The Wire

It’s hard not to be a little suspicious of a corporation talking down its share price and casting doubts on its profits. That’s what Telstra has been doing all week, much to the Prime Minister’s annoyance as he pushes ahead with plans to sell off the half that the Australian people still own. Annie Hastwell asked founder of Crikey.Com and business analyst, Stephen Mayne, why he thought the Telco was so deliberately trashing its share price.