Congratulations to John Doyle for the publication of Crossed Lines: Disruption, Politics and Reshaping Australian Telecommunications (Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2022). ‘The Hawke government’s landmark telecommunications reforms in 1991 opened the door to competition…. Drawing on previously unexamined records and interviews with key players, John Doyle reveals this intensely fought two-decade contest and offers a compelling case study in real-world policy-making.’