The Fairfax AGM tomorrow may not be quite the cakewalk the board has been at such pains to orchestrate.
Stephen Mayne
A new front in the battle for Fairfax
The battle for the Fairfax Media just became even more interesting with today’s revelation that the industry regulator, ACMA, is conducting a review of independent director David Evans.
Mayne: Investors unite for a CEO pay revolt
Stephen Mayne displays some shareholder activist at the Transurban AGM in Melbourne today, where the remuneration report was defeated by a whopping 69% of voters.
Fairfax board: what happened to the other three candidates?
The papers are full of news and views about the elevation of Roger Corbett as chairman of the Fairfax Media Board. But what has happened to the three candidates who have already nominated?
Kennett, Bracks, Jeffed — it’s 10th anniversary season
This is a big call, no doubt, but Jeff Kennett led one of the most reformist and revolutionary governments in any stable western democracy over the past 50 years.
Video of the Day: Can the media be trusted to tell the truth?
Can we trust the press to choose facts over finances? Julian Burnside, John Fairfax, Jonathan Holmes, Simon Longstaff, Catharine Lumby, Stephen Mayne and Mark Scott debate the issue of truth in media.
Investors waking up on capital raisings
Australian investors are finally aware of the hundreds of thousands of dollars to be made as companies tap the market for cash, says Stephen Mayne.
Mayne Diary: Who and what I saw in Canberra
It’s a who’s who of the Australian political and media scenes when Stephen Mayne and Bernard Keane go for a stroll in downtown Canberra.
Campaign donations: time the public paid for politics
There’s one way to fix the political donations mess: end them, writes Bernard Keane.
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
Glib into Government doesn’t go.
Allco dirt sticks to Teflon Rod Eddington
Allco disappointed the market yet again yesterday, delaying announcement of its interim results until some other time. Allco non-executive director, Sir Rod Eddington, would most likely be the most significant victim of the fiasco, writes Adam Schwab.
US Justice Department slams ASX
Just when ASX has been struggling in running its Australian stock market monopoly efficiently, the US Justice Department has slammed the way it processes trades. Well, by proxy anyway, writes Michael Pascoe.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
MFS responds to Stephen Mayne … the real Mick Keelty … Rudd and the public service … the ABC … Guy Rundle in the US … US housing …
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
The death of The Bulletin … the Murdoch-Packer play … Guy Rundle’s US election coverage … Crikey’s coverage … the Governor-General …
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
Markets, Chicken Little and the war on inflation … the US primaries … infrastructure and reform … press freedom … NT permits …
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
Crikey’s Therese Rein editorial … Ray Williams … Corey Delaney, Party Liaison … John Howard … Qantas maintenance problems … organ donation … climbing Everest …
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
The Centro collapse … the Bali Road Map … Demetriou plots the demise of North Melbourne … Maxine McKew … the intervention … David Hicks …
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
Sitting comfortably Mr Rudd? Across the books yet Mr Swan? Could be quite a year ahead.
Jim Cramer tells Stephen Mayne to keep up the comedy act
It’s not often that a raw prawn makes it onto Youtube but that’s what you’ll find in the latest Mayne Report video defending Macquarie Bank against CNBC raver Jim Cramer, writes Stephen Mayne.
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
The letters pages of The Australian ran a piece of correspondence from former PM Paul Keating today. Unfortunately, they omitted the final paragraph…
Presenting Peter Phelps, Crikey regular
Peter Phelps might have been a relatively unknown political staffer until yesterday’s revelations but Crikey readers should be familiar with the rantings of the Special Minister of State’s chief of staff.
How one lanky shareholder and a rooster moved the News Corp share price
Here’s another big claim that might upset Rupert Murdoch’s most loyal business commentator, Terry McCrann, but I reckon the surge in News Corp’s non-voting shares on Friday was driven by my shareholder resolution calling for them to be given the vote, writes Stephen Mayne.
Game on – the campaign to end Rupert’s News Corp gerrymander
It’s game on for one of the biggest shareholder activism campaigns Australia has seen and News Corp’s Rupert Murdoch is in the frame.
