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Thursday, 2 April 1998
Page: 2335


Mr BEAZLEY (9:31 AM) —Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.


Mr SPEAKER —Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?


Mr BEAZLEY —Yes.


Mr SPEAKER —Please proceed.


Mr BEAZLEY —My personal explanation refers to an article by Kenneth Davidson in today's Age —`Is Beazley the great Telstra pretender?'—in which Kenneth Davidson repeats suggestions that I had a conversation at some point of time with Frank Blount in which I am alleged to have said to him that I favoured the privatisation of Telstra. I have never had a conversation suggesting that particular proposition on my part—as I have denied in this chamber, as I have denied out there—at any point of time with Frank Blount. I have never favoured the privatisation of Telstra.