Michael Forshaw (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I have a supplementary question, Mr President. I ask: is the minister aware that, contrary to the irresponsible claims in this coalition briefing document, Telstra has only given T3 investors one year’s security on dividend payments? Is the minister also aware that financial experts Moody’s, Standard and Poor’s, and Citibank all agree that it would be unsustainable for Telstra to pay its current level of dividends again in the following year? Why is the minister instructing coalition MPs to again deceive potential small investors in T3 in the same way that the Prime Minister, Mr Howard, deceived the small investors in T2? Will the minister now table the briefing document?