The links provided do not show that there was ever majority public support for any particular privatisation, and all the evidence of public opinion that I have seen suggests that there were never popular majorities for privatisation, either in particular cases or in general.
Goot, M. (1999) Public opinion, privatisation and the electoral politics of Telstra. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 45, 214-238,
"The paper argues that between Howard’s first proposing the privatisation of the telecommunications giant in 1985 and his revisiting the issue in 1995, public opinion underwent a sea change: whereas it had once been favourably disposed to at least the part-privatisation of Telstra, it was now opposed. "
My recollection is that there was disquiet on this from day one; ditto for airport privatization.
The links provided do not show that there was ever majority public support for any particular privatisation, and all the evidence of public opinion that I have seen suggests that there were never popular majorities for privatisation, either in particular cases or in general.
A better reference is
Goot, M. (1999) Public opinion, privatisation and the electoral politics of Telstra. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 45, 214-238,
"The paper argues that between Howard’s first proposing the privatisation of the telecommunications giant in 1985 and his revisiting the issue in 1995, public opinion underwent a sea change: whereas it had once been favourably disposed to at least the part-privatisation of Telstra, it was now opposed. "