Issue No 102 | 13 July 2001 | |
SatireTelstra Share Failure Ends City-Bush Divide: Everybody Screwed EquallyExtracted from The Chaser
Communications Minister Richard Alston today claimed that the government had fulfilled its promise to ensure that the bush was not disproportionately disadvantaged by Telstra's privatisation.
"Now that all the city based mums and dads that we conned into buying shares have lost their money they are in the same position as those in the rural areas," said Alston. The National Party leader John Anderson said he was thrilled that they had finally delivered on a promise made to his constituents. "If only I could call them and tell them this would be brilliant," said Anderson. Meanwhile the government has denied that the freefall in Telstra shares has ended any chance that they would be able to successfully float the rest of Telstra if reelected for a third term. "That would be true if there weren't people out there who are very rich and willing to buy overpriced shares in telecommunications companies," said Treasurer Peter Costello.
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Interview: Jolly Green Giant Senator Bob Brown on the upcoming federal poll, balances of power and what the Greens can teach the trade union movement. Workplace: Call Centre Takeover Theresa Davison brings us this real-life story from the coal face of the call centre industry. E-Change: 1.2 Community � The Ultimate Network Peter Lewis and Michael Gadiel look at the potential for network technologies to reconnect communities. International: Child's Play Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA has recently entered a new alliance with the Child Labour Schools Company to support a project for child labourers in India. History: Flowers to the Rebels Faded With the departure of our own Wobbly, a look at the development of the Wobblies in Australia and their view of Labor politicians and the work ethic seems timely. East Timor: A Dirty Little War In this extract from his new book, John Martinkus recounts the scenes in Dili immediately following the independence ballot. Satire: Telstra Share Failure Ends City-Bush Divide: Everybody Screwed Equally Communications Minister Richard Alston today claimed that the government had fulfilled its promise to ensure that the bush was not disproportionately disadvantaged by Telstra's privatisation. Review: Cheesy Management Currently climbing Australian best-seller lists is the 'life-changing' motivational book 'Who Moved My Cheese?' Rowan Cahill has a nibble but doesn't like the taste.
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