Comments on: High-flying investor Oliver Curtis could land with a thud http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/04/high-flying-investor-john-curtis-could-land-with-a-thud/ now with extra source Fri, 24 May 2013 13:02:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: dunph http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/04/high-flying-investor-john-curtis-could-land-with-a-thud/comment-page-1/#comment-236413 dunph Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:34:20 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=346293#comment-236413 There is a world of difference between these two "tip-off-toffs": Boy 1 (Hartman) knows he's doing wrong, takes counsel from his family and fesses up; Boy 2 (Curtis) knows he's doing wrong, gets counsel from Dad and denies everything! Boy 1 does the time and gets on with his life; Boy 2 takes a leaf from Dad's book - it's just another deal - and will likely spend a fortune on lawyers to prove that these is no case to answer. In the state that gives us the Obeid ICAC drama, this one will be consigned to midday soap opera ... but Ollie & Nick Curtis will live large to prove that low ethics and business acumen are not mutually exclusive. There is a world of difference between these two “tip-off-toffs”:

Boy 1 (Hartman) knows he’s doing wrong, takes counsel from his family and fesses up;

Boy 2 (Curtis) knows he’s doing wrong, gets counsel from Dad and denies everything!

Boy 1 does the time and gets on with his life; Boy 2 takes a leaf from Dad’s book - it’s just another deal - and will likely spend a fortune on lawyers to prove that these is no case to answer.

In the state that gives us the Obeid ICAC drama, this one will be consigned to midday soap opera … but Ollie & Nick Curtis will live large to prove that low ethics and business acumen are not mutually exclusive.

]]> By: Kevin Herbert http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/04/high-flying-investor-john-curtis-could-land-with-a-thud/comment-page-1/#comment-236386 Kevin Herbert Mon, 04 Feb 2013 07:45:59 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=346293#comment-236386 A couple of lightweight silver spoon Hooray Henry's get caught stealing from the public. More a tabloid news value story, n'est-ce pas Adam. I reckon their amateurish scam must have been hatched over a silver spoon....if you know what I mean... A couple of lightweight silver spoon Hooray Henry’s get caught stealing from the public.

More a tabloid news value story, n’est-ce pas Adam.

I reckon their amateurish scam must have been hatched over a silver spoon….if you know what I mean…

]]> By: David Symons http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/04/high-flying-investor-john-curtis-could-land-with-a-thud/comment-page-1/#comment-236272 David Symons Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:45:28 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=346293#comment-236272 The headline on this story should not refer to "John Curtis" as no such person exists, at least in the context of this story. It should be changed to "Oliver Curtis". The headline on this story should not refer to “John Curtis” as no such person exists, at least in the context of this story. It should be changed to “Oliver Curtis”.

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