The Prince

Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity, and are able to turn both to their advantage - Niccolo Machiavelli

ICAC finds Eddie Obeid involved in something dodgy

There are moments that shock even the most hardened cynics – when ICAC Commissioner Ipp found Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid was involved in something dodgy, you could have knocked the Prince down with a feather.

John’s taxing find

The festival of bonhomie which characterises Gina Rinehart’s legal exchanges with her family took a biblical turn this week, in particular the verse that asks, if your son asks for a fish, do you give him a tax liability? At least that seems to be the point John Hancock made in a much redacted filing this week.

Col Pot returns

New York Post editor-in-chief Col Allan is in Australia for two to three months to “provide extra editorial leadership” to the group’s titles, but this temporary move might be more permanent than he’d like.

Gasp of air for ICAC, before it’s back to court

Who will be first to court once the Independent Commission Against Corruption’s findings are released next Wednesday – Ian Macdonald, Eric Roozendaal, Eddie Obeid, or Cascade Coal’s top brass?

Lachlan’s on to a winner

Lachlan Murdoch has had his share of knockers but a key decision of his in mid-2000 has turned out to be a big winner for News Corp.

A well-rested earn

The Prince has always admired those who serve the nation in a simple, self-effacing way, preferably for more than $500,000 a year, yet still manage to lift the bar.

Packer, Murdoch to attend ‘Killing’ book launch

Media scions and cover stars head the guest list at the launch of the latest book by The Australian Financial Review’s editor-at-large, Pamela Williams.

Rupert Murdoch just trying to be helpful

Rupert Murdoch has run into some unkind criticism over some helpful remarks he made to a few employees who were down in the dumps.

Political capital not well spent

There are many possible reasons why the Gillard government didn’t kick up more of a fuss about Tony Abbott’s double-dipping book promotion.

Murdoch’s week goes from bad to worse

British papers were hailing the week as a crisis for UK Labour leader Ed Milliband, as the controversy over a preselection battle saw Tom Watson resign from the shadow Cabinet.

Writers and wrongs

Colleen Ryan’s new book offers some tasty scoops on some of Australia’s most illustrious journalists.

Leaving law at lunch

It is a long time since the markets called timber and felled Great Southern Group. In the way of these things angry investors, some 20,000 of them, have spent now the better part of four years slogging their way through a Victorian Supreme Court.

For Victoria’s sake

As Liberals around the country have decried Labor’s “tearing down” of another prime minister, the Prince noted a typically forthright contribution from Victorian Premier Denis Napthine. Napthine was invited to the national Labor kickfest asked whether he thought former premiers Steve Bracks or John Brumby could wind up in the Melbourne seat set to be vacated by Julia Gillard.

Slipper’s claim puts Brough in limelight

In a week dominated by bloodletting at the top of the principality, consider the change of fortunes of some lesser lights – like Barnaby Joyce, who days ago was staring at defeat in his attempt to wrest the seat of New England from independent Tony Windsor.

Murdoch’s more dangerous demerger

Rupert Murdoch’s more serious demerger is arguably not his split with Wendi Deng, but the retirement of his long-serving chief financial officer, David DeVoe, later this month.

Prize and prejudice

The auction at the Canberra press gallery’s mid-winter ball is fraught with danger whenever prizes require two politicians to act co-operatively.

Wendy Deng, dragged through rumour mill, morphs into PLA spy

When Rupert Murdoch left his second wife Anna in April 1998, it was announced with careful restraint by Liz Smith, gossip queen of the New York Post (The New York Times five months later spoilt the party by reporting that Rupert was living with Wendi Deng at the Mercer Hotel).

Windsor in the soup for industrial relations changes

There is a fascinating intrigue bubbling over how the Gillard government managed to pass its industrial relations changes even though the two key independents had promised to block it.

Rudd’s Geelong gaffe

Kevin Rudd showed up in Geelong, Ford Australia’s stomping ground, on Friday but big retailer Target either didn’t get the memo or chose to ignore it.

News Corp cash/debt dilemma like Apple’s

News Corp for years has had such big cash reserves offshore while it also holds large debt; the cash can’t be repatriated without triggering US tax.

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