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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=966432512-16092010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>What are you talking about, Senator Conroy is a communications
expert with extensive experience on iPhone and Fibre Optic
cable.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P align=left><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B>
ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>Grahame Lynch<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, 16 September 2010 10:01
PM<BR><B>To:</B> James Cole<BR><B>Cc:</B>
ausnog@lists.ausnog.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [AusNOG] Malcolm Turnbull to
Comms role<BR></FONT><BR></P>
<DIV></DIV>Totally.. part of the idea of a politician as a community
representative is to protect us from special interests as much as advocate
them...<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On 16 September 2010 18:51, James Cole <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:cole@sircole.net">cole@sircole.net</A>></SPAN>
wrote:<BR>
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class=gmail_quote>Funny you should say that because from what I've learnt if a
politician knows all about one subject they tend to make the politicians role
about something completely different. Idea is that a politician who is a
network engineer would be too biased to properly fulfill the role of a
communications minister..
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 7:22 PM, Mark Smith <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:nanog@85d5b20a518b8f6864949bd940457dc124746ddc.nosense.org"
target=_blank>nanog@85d5b20a518b8f6864949bd940457dc124746ddc.nosense.org</A>></SPAN>
wrote:<BR>
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<DIV>On Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:46:31 +1000<BR>"Sean K. Finn" <<A
href="mailto:sean.finn@ozservers.com.au"
target=_blank>sean.finn@ozservers.com.au</A>> wrote:<BR><BR>> Did
anyone invite communications minister Conroy to attend
AusNOG..<BR>><BR>> We should invite Malcom Turnbull or other shadow
minister as well as<BR>> current Comms minister in advance for next year
as this is a fairly<BR>> relevant event, a refusal to show up or snub
AusNOG would be<BR>> considered very very bad form, with the opportunity
for the shadow<BR>> minister to cease on a now show to publicly display
non interaction<BR>> between industry and govt.<BR>><BR><BR></DIV>It'd
probably be easier to turn a network engineer into a politician<BR>than the
other way around ... politicians aren't going to be able to<BR>make value
judgements on mechanisms, and conversely sometimes choose<BR>not to listen
to the limitations of the mechanisms (URL<BR>filtering/recordig at NBN
speeds and coverage?) if it doesn't suit
their<BR>policies.<BR><BR>Politicians should stick to policy, because that's
their job.<BR>
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<DIV><BR>> And if he does show perhaps some of us can educate the
ministers,<BR>> straight from the horses mouth.<BR>><BR>>
S<BR>><BR>> On 15/09/2010, at 7:15 AM, "Noel Butler" <<A
href="mailto:noel.butler@ausics.net"
target=_blank>noel.butler@ausics.net</A>> wrote:<BR>><BR>> > On
Wed, 2010-09-15 at 06:50 +1000, Steve Baxter wrote:<BR>> ><BR>>
>><BR>> >> I do not think you will find many who thought Tony
Smith was the best<BR>> >> communications shadow available.<BR>>
>><BR>> ><BR>> > *nod*<BR>> ><BR>> > Nick
Minchin would have walked all over Conartist , err I mean,<BR>> >
Conroy...<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> >
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