This is a big call, no doubt, but Jeff Kennett led one of the most reformist and revolutionary governments in any stable western democracy over the past 50 years.
Jeff Kennett
Tips and rumours: Did Della Bosca fall into a honey trap?
What Crikey’s tipsters are telling us today: Was John Della Bosca set up? … Westpac not cutting back on off-shoring … University of Melbourne’s unqualified tutors.
Crikey Says: Who else supports Costello for premier?
Following on from Arthur Sinodinos’ article in The Oz about Peter Costello as future Victorian premier, Crikey conducted a quick phone poll of senior Victorian Liberals. Who else would jump on the Costello bandwagon?
Last minute injunction leaves 60 Minutes flat footed
The desperate spiking of last-night’s 60 Minutes “suicide cluster” story had an interesting lead-up, pitting BeyondBlue chief Jeff Kennett and adolescent psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg against Nine chief David Gyngell.
Gaming the health system: rational response to bad policy
Hospital administrators who push the purchasing system to its limits have little to gain personally. They are merely trying to keep their hospitals afloat, says Tom Keating.
Political snippets: Find the correct unemployment number
Richard Farmer un-fudges the unemployment figures and welcomes the return of Jeff Kennett to Page One, where his hair belongs.
Why did the AFL try to shut Jeff up?
The AFL decided to stick up for their umpires after Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett said they were “almost bigger than the game” in an interview. What the hell were they thinking? asks Ralph Horowitz.
Melbourne City Council — its part in my disillusionment
The richest man wins the whole box and dice — so long as he has ALP approval to play in his own sand pit and does not frighten the horses in Spring Street, writes Terry Maher.
Kennett: hand outs good for Hawks, but not lazy low income earners
Mr. Kennett thinks $15 million is better spent on his football club, rather than on those lazy low income earners and welfare bludgers who sleep rough every night, writes Greg Barns.
Where do they find state politicians anyway?
It’s probably too much to ask for political courage and vision, writes Bernard Keane.
Tips and rumours
The new CEO at Citibank is not a sports buff and has told internal staff to advise Sydney Swans that their long-time sponsorship will not be renewed after it ends in 2011.
Jeff Kennett continues to prove he just doesn’t get it regarding g-ys/p-edophiles. Melbourne g-y paper MCV reports him as saying “I was trying to point […]
Tips and rumours
I was on a scheduled flight from Paris Orly airport to Marrakesh on Royal Air Maroc last week and the last passenger to board was French President Nicolas Sarkozy. After a quick wave and smile to the peasants in cattle class, el Presidente and his entourage of three clip-board wielding flunkies made themselves comfortable in the […]
Gippsland the one to watch in “Super Saturday” byelections
A rarely-mentioned feature of the second half of the Howard era was the paucity of byelections. There were a couple, but none involving the Coalition, which has not contested one since Aston in July 2001. This might be some kind of record, writes Peter Brent.
Michael Kroger, your nation needs you
Jeff Kennett is right. Michael Kroger should get out of the counting house and into the bear pit, writes Christian Kerr.
