SafetyAtWorkBlog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
Bernard Keane, political columnist with Crikey.com, wrote on 20 November 2008 about the unacceptable conduct of Australian politicians. He wrote: We’re not talking here about ordinary poor behaviour. There are boors and fools and thugs in workplaces across the country. It’s the sense of entitlement that seems to motivate many MPs to treat other people – whether [...]
Larvatus Prodeo (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
I’ve been wondering when someone would wake up to the fact that the implosion of ABC Learning likely poses a political problem for the Liberals. Bernard Keane has: It was the idea of making money from looking after children that so many people found objectionable, and the fact that they had no choice but to participate [...]
Crikey Politics Etc RSS (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
Yesterday’s news of a fall in retail sales in NSW in the September quarter points to the extraordinarily serious problems the NSW economy currently faces, writes Bernard Keane .
Crikey Politics Etc RSS (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
People, it seems, don’t want to know that their Prime Minister has an ego so large it unbalances his judgement. Or perhaps they know and don’t care, writes Bernard Keane .
Crikey Politics Etc RSS (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
ABC Learning may yet turn out to be a significant problem for the Coalition, and it’s not clear they know it yet, writes, Bernard Keane .
Crikey Politics Etc RSS (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
If Qantas sells 40% of its Frequent Flyer unit, it will make David Epstein’s life a little more complicated in his new role at our major airline, writes Bernard Keane .
Crikey Politics Etc RSS (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
Most department heads keep a low profile, even in the world of 24/Kevin where frank’n’fearless advice is encouraged -- so who are these people? Bernard Keane will fill you in.
Crikey Politics Etc RSS (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
David Epstein’s appointment as Qantas’s General Manager of Government and Corporate Affairs perfectly demonstrates the hole in the Government Lobbyist Register and Code of Conduct, writes Bernard Keane .
Crikey Politics Etc RSS (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
Those convinced climate change is some left-wing scam would do well to click over to what our biggest polluting industries are saying, writes Bernard Keane .
Crikey Politics Etc RSS (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
Ken Henry’s appearance at the Press Club yesterday was a thing of wonder, writes Bernard Keane .
Crikey Politics Etc RSS (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
As China and the East roars ahead in classical 19th century high capitalist mode, the West runs on financial services, and rents – such as intellectual property, and debt and debt and debt, writes Bernard Keane .
Crikey Politics Etc RSS (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
The opposition bags the government over fundraising, but stays conspicuously silent on other accoutability issues, writes Bernard Keane .
Crikey Politics Etc RSS (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
The risk with Turnbull’s tactics are that they backfire, and create a public impression of an smart-rse, someone who failed to get behind the Government as it tried to manage a global crisis, writes Bernard Keane .
Crikey Politics Etc RSS (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
The target of the Government’s keyword tactic is the voter who probably doesn’t read a newspaper, writes Bernard Keane .
Crikey Politics Etc RSS (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Liberals have this hang up about voluntary student unionism. The your ones especially so, writes Bernard Keane .
