Kevin Rudd has now released a new “chapter” in his home town pitch. While the best mates of the Coalition leadership might take some time out of their ongoing love-fest to rubbish Rudd’s aspiration to make Brisbane a financial hub for the Asia-Pacific, all that proves is how out of touch they are with the Sunshine State.
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Surge pushes violence out of Baghdad and into the provinces
A look at the latest news from Iraq reveals what the surge is really doing - shifting the violence to the provinces, from whence troops were transferred in order to put a lid on Baghdad, writes Guy Rundle.
MacBank silk’s about face on the dazzling Millionaire Factory
Day two of the great corporate defamation clash of the decade and it seems the Millionaire Factory have managed to hire one of their own critics to lead the charge.
The presumption of innocence is a nuisance, isn’t it Mr Ruddock?
Attorney-General Philip Ruddock dragged his office to a new low on ABC TV’s Lateline last night., writes Greg Barns
The politics of venture capital
According to AusIndustry’s website, the Innovation Investment Fund was designed to “provide venture capital to help technology companies in their emerging growth phase”. Why then is it simply maintaining the status quo?
