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The Telstra phile

a blog by Rod Bruem

Latest 'The Telstra phile' blog entry

Welcome back to regulatory hell

Rod Bruem

It's been a while between blogs, but blogger Rod Bruem is back - and he's not happy. Desite the rumours of a gag order by the Lundy/Forman legal team, Rod has in fact been enjoying a well deserved family holiday in Europe. However arriving back in Australia, Rod was disturbed to find the craziness continues with even more new regulations and the ongoing campaign to dismember Telstra.

It's been a while between blogs, however rumours I'd been gagged by the Lundy/Forman legal team are absolutely without foundation! As you may have noted from comments elsewhere on this site, I’ve been enjoying an extended break from Telstra on a family holiday in Europe.Depending on your view of the world, Europe is either regulatory Nirvana or regulatory hell. For Graeme Samuel and the hundreds of bureaucrats employed by the ACCC, Europe is the cradle of civilisation and Brussels is the font of all... More...

 

Previous 'The Telstra phile' entries

Lundy needs to follow the PM's standards

Blogger Rod Bruem argues more discussion is needed on the adequacy of a planned guidelines around how lobbyists interact with parliamentarians and perhaps a more rational approach would be for Ms Lundy to follow the standards set by the Prime Minister and excuse herself from any debates in which there could be a perception of a conflict of interest. More...

Surely Mr Rudd can't be serious?

Blogger Rod Bruem argues a move by the Federal Government to introduce a 'code of conduct' (www.smh.com.au) for political lobbyists in Canberra sounds like a great reform, but one that should be easily dismissed as sheer window dressing. More...

Optus the fool as it tries to fool others

Blogger Rod Bruem reflects on how much the company has changed under the leadership of CEO Sol Trujillo and how the culture of the "new Telstra" represents a significant change from the days when we were an arm of the Government. More...

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