fielding being courted by libs, page-12

"Perhaps the fortunes of Family First are on the decline and Fielding is attempting to gain electoral support from those Telstra shareholders that feel hard done by."

You nailed it in one pugsley. The only problem for Senator Fielding and Telstra owners is that the other 18M people don't give two hoots about Telstra or their shareholders. All they know is Telstra has underperformed for a decade and their customer service is atrocious. The majority of Australians are cheering on Senator Conroy. It's a non-issue for the electorate. I note that Mr Rudd's popularity has increased in the last month.