WA Australia’s strongest performing economy, and then someA new CommSec survey has not only listed WA as the nation’s best performing economy, but also claims the state has completely conquered the GFC and its aftereffects.
Commsec
Political snippets: Mac’s randy Ranny ripper
Tennis great John McEnroe serves up a classic when introducing SA Premier Mike Rann. Plus, is no game sacred, arsenic on your cereal and other political snippets.
Tips and rumours
Yesterday’s “Tips and rumours” was spot on regarding Liberal MP for Latrobe Jason Wood’s illegal placement of signs. But an illegal sign is the least of his worries, there is talk that the phone campaign to Vic Roads to have the signs removed came from sources unexpected. It appears that some hard core Lib supporters […]
Tips and rumours
Here’s some juicy Sydney finance news. After ANZ’s take-over of E*TRADE Australia- the only institution independent broker of any real size, a large exodus of all the good staff is well under way. This week, ANZ let the contract of the incumbent MIS lapse and has announced the appointment of an ANZ man. After six weeks […]
Costello twiddles his thumb as the bank cartel gouges away
We’ve all seen plenty of hypocrites in our time but Future Fund chairman David Murray whingeing about excessive fund manager fees to The Weekend Australian is one of the more brazen examples of chutzpah you’d ever come across.
Morning Market Report
The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.
Political chunks: Around the states
No serifs good! … Lambing dangling … Glutton for punishment … Persuasion on the pulp mill.
Media briefs and TV ratings
Mary Kostakidis quits SBS … The “friends” of John Alexander are continuing to jump from the PBL empire … Seven to potentially buy back as many as 22.3 million shares … Last night’s TV ratings.
Media Watch does ‘Alan Everywhere’
Media Watch last night broadcast a worthwhile examination of business journalism commentary in Australia and the potential for conflicts of interest between television presenters, their private interests, sponsors and advertisers.
