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.
Mohamed Haneef
A rough estimate: Looks like there’s a new government
The first Estimates hearings of the new Government was always going to have a surreal air, writes David MacCormack.
Haneef’s lawyer exonerated; Keelty on shakier ground
Stephen Keim, the barrister who represented Gold Coast doctor Mohamed Haneef, had a victory this morning, with Queensland’s Legal Services Commissioner exonerating him from his release of his client’s records of interview. Rightly so, writes Greg Barns.
Could the real Mick Keelty please stand up?
Last night a man calling himself Mick Keelty and claiming to be the AFP Commissioner told a Sydney audience that he wants a black-out of all media coverage of terrorism investigations and cases. This is also the Mick Keelty who revels in media publicity about terrorism cases, writes Greg Barns.
US 08: Hillary’s back
Maybe it was that teary moment in the Cafe Espresso coffee shop that did it, aired over and over again across news channels and websites in the last 24 hours, but whatever it was, Hillary Clinton is now the first woman in history to win a presidential primary in America, writes Sophie Black.
Media Monitors’ annual media index
Climate issues dominated the Australian media in 2007, with the continuing severe drought and debate over the future of the Murray Darling Basin easily garnering the most coverage over the full year.
Crikey Business Awards 2007
While no one does it quite as well as Pierpont (it’s worth buying a copy of today’s AFR just to read Trevor Sykes’ annual awards), here are some of Crikey’s more noteworthy business performances of 2007, writes Adam Schwab.
Haneef free to return, but will Team Rudd let him?
Not surprisingly, Gold Coast doctor Mohammed Haneef was today successful in beating off a challenge by former immigration minister Kevin Andrews to cancel Dr Haneef’s visa, writes Greg Barns.
McKew victory thanks to more than just one type of Asian voter
It has been reported Maxine McKew targeted “Asian” voters in her successfull campaign to oust Howard in Bennelong. But it wasn’t just Indo-Chinese “Asian” voters responding to McKew’s overtures, writes Irfan Yusuf.
Haneef case returns to test Rudd on human rights
The Mohammed Haneef case is about to hit the news again. And this time it will be Kevin Rudd’s government in the spotlight, writes Greg Barns.
