For National Party members, no issue is more painful than their commitment to supporting the full sale of Telstra. They proclaim that this will only happen when telecommunications in regional areas are deemed to be up to scratch. Even so, the idea is unpopular with their constituencies.Nevertheless, Prime Minister John Howard and Treasurer Peter Costello are pushing ahead for the full sale of Telstra.The Nationals, in trying to work out how to escape from between this proverbial rock and a hard …
