Well, Donald McGauchie pretty much only had one idea as Telstra chairman, and that was to antagonise the company’s regulator, and the Government behind the regulator, as much as possible.
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Crikey Says: One-trick pony McGauchie resigns from Telstra
Viewing the Liberals through a prism of party instability
This week’s shambles keeps coming back to structural issues within the Liberal Party, writes Bernard Keane.
NSW Liberals at war over state seats
Following the internal warfare inside the Liberal Party these days requires a GPS device, radar, a satellite dish, an asbestos suit, a pair of lead boots and a strong stomach, writes Alex Mitchell.
Liberal Students get decisive on student unionism
Liberals have this hang up about voluntary student unionism. The your ones especially so, writes Bernard Keane.
Is it farmers being subsidised – or the water quota system?
The drought assistance announced by the Federal Government this week is more than just bundles of cash aimed at helping out ruralists in need. It’s a reform package by another name, writes Lionel Elmore.
A potential backlash from voters over horse flu
The equine influenza outbreak is becoming an increasingly awkward issue for the Coalition with the natural reaction of people affected by it being to blame someone for their economic and social hardship and the Federal Government being a logical candidate for the venting of spleen.
The indigenous land grab will mean more suffering, not less
I am a senior traditional owner of the Yirrkala community land, which the Federal Government is trying to take from my family, without even having the guts or the courtesy to speak to us, writes Banduk Marika, community leader and artist in Yirrkala, Arnhem Land.
Voters and baseball bats – in Queensland and elsewhere
Will the Queensland local council kafuffle cost Kevin Rudd seats in Queensland? Maybe. But it might cost John Howard seats elsewhere, writes Peter Brent.
Tales from the Territory: racism is abuse too
For the last four years, I have worked as a GP in remote NT Aboriginal communities, a position which privileges me to be both doctor and friend to many Aboriginal people, most of whom are delightful, loving, law abiding citizens. Rarely has child sexual abuse been brought to my attention, writes Dr Glynis Johns.
Not a single voice in support of intervention
During a three-day conference here on Indigenous health, the message has come loud and clear from doctors, lawyers, researchers, public servants, economists and Aboriginal leaders. Not a single voice has been raised in defence of the Federal Government’s plans for the NT.
Week in words, week in numbers
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