[AusNOG] Entire NBN board resigns

[Peter Tonoli]

I'm not sure how this can't be on-topic for this list.

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark ZZZ Smith" <markzzzsmith at yahoo.com.au>
> To: "Jarrod Hassell" <jarrod.hassell at pacnet.com>, "Tim March" <march.tim at gmail.com>, ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> Sent: Tuesday, 24 September, 2013 6:11:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Entire NBN board resigns
> I'm not sure how this can be on-topic for this list.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Hassell, Jarrod" <jarrod.hassell at pacnet.com>
> > To: Tim March <march.tim at gmail.com>; "ausnog at lists.ausnog.net"
> > <ausnog at lists.ausnog.net>
> > Cc:
> > Sent: Tuesday, 24 September 2013 2:07 AM
> > Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Entire NBN board resigns
> >
> > And now it appears clear they were asked to resign by Malcolm
> > Turnbull.
> >
> > I think Shiobhan McKenna was potentially untenable given the
> > pre-election
> > reports of using NBN funds to pay for lobbyists to engage with the
> > Liberals.
> >
> > On 23/09/2013 9:01 am, "Tim March" <march.tim at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> On 23/09/13 7:21 AM, Scott Howard wrote:
> >>>  From
> >>>
> >>> http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/entire-nbn-board-resigns-2013092
> >>> 2-2u835.html
> >>>  :
> >>>
> >>>  The board of NBN Co has offered to resign en masse, falling on
> >>>  their
> >>>  sword amid suggestions they do not have the confidence of the
> >>>  incoming
> >>>  government.
> >>>
> >>>  The chairwoman Siobhan McKenna submitted her resignation to the
> > Minister
> >>>  for Communications, Malcolm Turnbull, along with the rest of the
> >>>  board.
> >>>  Former Telstra boss Ziggy Switkowski is waiting in the wings to
> >>>  be
> >>>  appointed executive chairman.
> >>>  ...
> >>>
> >>
> >> Haven't read that article but did catch this on ABC 24 this
> >> morning. The
> >> way I took it was "You criticised us heavily in opposition so we're
> >> giving you this opportunity to either back us 100% or get rid of
> >> us."
> >> more than a mass walk-out type event.
> >>
> >> I guess we'll find out one way or the other over the next few
> >> days...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> T.
> >>
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