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John Howard
News and interviews on John Howard including trends, features, blogs and community conversations from an Australian business perspective.
What your handshake says about you
Are you really judged by your handshake? Former Labour leader Mark Latham knows too well that the answer is yes.
The world’s richest gamblers
You've got to know when to hold ‘em, especially when you have multimillions on the line, like some of these whales of the gambling world regularly do.
Business will keep paying for John Howard’s big IR mistake: Gottliebsen
The former Prime Minister warns on Labor's new 'interventionist' industrial relations regime and explains how Labor can get the green vote back.
THE LIGHTER SIDE: Were you paying attention?
John Clarke and Bryan Dawe want to know whether you have been paying attention this week and have a special quiz on John Howard, Joe Hockey and the ASX.
Government’s attack on small business could cost Rudd the election: Gottliesen
Labor is concocting one of the biggest attacks ever mounted on the small business community. One minister looks dangerously close to handing the next election win to Tony Abbott.
Can Tony Abbott really dodge carbon tax? Kohler
Tony Abbott looks set to promise Australians 'no big new tax' – as he calls Rudd's ETS plan. But though carbon reduction is quite possible through regulation alone, he would be foolish to promise carbon reduction at 'no cost'.
Liberal Party in meltdown as Joe Hockey emerges as new leadership contender
Federal Liberal Party leader Malcolm Turnbull appears certain to face a fresh leadership challenge on Monday, as a number of senior Liberals resign.
The emission trading scheme will be a disaster for business: Gottliebsen
The government's carbon trading legislation will strip billions out of Australian company earnings. It is little wonder the full horror of this policy proposal is starting to dawn on some Liberal Party members.
Why Sol Trujillo should be sued for stuffing up Telstra: Kohler
Make no mistake – it was Telstra's own hubris and bungling that led to its current predicament. Sol Trujillo and Phil Burgess should be sued for every penny they got out of the company.
Political parties should stop charging business for access to ministers: Kohler
Although Labor is currently copping a media beating for selling access to ministers, this 'fundraising' method is in fact commonplace, with Oppositions simply staying quiet until it's their turn to add to the coffers.
Building unions back in charge: Gottliebsen
We are now seeing the first signs of the cost to the nation of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd spending so much time on global affairs.
Court slams event promoters who falsely claimed John Howard endorsed expos
The Federal Court in Perth has declared two event promoters engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct.
Rudd Government’s Fair Work means no work: Evans
The inconvenient truth of work is that one doesn’t have a job unless our employer is successful.
Retail lobby groups at war over anti-Muslim comments
Comments by a Brisbane radio announcer that full face hijabs could be used as a potential form of disguise have been backed up by the head of the Queensland Retail Traders and Shopkeepers Association, sparking outcry from community groups and even rival l
The swinging pendulum of workplace relations
From a position that many saw as too far to the right, IR can now be accused of having too far a left wing bias. There is an important lesson here for employers, says ANDREW DOUGLAS, about managing the physics-like machinations of workplace law.
iPhone, Harvey Norman and Kevin Rudd top Google search results
Retailer Harvey Norman, Apple’s iPhone, US president-elect Barack Obama and Olympic swimmer Stephanie Rice have one thing in common – they top Google’s most popular search terms for 2008.
Inside the new Fair Work bill
It was always expected that Labor would change the IR landscape, and aspects of its workplace changes have been previewed – but there are still some surprises, and every employer will need to know them. By PETER VITALE
Why internet filtering is bad for business
The Federal Government’s proposed internet filter will be a tax on Australian business and do little to fix the problem of online nasties. PAUL WALLBANK
Malcolm Turnbull topples Brendan Nelson as Liberal leader
Malcolm Turnbull has seized the Liberal leadership from Brendan Nelson after a surprise party-room vote in Canberra this morning.
The real reason Peter Costello has dragged out his departure – his book launch
At last Peter Costello has declared his hand. He won’t run for leadership and he is planning to leave politics. Critics point out that this has been his agenda all along, but he has kept the nation, his party and his supporters guessing to garner publicit
