http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/04/29/conflicts-aplenty-in-nsw-power-privatisation-debate/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:16:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/04/29/conflicts-aplenty-in-nsw-power-privatisation-debate/#comment-9502 Tom McLoughlin Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-9502 I bought the AFR for a change and sure enough Keating is reported so as above, while the Sunday Tele also mentioned him in less detail. Somehow I was not surprised - I still nurse the theory that Keating as consultant to Westfield helped that mega retailer landlord (and who can forget the Ken Hooper scandal/grovel byy Big Frank Lowy) in the late 90ies annexe Sydney's Eastern Suburbs with a regional sized big box mall development in a SUB regional sized location. And here is the spice for Keating - it did over Double Bay retail who surely cheered and donated to Howard's federal election victory in 1996. If it wasn't the actual intention it sure was a consolation prize for PK. Keating's role for Westfield only came to light well after the state minister called in the DA (when Waverley Council had the know how with Chief Planner Bill Gawne to well handle the big boys - was that the real problem?). Knowles waved it through. Daughter Keating later gets job with Knowles if memory serves. I bought the AFR for a change and sure enough Keating is reported so as above, while the Sunday Tele also mentioned him in less detail. Somehow I was not surprised - I still nurse the theory that Keating as consultant to Westfield helped that mega retailer landlord (and who can forget the Ken Hooper scandal/grovel byy Big Frank Lowy) in the late 90ies annexe Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs with a regional sized big box mall development in a SUB regional sized location. And here is the spice for Keating - it did over Double Bay retail who surely cheered and donated to Howard’s federal election victory in 1996. If it wasn’t the actual intention it sure was a consolation prize for PK. Keating’s role for Westfield only came to light well after the state minister called in the DA (when Waverley Council had the know how with Chief Planner Bill Gawne to well handle the big boys - was that the real problem?). Knowles waved it through. Daughter Keating later gets job with Knowles if memory serves.

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/04/29/conflicts-aplenty-in-nsw-power-privatisation-debate/#comment-9503 Tony Papafilis Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-9503 The Libs should be looking carefully at the Frontier Economics report on which power prices were lifted in time to make the sale price bigger and give the buyers a highers profit from the start, and of course, a higher success fee for Labor's sleaze machine. Alas, similar thing happening in WA where same economic consultant delivered a cut & paste of their NSW report to recommend a 70% electricity price rise. The Libs should be looking carefully at the Frontier Economics report on which power prices were lifted in time to make the sale price bigger and give the buyers a highers profit from the start, and of course, a higher success fee for Labor’s sleaze machine. Alas, similar thing happening in WA where same economic consultant delivered a cut & paste of their NSW report to recommend a 70% electricity price rise.

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