Looking after the Labor loyalWhat a surprise: Mike Kaiser, a former ALP state director, has landed the NBN top job. Mates over merit, anyone? Lucky Rudd’s arse is covered, thanks to cushy postings bestowed upon Costello and co, says Tony Wright.
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Mike Kaiser sails away with $450k as Bligh’s office implodes
Anna Bligh remains keen to recruit an outsider to replace Mike Kaiser as her chief-of-staff, in an effort to halt the destabilisation campaign that has seen nearly every member of her inner circle linked to a mutiny attempt.
Crikey Says: Blatant spin from inside the Queensland Premier’s Office
Lies about the movements of Anna Bligh’s chief of staff, Mike Kaiser, to the National Broadband Network came without a hint of subtlety, greyness or a plausible get out.
The fallout inside the ALP after Qld election campaign
Outgoing Queensland ALP assistant state secretary Terry Wood has defended himself against claims of incompetence during the March election campaign.
Bligh campaign implodes days before poll
Two days out, ALP insiders in Queensland are pointing fingers, describing one of the worst-run grassroots campaigns in the history of Australian politics, writes Andrew Crook.
Iemma secures legacy, and will now resign in ’08
NSW Premier Morris Iemma has secured the privatization of the State’s electricity, his place in Labor history and his retirement plan for 2008, writes Alex Mitchell.
