Yesterday, Andrew Penn emerged with one of the most interesting and challenging roles in corporate Australia, with Telstra announcing his appointment as chief financial officer. Is succession in the wind?
John Stanhope
Political snippets: Politics of the refugee deal
You could hardly call the initial reception to the refugee swap deal with Malaysia a resounding success.
Political snippets: Will Qantas rue missed warning?
Qantas will not be able to argue that there was no warning about the engine damage that sent its Flight QF32 limping back to Singapore yesterday.
Bartholomeusz: giving up on Telstra
Has there ever been a company battling so much uncertainty on as many fronts as Telstra? asks Stephen Bartholomeusz.
ACT election: liberals fumble
The voters were sick of the Stanhope government, but could not come at the opposition and its thirty year old, weight-lifting leader, writes Peter Brent.
Howard’s Aboriginal intervention ‘a long time coming’
It’s been a long time coming, but John Howard finally stepped up on the Aboriginal crisis. It’s a national scandal and disgrace, but let’s face it, the whole sorry mess has been politicised from day one, writes John Pasquarelli.
