REVEALED: Who’s on Timothy Geithner’s speed dial?The AP has obtained seven months of US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s appointment records, finding he spends more time chatting with executives from Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Citigroup than the President himself. Is he getting too close to Wall St?
Conflict of interest
Reading between the lines on the NRL-Howard coverage
Once again, Piers Akerman has written a story about a News Ltd investment without once mentioning that his employer has a deep involvement in the issue.
Tips and rumours
Rumour in the form of a question. How did Eddie McGuire as President of Collingwood and a board member of Athletics Australia manage to convince both parties and the State Government that Collingwood is the rightful owner/tenant of the Olympic Park Athletics venue? A conflict of interest? I doubt it, it was in the Collingwood […]
Conflicts here, conflicts there, conflicts everybloodywhere
Conflict of interest crops up all too frequently in Australian business, political and media life and unfortunately we’re seeing quite an avalanche right now, writes Stephen Mayne.
Opes fiasco must end the ASX regulatory monopoly
The ASX will “die in a ditch” to retain regulatory powers but the Opes Prime fiasco will almost certainly put paid to its ambitions, writes Stephen Mayne.
Setting the standards with a little help from Senator John
John Howard made a big thing about improving ministerial responsibility, accountability and behaviour when he came into office back in 1996. He really was going to be the Honest John who demanded the very highest of standards and he proclaimed a Ministerial Code of Conduct to prove it.
Piers Akerman’s research skills on display
According to the Daily Telegraph website of 1 August, their columnist Piers Akerman is “One of the nation’s most respected journalists … “. It is strange then, for a professional journalist to be so out of touch that he should write this little gem.
