2010
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E & O E
SUBJECTS: National Broadband Network (NBN) draft legislation, internet filtering. TONY SMITH: Once again we’ve seen Chaotic Conroy the Communications Minister once again moving the goalposts on the NBN. After his announcement during the election campaign and for almost every day since then that the NBN would be a wholesale-only network , we discover yesterday with documents released in draft legislation that he’s moving the goalposts, that wholesale-only is a misleading and deceptive term from Senator Conroy.
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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 |
Transcript - Interview with Marius Benson - ABC News Radio - 9 February 2010
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E & O E SUBJECT: Mike Kaiser MARIUS BENSON: Tony Smith, you obviously think what Stephen Conroy has done is improper in some way. What is the nub of the impropriety?
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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 |
Transcript - Doorstop Interview - Parliament House - 9 February 2010
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E & O E SUBJECTS: Senate Estimates, Tony Abbott, Paid Parental Leave TONY SMITH: Well yesterday at Senate Estimates we saw staggering revelations that the appointment of Mike Kaiser was suggested by none other the Minister himself. The Communications Minister suggested Mike Kaiser and the $450,000 position was not advertised. This Minister is proving himself to be the Minister for Mates. This $450,000 appointment is perhaps the only achievement in more than two years on Broadband policy.
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Monday, 08 February 2010 |
Conroy Admits he Suggested Kaiser Appointment
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Revelations in Senate Estimates today that the Minister himself – Stephen Conroy – suggested long-standing senior Labor figure Mike Kaiser for a $450,000 job to the head of NBN Co, Mr Mike Quigley, are absolutely staggering. Senator Conroy confirmed under questioning that he put forward Mr Kaiser’s name to Mr Quigley. When asked who referred Kaiser to NBN Co Conroy said: “I suggested him (Mr Kaiser) as a person of possible relevant experience.” Mr Quigley also confirmed that the nearly half million dollar a year position was not advertised.
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