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Howard falls for Tracy Grimshaw’s trap; Rudd doesn’t

Crikey / Tuesday, 16 October 2007

It did not take long for journalists to start playing the game of showing how clever they are as quiz masters, writes Richard Farmer.

Crikey Says: Crikey Says

Crikey / Friday, 28 September 2007

While bad things are still perpetrated by bad regimes, one important thing has changed for obnoxious despots — they can’t hide their bastardry from the rest of the world any more.

Politicians as quiz kids

Crikey / Thursday, 20 September 2007

Politicians have considerable vanity. It goes with the personality type of those who believe they know what is best for the rest. Politicians just hate having to admit that they are not know-it-alls, writes Richard Farmer.

Government employs a fixer-upper to top IR position

Crikey / Tuesday, 10 July 2007

Barbara Bennett was appointed by the federal government as Director of the new Workplace Authority, resulting in the demotion of former Employment Advocate Peter McIlwain. What does she offer that’s different? asks Mark Bahnisch.