It spans many years now. But Telecom, Australia Post, QANTAS, AirServices all spring to mind as in the life of the Howard reign of terror.
My point was more about philosophy than timelines, but I do accept and concede your point.
My loathing for the policy as it applies to services that I strongly contest should never have been 'corporatised' remains nonetheless - as does it for the incumbent liars of federal government.