Mick Keelty


Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Crikey readers call time on The Monthly saga

Crikey reader Sean Hoskings writes: “In line with the ‘Monthly’ saga, I request that Crikey give due coverage to the internecine fighting that has occurred in the P&C canteen of my daughter’s public school.” Ok, we get it, enough already.

Pollies’ praise for Mick Keelty chafes with his resume

If Keelty had had a skerrick of respect for his office or any sense of responsibility he would have quit over the Haneef business.

As we say at Qantas, there’s no CCTV like no CCTV

It’s a cosy world at Qantas security, and most of it seems to avoid the cameras, writes Bernard Keane.

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Marcus Einfeld … Qantas … Malcolm Turnbull … a busy day at Crikey? …

Mick Keelty: master of blame dodging

Mick Keelty may figure that if it’s good enough for politicians to duck responsibility, then it’s good enough for chief executives. And he may be right in doing so, writes Bernard Keane.

Conroy: the slimy tentacles of Howard’s internet

Unlike the Howard Government, Labor has vowed to protect every orifice on every citizen, writes Fake Stephen Conroy.

NSW mafia stains Labor and Liberal alike

The overnight decision by the AFP to re-investigate donations to the Liberal Party by colourful characters with alleged Italian Mafia links is like an unguided Exocet missile.

We need an independent review of anti-terror laws

Today, the Senate is scheduled to begin debating an initiative that is sorely needed – the creation of an office of an Independent Reviewer of Australia’s tough anti-terrorism laws, writes Greg Barns.

Britt Lapthorne and ugly Australian nationalism

We’re not too strong at consistency in Australia, particularly when we’re feeling nationalistic, writes Bernard Keane.

Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks

Meaty snippets from the home of government, Richard Farmer writes.

Melbourne terror trial sets a very scary precedent

If we allow men to spend decades in gaol for acts that they might have committed in the future, we’re establishing a very scary precedent, writes Jeff Sparrow.

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Peter Costello … Mick Keelty … Fairfax … the WA election … Cold War warming …

Time for Mick Keelty to spruce up his resume

A persistent failure to accept responsibiliy for the Haneef affair is not the only reason Mick Keelty should resign, argues Bernard Keane.

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The Beijing Olympics … the Crikey poll and the Liberal leadership … Haneef … Christmas Island … the banks …

AFP keeps Haneef cards close to its chest

What are these Haneef documents held by the AFP that their UK counterparts want kept under lock and key.

Keelty’s pursuit of Haneef is beyond the pale

The Rudd government has been told that Dr Haneef is no threat … so why is he still invesitgated by the AFP, asks Greg Barns?

Haneef inquiry blinded by secrecy

The Haneef inquiry is being hampered by secretive federal agencies, writes Greg Barns.

Unions step up pressure over ABCC powers

The trade union movement is stepping up the pressure on the Rudd Government to shut down the Australian Building and Construction Commission as the case of Noel Washington looms, writes Bernard Keane.

Memorable quotes from Alexander D

Alexander Downer — a highlights package.

NSW crime commission: the law beyond the law

The NSW Crime Commission is Australia’s most secretive and unaccountable agency, writes Bernard Keane.

Henson free, but police captives of politics

Our police forces need to stand above the political fray. They are not, writes Greg Barns.

Hetty Johnston’s strange bedfellows

Bernard Keane examines the bizarre relationships that have emerged in the Henson affair.

Keelty v Andrews: two different versions of Haneef mess

John Clarke’s Inquiry into the Haneef affair gets underway today and already two of the key players in the sorry sage, AFP Commissioner Mick Keelty and former Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews have been using the media to spin their arguments, writes Greg Barns.

Questions about the Haneef affair that won’t go away

There are a number of serious questions that the AFP and the Brisbane office of the DPP needs to answer about the Haneef affair, writes Greg Barns.

Haneef inquiry can get to the bottom of Andrews’ visa ruling

AFP Commissioner Mick Keelty is being seen as the main target of the inquiry into the handling of the Haneef case, but let’s consider the position of former ministers Kevin Andrews and Phillip Ruddock, writes Greg Barns.