Dana Wortley (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Does the minister recall his spokesman saying in November 2002, following comments of the Prime Minister, that no further Telstra shares would be sold until the share price improved? Given the price of the shares has fallen by a further 20 per cent since then, from $4.50 to $3.60, was that another broken promise from this government? Isn’t this panicked fire sale all about selling before an election year and nothing to do with getting a good return for taxpayers?