There are whispers inside the Victorian Liberal Party that Kooyong may not be the electoral certainty it once was, writes Brian Costar.
Andrew Peacock
The endless search for the Liberal Party Messiah
The Liberals never disappoint. They lose government and they search desperately, often in the most unlikely places, for a Messiah. It happens every time, writes Norman Abjorensen.
Andrew Peacock and the political art of compromise
Andrew Peacock’s political skills were clearly in evidence in yesterday’s compromise to allow Chris Scott to join the MFS board, writes Stephen Mayne.
If you jump into bed with MFS, well…
Of the recent debt-funded corporate implosions, the rapid demise of MFS is probably the greatest tale of incompetence and greed, writes Adam Schwab.
Time to put MFS out of its misery
The fortunes of the teetering trio - Allco, Centro and MFS - are starting to diverge off in different directions. Whilst Centro and Allco are back trading away and should have an independent future of some sort, MFS has now been suspended since January 18, writes Stephen mayne.
MFS flogs control of Stella to CVC
The first major fire sale from the Australian credit crunch was announced today when MFS revealed private equity firm CVC Asia Pacific had bought 65% of the Stella travel business for $409 million, writes Stephen Mayne.
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MFS joins Centro on the debt-addicted emergency list
Shares in Australia’s second biggest hotel operation, MFS, were today smashed by up to 70% as it emerged from a two day trading half to join Centro in the debt-addicts emergency clinic, writes Stephen Mayne.
Even blaming Howard for the election loss can’t unite the Liberals
It took longer for the removal trucks to make it to Kirribilli House than it did for John Howard’s reputation to be dragged through the mud by his own party. In some cases, those found at the scene of the crime are implicitly critical of Howard while protecting their own reputation, writes Wayne Errington.
Turnbull knows not to turn away opportunity
It’s interesting to listen to the chorus of voices telling Malcolm Turnbull not to go for the Liberal leadership so soon: first-term opposition leaders are doomed, it could ruin his career, better to let someone else take the first turn, writes Charles Richardson.
What turned the Liberal party off climate change action?
A week out from polling day it’s safe to say John Howard has left it too late to commit to any emission reduction target for Australia. On that basis, voters are entitled to know just how poorly the Howard government’s current position compares with the Liberal Party’s previous policy commitments, writes Guy Pearse.
Putting the Kooyong Colt through his AGM paces
These are exciting times for a shareholder activist and yesterday’s opportunity to put Andrew Peacock, the new chairman of colourful Gold Coast property dealmakers MFS, through his paces proved most rewarding, writes Stephen Mayne.
Mackerras: 1 December is the day…
My prediction for the election date is Saturday 1 December and here is my reasoning, writes Malcolm Mackerras.
MacCormack: John Howard and the power of non-conviction
The 1980s provides some instructive lessons about John Howard’s attitude toward power, lessons that senior Liberals would have done well to recall before Alexander Downer’s little Show-and-Tell meeting last week.
