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[Tim Lister]

On Fri, 2004-04-16 at 15:04, Adam Todd wrote:
> At 13:03 16/04/2004 +1000, Chirgwin, Richard wrote:
> >It's quite some time since Rink had a Framewar...
> >
> >RC
> >(Sorry. Slow day. When Fed.gov.au suggests Alston for Telstra chairman and
> >nobody laughs...)
> 
> Errrr.  Are you serious?  You know it's well past April Fools day.
> 
> Or maybe everyone is ignoring it hoping the thought of the suggestion might 
> vanish as quickly?

bizarre as it seems, apparently:

> Richard Alston could chair Telstra: PM
> 
> April 16, 2004 - 10:24AM
> 
> Former communications minister Richard Alston could be considered as a
> candidate for the job of Telstra's new chairman, Prime Minister John
> Howard said today.
> 
> Telstra has appointed an executive search team to hunt for a new
> chairman after Bob Mansfield shocked investors on Wednesday by
> quitting the post amid turmoil within the company's board.
> 
> Asked today in a radio interview if he believed Mr Alston, a former
> senator, might be good in the job, Mr Howard said he could be
> considered.
> 
> "Well, it's possible for anybody of ability and he's certainly got a
> lot of ability and experience," Mr Howard told Sydney radio station
> 2UE.
> 
> "But the question of who will be the next chairman is something that
> obviously has to be discussed by the board and I'm sure the government
> will be consulted."
> 
> Mr Howard yesterday said the government would have some role in
> choosing Telstra's new chairman.
> 
> Mr Alston retired from parliament last December after 17-and-a-half
> years in parliament.
> 
> His successor as communications minister, Daryl Williams, has also
> announced plans to retire from politics at the next federal election.
> 
> AAP
> 
> This story was found at:
> http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/04/16/1082055621846.html

... although it could be worse - imagine Alston running the ABC!

let him play pat-a-cake with Ziggy Freakoutski, at last he gets to keep
his giant TV screen, and he can't really f*** up Telstra worse than the
previous chairperson - the share price went UP when he resigned!

as our Kiwi friends would say "let's put all the duckhids en one beskit,
then sit fare to ut!"
> 

Tim Lister
City of Sydney Greens
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