Month: September 2013
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Albo and Billy Boy: Pygmies go to war
Anthony Albanese says: “What you see is what you get.” And what do you get? A gold-plated dill. Forget all the spin, Albo is an authentic machine politician, a product of Sussex Street, the notorious address that has come to symbolise the bureaucratic dysfunctionality of the NSW branch of the ALP. After five general secretaries…
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The case against Roger Corbett
Complaints have been made to the Reserve Bank of Australia over bipartisan political remarks made by board member Roger Corbett supporting Tony Abbott in Saturday’s federal election and rubbishing Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. An RBA official said all complaints would be investigated and the findings made public. Senator Doug Cameron, a Labor frontbencher, called on…
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Roger Corbett puts foot in mouth and breaches Reserve Bank protocol
Fairfax Media chairman Roger Corbett has breached Reserve Bank Board protocol by publicly commenting on party politics, attacking Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and supporting Opposition Leader Tony Abbott. His widely-reported comments created a storm of comment in today’s mainstream media with Mr Rudd saying: “It’s a free country, anyone can what they like.” Up to…