One assumes the PM's not texted Rebekah Brooks his commiserations with lol this time around.


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Keating overshadowed by tuneful Hawke during ACTU dinner
Matthew Knott 17 May
It's a rare event where a speech by Paul Keating gets overshadowed, but that's what happened at last night's ACTU congress dinner.
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Economists can be funny, Gonski banishes himself
The Power Index 17 May
Economist Saul Eslake reckons BT Financial Group CEO Chris Caton would make an excellent comedian, Gonski moves to the shadows.
Analysis
Jac Nasser’s capital strike threat lost in reality
Bernard Keane 17 May
When Jac Nasser complains about the high cost of mining in Australia, the guilty party isn't in Canberra,  but in his own boardroom.
Michael O’Connor
TODAY'S PROFILE
Michael O’Connor
Michael O'Connor isn't fazed that Paul Keating once called him a Labor rat who should be excommunicated from the ALP. In fact, the forestry industry firebrand wears it as a badge of pride.
Power Fail
Gina Rinehart's Fairfax bid: why she can't get on the board
The Power Index 17 May
The effort by Australia's richest businesswoman, Gina Rinehart, to break into the boardroom of Fairfax Media, is a textbook study in how not to conduct a negotiation, according to experts.
Analysis
Impending Abbott doom frustrates ACTU conference
Matthew Knott 16 May
The Power Index drops in on day one of the ACTU congress: a day of mixed emotions where even Dave Oliver’s much anticipated first speech as ACTU secretary couldn’t dispel thoughts of the inevitable – that an Abbott government’s on its way
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Kathy Jackson's speaking gig, footy star's got the PM's number
The Power Index 16 May
HSU whistleblower Kathy Jackson is in demand on the speakers' circuit, footy blowhard Jason Akermanis has the PM's phone number and BOF is urged to hire an old Liberal flame.
Power Fail
Rebekah Brooks charged and could face time
Paul Barry 16 May
Gotcha! Rupert Murdoch's favourite editor, Rebekah Brooks, has been charged with perverting the course of justice and will face a jury trial that could send her to jail.
Guidebook
Power Play: Cultivate an air of calm and stability
Rose Herceg 16 May
Keeping a calm head is incredibly hard when all you want to do is scream. This is what separates the Pretenders from the Power Players.
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Carr in China, Apple's Woz in Oz
The Power Index 15 May
Apple's other Steve, co-founder Steve Wozniak, is currently winging his way across the country, Bob Carr visits China and union heavies rally in Sydney.
Women In Power
Intentions for appointing women few and far between
Angela Priestley 15 May
There's little to celebrate when it comes to progress on gender diversity in Australian business. New data released today shows that 75% of small to medium-sized businesses do not have women in their senior management ranks.
Analysis
Why a code of conduct won’t change Craig Thomson
The Power Index 15 May
The timing of an organisation's response to an ethical issue, as Gillard and federal MP Craig Thomson have learned to their detriment, is everything.
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