Because cut and pasting from the paper is easier than actually writing my own stuff
Also from The Age
“MEET one of Australia’s newest shareholders. There’s not much to distinguish him from the 6million Australians who directly own shares on the ASX. He has a security holder reference number (SRN) and an account statement, issued by Computershare. He’s a native Australian, and his first share purchase is in reputable listed company Downer EDI.
This shareholder even has a welcome letter from Downer EDI company secretary Stephen Mockett. But there is one significant feature - he’s a budgerigar.”
