Despite Crikey alerting the world of his failure to disclose an association with the pokies lobby after this hysterical September 3 column, News Ltd’s biggest columnist has repeated the effort in today’s paper.
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Why are Victorian ratepayers paying Graham Richardson?
After being paid millions by the Packer family empire since he quit federal Parliament in 1994, Labor Party fixer Graham Richardson has admitted his retainer came to an end about 12 months ago.
James Packer shows off his Labor Right pulling power
The James Packer ALP advisory team of Graham Richardson, Karl Bitar and former Kim Beazley chief-of-staff Gary O’Neill, today have played one of their trump cards in the campaign to head off Andrew Wilkie’s pokies reform agenda.
Singo hits the jackpot with pro-pokies punting licence campaign
Millionaire ad man John Singleton’s wallet might be lighter after shouting the bar after a recent Group One victory at Rosehill, but the lion’s share he’ll bank of this morning’s $20 million “Its [sic] un-Australian” campaign on behalf of the Australian Hotels Association and Clubs Australia is almost certain to cure the hangover.
And wait, there’s more: Singo to spruik Abbott?
Adman and now talkback radio boss John Singleton is tipped to run Tony Abbott’s federal election advertising campaign. What will be the 2010 version of Whingeing Wendy?
Wankley Awards: The bloke fest at Melbourne Talk Radio
This week’s Wankley goes to the all-male all-white launch of Melbourne Talk Radio at Gordon Ramsay’s Crown Casino noshery. All male, that is, save for the Women’s Weekly Deborah Thomas.
DPP takes over Tabcorp credit bet prosecution, then drops it
Nicholas Cowdery, the NSW Director of Public Prosecutions, has just made what could only be described as a bizarre decision. Mr Cowdery’s decision will be heartily welcomed by Tabcorp and the NSW Labor Government, but has devastated one Chris Fitzsimons.
Who’s Chris Fitzsimons? He’s the former Chatswood solicitor who wagered more than $10 million from 2002 to 2006, punting on horses while utilising a credit betting facility extended to him by the NSW TAB, writes Andrew W Scott.
Japanese have the last laugh in war with Singo
Loopy conspiracy theorists perched atop the grassy knoll are starting to ask questions about whether coal-hungry Japanese interests are enjoying a spot of revenge against John Singleton and Gerry Harvey as equine flu devastates NSW racing, writes Stephen Mayne.
