| Minchin a 'complete Luddite': Conroy |
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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Wednesday, 21 October 2009 | |
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Speaking at a doorstop media conference at Australian Parliament House, Conroy said the Government still intended to pass the legislation before the end of the year. "There is no reason whatsoever to delay," he asserted. "I know there's been a majority of focus around the Telstra and the structural separation, voluntary separation argument. But this bill is a substantive piece of consumer legislation that dramatically strengthens consumer protections; and we won't be backing down on that," he added. Shadow Minister Nick Minchin came in for particular criticism: "Nick Minchin is being exposed for being a complete Luddite," said the Minister. "They are a rabble, and Nick Minchin and Malcolm Turnbull should get their act together and make a decision. Do you think they're going to support this or they're not going to support these consumer protections and improvements in legislation in the regulatory framework." For his part, Minchin said "This legislation is predominantly about the Government trying to force Telstra and its 1.4 million shareholders to prop up Labor's $A43 billion NBN project." What else did the squabbling pollies say? See page 2. |
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