News Archive

2009

2008

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Lobbyists to lose government jobs

16 November 2009

A FORMER Labor minister and chairman of Sydney Ferries, Brian Langton, will have to quit his $70,000-a-year government job or stop his lobbying work under the Premier's new policy to rid his administration of lobbyists... read full story

Rudd double-whammy

18 September 2009

The PM has chosen astutely — with a little one-upmanship for good measure... read full story

Witty, wistful Costello bows out on own terms

17 June 2009

IN THE life of the last government, Peter Costello was forced to suffer more than his share of agonies awaiting an ascension that never came... read full story

Adviser Paid Out Before Job In Capital

14 January 2009

ONE of the former premier Morris Iemma's senior staff members was given a six-figure redundancy payout when she left Mr Iemma's office to work for a Rudd Government minister... read full story

Baird Denies Wanting Top Job

29 December 2008

NEW NSW Opposition treasury spokesman Mike Baird has denied having aspirations for leader Barry O'Farrell's job only a day after being given the important economic post... read full story

New Qantas Recruit Tests Pm's Code For Lobbyists

12 November 2008

QANTAS has named Kevin Rudd's former chief of staff as its head of government relations - prompting accusations he could undermine the Government's code of conduct for lobbyists. David Epstein... read full story

Bid To Snare Funds For Job Creation

15 October 2008

ILLAWARRA federal MPs Sharon Bird and Jennie George will lobby Treasurer Wayne Swan for a fair share of the Government's $10 billion economic stimulus package, the pair said yesterday... read full story

Nsw Government Officially The Worst

11 July 2008

NSW has the most unpopular state government in Australia: more people are unhappy with the Iemma Government's performance than any other in the country... read full story

Regulation Can Ensure That Complementary Medicines Do Their Job

13 June 2008

I applaud the recent interest the Federal Government has shown in stricter regulation of the complementary medicine industry ("Crunch on way for natural therapies", June 10)... read full story