Ahhh John T, but Compass One was wound up at the whim of the REAL Australian Government of the time, not the elected one.
I've asked the question before, but while we're all enjoying this hate'orke moment, is there anyone out there who could post a copy of "Operation Sewn Up" - (or was it "Stitch Up"?) - the esteemed Mr Harbison's (sp?) plan of exceution of Compass One's demise? That should get a few people's blood pressure to go right off the scale.