by chriscurnow | Aug 25, 2005 | Uncategorized
The Australian federal education minister, Brendan Nelson has embarked on an exercise in populist political power by demanding all schools in Australia issue reports ranking students against their class mates. There is no doubt parents find it hard to understand...
by chriscurnow | Aug 11, 2005 | Uncategorized
Tracee Hutchinson writing in The Age last Saturday (Infidelity is just not cricket, Shane) rightly points out that Australian criketer Shane Warne’s off field behaviour has seriously affected many womens’ ability to enjoy the games in which he is involved....
by chriscurnow | Aug 6, 2005 | Uncategorized
Muslim cleric Abdul Nacer Benbrika has stirred up a hornets nest with his reported statements that Islamic law must, for him, take precedence over Ausralian law. Hmm? Surely all major religions take the same view. Indeed you don’t even have to be religious to...
by chriscurnow | Aug 2, 2005 | Uncategorized
Some time ago Robert Gottliebson wrote in BRW magazine “Teach your children not to think of themselves as working for employers but as working for clients.” Last week’s BRW feature story was entitled Me Inc. [Subscription Required]. I have a lot of...
by chriscurnow | Jul 22, 2005 | Uncategorized
I flicked the TV on late last night just to have a few minutes with a cup of tea before I went to bed. Normal programs on every chanel except 7 which was showing live images from London. It didn’t look too good but it took a while to work out that there had been...
by chriscurnow | Jul 21, 2005 | Uncategorized
Leon Gettler wrote recently The Boss is an ass. He was referring to a Melbourne Business School survey. He notes Rankings of the chief’s competence and understanding of the business have plummeted over the past three years, from 4.36 per cent to 1.55 per cent....
