[AusNOG] Malcolm Turnbull to Comms role

[Mark Smith]

On Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:46:31 +1000
"Sean K. Finn" <sean.finn at ozservers.com.au> wrote:

> Did anyone invite communications minister Conroy to attend AusNOG..
> 
> We should invite Malcom Turnbull or other shadow minister as well as  
> current Comms minister in advance for next year as this is a fairly  
> relevant event, a refusal to show up or snub AusNOG would be  
> considered very very bad form, with the opportunity for the shadow  
> minister to cease on a now show to publicly display non interaction  
> between industry and govt.
> 

It'd probably be easier to turn a network engineer into a politician
than the other way around ... politicians aren't going to be able to
make value judgements on mechanisms, and conversely sometimes choose
not to listen to the limitations of the mechanisms (URL
filtering/recordig at NBN speeds and coverage?) if it doesn't suit their
policies.

Politicians should stick to policy, because that's their job.

> And if he does show perhaps some of us can educate the ministers,  
> straight from the horses mouth.
> 
> S
> 
> On 15/09/2010, at 7:15 AM, "Noel Butler" <noel.butler at ausics.net> wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 2010-09-15 at 06:50 +1000, Steve Baxter wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> I do not think you will find many who thought Tony Smith was the best
> >> communications shadow available.
> >>
> >
> > *nod*
> >
> > Nick Minchin would have walked all over Conartist , err I mean,  
> > Conroy...
> >
> >
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