Stephen asked the question: “Is the reason that we are bribing Telstra to shut down its huge public investment in copper, because the ALP NBN is not a competitive option in an open marketplace ? i.e. is it only going to pay for itself if it is stays a monopoly and no newer technology comes along ? ”

Stephen asked the question: “The government is ripping up the copper communications network that all Australians have paid for. Do you think that it should be sold to anyone who thinks that they can maintain it and make a profit, so that the NBN has some real competition ?”

Stephen asked the question: “Within a wide range of ABC programs (not just news, analysis and talk back), have you observed a consistent set of a social and political viewpoints being actively promoted, as if the organisation feels that its charter is to COUNTERBALANCE commercial and independent media, rather than to BE BALANCED itself ?”