19 March 2024
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Politics

The usual business scandals

Toronto mayor Rob Ford and his crack-smoking irrational behaviour.

Best leave this foreign ownership debate to the grown-ups

An online petition would you believe. Fair Go 4 Qantas it's called. Really what a silly tacky little move.

Qantas bleating about Virgin's foreign ownership

Virgin must be a real threat to them given I didn’t hear Qantas bleating about foreign owned government backed Singapore airlines when Tiger began operating domestically.

Broken promises: shame Joe, shame

Remember, we were promised no surprises?

Business maverick of the day: Kerry Stokes

Business maverick of the day award goes to Kerry Stokes who publicly stated, that tech giants like Google are rorting the international tax system and putting local companies like his at a disadvantage.

Casino Czar James Packer at it again

James Packer was at it again dismissing our national icons only hours after the NSW government controversially approved his new Barangaroo casino.

Shocker of the week: David Jones Chairman Peter Mason

There have been reports that Mr Mason had a bigger role in David Jones' CEO Paul Zahra resignation - not that he'd tell us despite continuous disclosure laws.

Clive Palmer launches attacks on the AEC

It is true that Clive Palmer has launched attacks upon the AEC. Those attacks will do the AEC no harm. All they will do is harm Palmer’s reputation.

Gina Rinehart and her donkey directors

We had Gina Rinehart's mouthpiece calling Fairfax directors donkeys but hey has she looked at her Network Ten investment lately?

I abhor gender bias stories, but -

I relented and spoke with the hard working sex discrimination commissioner Elizabeth Broderick about a flurry of gender diversity and business reports and media events this week.

What's wrong is wrong

No room for grey in a black and white world or don't be in politics on the public purse.

Hypocrite of the day award goes to...

The hypocrite of the day award, and there's much competition these days, goes to the business lobby group AIG.

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