The current NBN mess started with the decision of the Howard Government to privatise the whole of Telstra and not just its retail arm. If the wholesale arm of Telstra had remained in public hands we would have been well on our way to a successful NBN.  Unfortunately, at Tony Abbott’s urging, Malcolm Turnbull also … Continue reading John Menadue. Repost: NBN; the rot set in with John Howard.… Continue reading »