Embattled Allco Financial Group has produced a remarkable back-flip in response to an ASX query regarding non-disclosure of material information to shareholders, writes Adam Schwab.
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Seven billion reasons to Risk your reputation
Banks are not the only ones with tarnished reputations as the world’s financial problems roll on. There are problems for internet publishers as well, writes Richard Farmer.
Tips and rumours
A source in the Brisbane Airport Control Tower has told a friend of a friend that Elton John’s private jet very nearly caused mayhem as the bewigged bespectacled crooner fled Brisvegas yesterday, after a rather bizarre gig at a regional Queensland town no one had previously heard of. Our source says Sir E’s plane rolled […]
Richardson: Which consensus to choose?
It wouldn’t be quite right to say there’s a consensus about what result to expect tomorrow. There are actually two of them, writes Charles Richardson.
Trail so far: Crikey’s election tracker roundup
With campaign combat finally coming to a head, Crikey’s very own Election Tracker gives us an idea of where key battles are being fought.
NIB shows how not to demutualise
Former members of the Newcastle-based mutual NIB should be outraged that JP Morgan has transferred $36 million of their value to a small group of its institutional investors as part of the demutualisation process, writes Stephen Mayne.
Jesus was a sand nigger. Deal with it
Christianity (like Judaism and Islam) is a Middle Eastern religion. And Jesus was a Middle Easterner. Yet for some reason, the tabloids are getting very upset over an entry to an art prize. One that shows Jesus’ mum in traditional arab garb.
What is a Labor promise worth?
Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd yesterday gave us a reminder about one very important aspect of Labor Party election promises: a future Labor Government will not have the power to keep any of them, writes Richard Farmer.
Marrickville meets Bethlehem, controversy erupts
Back in 2003, Palestinian Christian politician Hanan Ashrawi was awarded the Sydney Peace Prize. The Zionist establishment reacted with predictable apoplexy and accused her of supporting terrorism and not recognising the Jewish state. Four years later, it seems that the Jewish community has learned nothing.
Doctor, you’re not in trouble: Morgan Poll
A good Christian like Kevin Andrews no doubt doesn’t swear. Instead, he’ll no doubt be saying “Goodness gracious me” with the news that almost half of all Australian electors believe Dr Mohamed Haneef should be able to return from India.
Adam Boland blots his copybook
Adam Boland, and to a lesser extent, the Seven Network, are now heading down the Nine route where trust and confidentiality are dispensable items.
Conspiracies are more fun than practical politics
Ah, the cosmopolitan Crikey commentariat. Their chatter seems as relevant as Lenin’s grumbles from ninety-odd years ago when he greeted the downfall of the Fisher government with the complaint…
Wh-res-and-all Packer bio a triumph of defamation reform
The republishing of Paul Barry’s biography on Kerry Packer is a fascinating example of the chilling effect of the old defamation laws.
Innocent until proven a sleeper-terror-doctor
What if Dr Haneef’s reason for buying a one way ticket to India is simply because he wanted to, as he says, visit his wife Firdous, who is ill, and the couple’s new born baby in Bangalore? asks Greg Barns.
Beattie departure is straight from the script
Peter Beattie’s announcement at the weekend State Labor conference that he will contemplate retiring in twelve months should come as no great surprise.
