John Brumby
News and interviews on John Brumby including trends, features, blogs and community conversations from an Australian business perspective.
Baillieu to move quickly on stamp duty, public transport reforms Tuesday, 30 November 2010
Victorian Liberal leader Ted Baillieu has now officially taken power, after John Brumby conceded defeat yesterday afternoon, ending an 11 year run for the Labor Government. ...
Liberal victory almost certain in Victoria, with Ted Baillieu set to take power
Monday, 29 November 2010
The Liberal party is set to gain power in Victoria in a shocking and unexpected defeat of the Brumby Government, with leader Ted Baillieu set to become the state's first Liberal premier since Jeff Kennett lost power in 1999. ...
Victorian Premier caught up in collapse of resort on the eve of state election
Friday, 26 November 2010
Victorian Premier John Brumby has been hit with a roadblock just one day before the state election, with questions raised about the Premier's support for a five-star resort in the Yarra Valley that has now collapsed. ...
Australia’s looming power crisis: Gottliebsen
Thursday, 18 March 2010
For the past 18 months, while we have been debating climate change and emissions trading, we have been largely ignoring the fact that with population and industrial growth Australia is rapidly losing its ability to supply reliable power. ...
Rudd must make peace with his growing list of opponents: Gottliebsen
Monday, 08 March 2010
For an election year, Kevin Rudd is starting to chalk up a remarkable number of opponents. Over the weekend he added the Victorian Premier John Brumby to the list. ...
Bullying crackdown launched – but when does a tough boss become a bully?
Friday, 12 February 2010
The Victorian Government has launched a crackdown on bullying following the heavy fines handed down to four men for bullying a co-worker who committed suicide, with 40,000 snap bullying inspections to be carried out. ...
Turnbull has delivered business certainty – but the future looks ugly: Kohler
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Australia's business community at least has some certainty now. It might be of impending doom, but at least it's certain. ...
Australia’s power sector is in jeopardy: Gottliebsen
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
This is one of the most frightening comments I have ever written for Business Spectator. Three months after Alan Kohler, Steve Bartholomeusz and myself first met with representatives of most of the power players in Australia - but particularly connected to ...
Warren Buffet’s investing in electric cars, but can we afford to power them? Kohler
Tuesday, 01 September 2009
Any doubt that we are heading for a global boom in electric cars should be dispelled by Andrew Simpson's fascinating article in Business Spectator this morning. ...
Political parties should stop charging business for access to ministers: Kohler
Monday, 10 August 2009
Last week I bumped into a government relations manager of a major company, who paid $10,000 to attend the ALP conference. ...
States could share National Broadband Network headquarters
Thursday, 06 August 2009
The headquarters for the National Broadband Network may be located across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria instead of one location, it was revealed to a Parliamentary committee yesterday. ...
Victoria lobbies for NBN headquarters, Chris Anderson ruled out as chairman
Thursday, 16 July 2009
As the Victorian Government continues to lobby for the National Broadband Network's headquarters to be located in Melbourne, speculation builds about who will be named chairman. ...
Swine flu snafu
Thursday, 04 June 2009
Victoria has suddenly become a pariah state. And it will be parents and employers in other states that will suffer. In an absurd move, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and South Australia announced yesterday that children returning from Victoria will be ...
Tourism sector taking massive swine flu hit
Monday, 01 June 2009
The tourism industry is beginning to feel the major effects of swine flu, with the number of Japanese tourist cancellations escalating as the virus spreads. ...
Victorian budget splurges $20 billion on major projects, but no business tax cuts
Wednesday, 06 May 2009
The Victorian Government is set to spend $20 billion on major infrastructure projects over the next four years as it tries to keep the state growing through the downturn. ...
Why the battle over a bridge is crucial to Australia's construction sector: Gottliebsen
Thursday, 30 April 2009
The future of the large infrastructure projects in Victoria and probably Australia is delicately balanced on Melbourne's West Gate Bridge. ...
Economy won't recover until Sydney property market is fixed: Gottliebsen
Thursday, 16 April 2009
Around Australia, there are many predictions about when the economy will recover. But it will be very difficult for a substantial recovery to take place while the Sydney residential building industry remains depressed. ...
Websites to the rescue
Wednesday, 25 February 2009
In last week's blog I looked at how wiki technology could drastically improve communication and logistics during an emergency. This week I'm examining the role of your business website in helping your business tick over should an emergency hit your neck of ...
Bushfire hit businesses get $51 million support package
Thursday, 19 February 2009
Victorian businesses ravaged by the tragic bushfires will receive $51 million worth of state and federal government support, including cash grants, low-cost loans and access to dedicated mentors. ...
Bushfire victims set to launch class action against power company and Government
Monday, 16 February 2009
Farmers, small business owners and tourism operators will be asked to join a class action against power companies and the Victorian Government that will attempt to win compensation for those affected by bushfires. ...
