Overheard at the tennis. Some very in-the-know people discussing Peter Costello’s offer from the Macquarie Bank to become the bank’s second in charge for an eight (Crikey: presumably includes a cents column) figure sum. Do you like your news two weeks old? Just turn to NBN TV here in northern NSW. Last night they ran a story […]
Gravy train
Why prostitutes love Reverend Fred Nile
Reverend Fred Nile he would not have foreseen that his amendment to the NSW brothel laws this year would have had so many unintended consequences such as creating havens for tax cheats, welfare fraudsters and peddlers of unsafe s-x, writes Chris Seage.
The Daily Verdict: Day 32 & the only thing missing is the white board
Just when you think that things could not get worse along comes a report from the Auditor General exposing the rorts being used to try and buy votes. That was something the Coalition campaign team definitely did not need, writes Richard Farmer.
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
Less than two weeks to go, one campaign already launched (so soon!) … things are hotting up in the long, long run to Election 2007. Now more than ever, you need the array of special features to be found on the election pages at www.crikey.com.au. To be precise: Crikey’s election tracker: follow B1 and B2 every […]
Not an election promise, just government
An apology to the readers of Crikey is in order. For months now I have been preparing a list of spending proposals, under the generic heading of “The Grass Roots Gravy Train” and calling them election promises. A change of name may be in order, writes Richard Farmer.
Labor’s election promise gravy train
They will be working overtime in the Department of Finance from now until election day attempting to come up with a sensible estimate of what all the election promises of the major parties would cost if they turned out to be of the core variety and the necessary legislation actually got through the Senate.
Richard Farmer’s campaign briefs
Nothing like a good scare campaign … A real gravy train.
Serving the PM’s pork will require timing
Treasurer Peter Costello has now given Australians a little taste of the gravy to be dispensed by the Government between now and election day, writes Richard Farmer.
Howard spins the gravy like Herr Warne
The pre-election gravy train keeps chugging along with six recent promises by the Prime Minister adding $1,292,026,700 to the list of projects announced by the Prime Minister on is campaign jaunts around the country, writes Richard Farmer.
