Steve Hutchins (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Doesn’t the minister’s failure to protect schools from the detrimental effects of the government’s extreme privatisation agenda show that all not-for-profit groups are at risk? Isn’t it true that other groups like charities and religious groups could also feel the sting of massive line rental increases if they choose to use other telecommunications providers? Will the minister now intervene—rather than ‘urge’ Telstra—to protect schools and other not-for-profit organisations from Telstra’s abuse of its market position?