Vested interests will continue to plead with politicians for telecoms favors, and get them. We will continue to pay excessive amounts for telephone calls. The opposition parties distinguished themselves by their abysmal failure to stand up for the best interests of all Australians and support the sale. They did not even put the case. The Tasmanian Parliament voted 18 to 1 to reduce its number of members.
Lets hope the rest of the country follows suit.
The Greens strongly objected to the change, calling the move undemocratic.