Planning ministers in Victoria have a habit of trying to cut corners and then coming unstuck, writes Stephen Rowley, an urban planner and former co-editor of Planning News.
Justin Madden
The perils of going beyond the information drip feed
Lunatics do get fired up by politicians and the media and public figures do receive threats from psychos out there, Stephen Rowley of the blog site Sterow discusses in the context of comments made by Neil Mitchell and re-tweeted by Victorian Planning Minister Matthew Guy.
Madden green lights Windsor and Manningham’s Chinese nursing home
Victoria’s Planning Minister Justin Madden has proved his sacked press secretary wrong by approving the 91-metre, 26-storey glass hotel tower at the back of Melbourne’s historic Windsor Hotel and across the road from State Parliament.
Brumby’s poor disclosure over donations and jobs for relatives
While there are literally hundreds of examples of politicians either employing their relatives or having party colleagues take them on, very few have reached the scale of Victorian Premier John Brumby’s family.
Come in Spinner: There’s a fraction too much fiction
The recent controversy over a strategy prepared by a Victorian government media adviser illustrates the problems that arise from journalists-turned-advisers, explains Noel Turnbull.
Crikey Says: In — Credibility … Out — Madden (ill-advised)
There’s been a lot of talk recently about ministerial responsibility. But there is a minister in Australia whose idea of ministerial responsibility is so slack that it’s extraordinary he still holds his job.
The Liberal Party ‘parent’ who sparked The Age to action
There’s nothing juicier for the media and opposition in an election year than leaked emails and secret documents. Brumby government minister Justin Madden is finding out this morning.
Manningham battles Westfield, makes Parliament and tabloids
With planning likely to be a hot issue at the November 27 state election, it will be interesting to see if the Brumby government ploughs ahead backing these two controversial projects in Manningham.
Hakki Suleyman snuggles up at ALP Head Office
Yesterday’s damning eyewitness account of in-the-flesh flouting of Victorian ALP party rules was overseen by sacked Justin Madden staffer Hakki Suleyman, writes Andrew Crook.
A short history of bossy Herald Sun headlines: Read it now!
The Herald Sun’s new editor appears to be issuing front page directives in the manner pioneered by the paper’s far-left doppelganger Green Left Weekly.
