Brandis


Cricket Australia bowled over by political stunt

This week the Federal Arts and Sports Minister, George Brandis, announced a $17.5 million “commitment” to redevelopment of Cricket Australia’s Centre of Excellence in Brisbane. But it is interesting that CA Chief Executive James Sutherland allowed himself to be a part of what was essentially a party political stunt .

Howard loves the arts, ask the Sydney Dance Company

If the Sydney dance Company was a housing mortgagee owing a lot of money in Sydney’s west, it would have been either foreclosed and sold up, or it would have had its loan re-organised with new terms, writes Glenn Dyer.

Political bite-sized meaty chunks

What do we read into this? … You don’t become a senior judge this way … Independent inquiry compromised?

Arts minister clears the decks: what does he know?

Ten emails in one day from the arts minister? Surely no coincidence, writes Nicholas Pickard.