This morning, McKew was in the office, helping her staff to find new jobs, but she’s not bitter about the result. “I don’t regret a minute of it. I loved doing the job locally and I loved working on public policy. It was a great thing to do.”
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Bennelong: tired McKew fighting the polls
Yesterday was a pretty bad day for the Labor MP for Bennelong, Maxine McKew. Two new polls published in the major Sydney newspapers predict she will lose her seat on Saturday.
Bennelong dispatch: relevance takes a back seat in JA’s campaign
In the battle for Bennelong, Liberal candidate John Alexander was the star of a two and a half hour brain-bleeding session dominated by klutzy questions.
Liberals raid Bennelong
The battle for Bennelong might come down to some very local issues, with Liberals exploiting community resentment over social housing.
Talking the Town: Bennelong despatch: McKew serves it up to ‘good looking’ JA
Bennelong is one of the most ethnically diverse electorates in the country.
Alexander and sacred Lib ground at Bennelong … tell it to the voters
“Welcome to the traditional owners of Bennelong, the Liberal Party!” Lib campaign manager Rod Bosman told a fundraising lunch last week. The problem is no one seems to have told the voters.
Anyone for tennis?: Libs candidate John Alexander too busy for Bennelong
John Alexander, the Liberal candidate for the federal seat of Bennelong, apparently cannot speak to the media about his campaign because he is too busy commenting on the tennis.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: Turnbull to be an independent?
Rampant rumours on Twitter about the possibility of Malcolm Turnbull soon leaving the Liberal Party and becoming an independent. Any truth to the rumour? Plus, how was The Age Christmas party?
Battle in Bennelong: the tennis player vs. the journo
John Howard’s old seat of Bennelong will become a high profile war at the next election, with John Alexander — former tennis pro — standing as a Lib candidate against the current MP Maxine McKew. Whose profile will get them over the line?
Happy birthday to “Sambo” Chisholm
“Twelve for 12.30” said the invite, and some of the biggest names in the Australian media will be there … Glenn Dyer looks at the guest list for a TV legend’s birthday.
Will the Bradfield rejects be wasted?
A hard won battle has Paul Fletcher named as the Liberal candidate for Bradfield, a far cry from branch stacking and factional messes of preselections past.
PODCAST: Political speed dating in Bradfield
The race for Bradfield preselection has become a mini election campaign, says Alison Carabine, with no expenses spared by Liberal hopefuls. Former Davis Cup player John Alexander even offered tennis games with his mate Ken Rosewall.
Corporate Australia’s hypocrisy on CEO payouts
Despite the compelling logic of the Federal Government’s proposed changes to executive termination laws, large corporations and lobby groups have gone on the attack.
Packer, Alexander quit ConsMedia, Sam Newman rewarded
James Packer and JOhn Alexander have quite Consmedia, raising concerns about the media group’s viability, reports Glenn Dyer.
Rocky outlook or not, CMH boss John Alexander is in the money
The share price might be plunging and there might be a nasty meeting with the banks looming, but CMH boss John Alexander is sitting pretty, writes Glenn Dyer.
James Packer pleads ignorance over death of Channel Nine
There was something satisfying about standing in Crown Casino this morning and telling Australia’s richest man that the gambling business was an awful way to make a crust, writes Stephen Mayne.
One Alexander equals two Leckies: Media salaries Part 1
Running a major newspaper group like Fairfax will make you wealthy, but it’s nothing like being among the chosen ones at Kerry Stokes’ media empire, or James Packer’s gang of accolytes at PBL.
Nine’s recycling program extended to execs as Gyngell returns
David Gyngell is being hailed as the prodigal son with his return as Nine CEO — but one thing can be said: he’ll be better than Eddie.
Ray Martin’s pain: “I couldn’t take it any longer”
It seems to have taken Ray Martin a very long time to realise he should be looking for the road to Damascus. Why else would sudden eruption of stories claiming he was thinking about his future at the troubled Nine Network and worried about the influence of “bankers” in the industry.
The Bulletin unleashes on Kerry Stokes
PBL chief executive John Alexander notoriously failed to force Channel Nine’s former news and current affairs boss, Mark Llewellyn, to assign attack-dog John Lyons to launch a major attack on Seven chairman Kerry Stokes. The new private equity owners seem to have no such restraint, writes Stephen Mayne.
Media briefs: Media briefs and TV ratings
The latest Nine Network cleanout continues … Channel Ten “News” gets serious … Last night’s TV ratings.
Media briefs and TV ratings
More questions surround that Nine book … Is The Nation being sacrificed? … Last night’s TV ratings.
Nine’s passing parade: Where are they now?
In the interests of reminding readers what a classy bunch of people have gone, one way or another, from Nine since 2000-2001, here’s a rough list of people ”boned”, one way or another, by the changed management from 2001 onwards.
