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Yeah right.
"Telstra says privatisation won't affect bush services" ... does this mean they sale won't make bush will become static, never to improve?
Why is Telstra so desperate to split from the government? Regulation too much for it? Scrutiny about it's outright shameful strong arm tactics to get ISPs to withdraw complaints before it will offer line discounts a bit much?
I don't know about anyone else, but I elect my government to administer this country, to scrutinise companies to make sure they aren't ripping me off, so I don't have to worry about it. More regulation, not de-regulation, make it safe for the community, not a place where Telstra can charge consumers thousands of dollars for legitimate mistakes.
Splitting the company into wholesale communications infrastructure (lines/exchanges etc) and customer service would be a good start.
I would say: sure, sell Telstra, in five years. If Telstra is called before the ACCC for anything within that time, then the sale is delayed a further five years.
No need to rush into anything.