http://citynews.nessus.com.au/index.php/site/index/ en silas@citynews.com.au Copyright 2008 2008-12-03T23:52:00+10:00 http://www.citynews.com.au/index.php/content/article/why_shane_fails_the_speaker_test/ http://www.citynews.com.au/index.php/content/article/why_shane_fails_the_speaker_test/#When:23:40:00Z ACT Speaker Shane Rattenbury has a big job ahead of him to prove that he has not bitten off more than he can chew.  Traditionally, the Speaker is chosen on the grounds of experience, confidence of the House and impartiality. Instead, the Greens manipulated Labor into supporting someone with no parliamentary experience, without the confidence of the House and who has rejected his own impartiality by taking on portfolio responsibilities. 2008-12-03T23:40:00+10:00 http://www.citynews.com.au/index.php/content/article/the_moving_experience/ http://www.citynews.com.au/index.php/content/article/the_moving_experience/#When:23:52:00Z FOR the most part, the share price of a company reflects information, well founded or otherwise, driven by the demand or lack of it (volume) for that company on that day – and charts allow you to assume something about the demand or otherwise for that company’s shares. 2008-12-03T23:52:00+10:00 http://www.citynews.com.au/index.php/content/article/hedge_funds_heroes_or_villains/ http://www.citynews.com.au/index.php/content/article/hedge_funds_heroes_or_villains/#When:23:51:00Z WE used to blame former Prime Minister John Howard for everything that was wrong with the world; then it was US president George Bush. When that didn’t seem to improve things, we re-directed our blame to global warming and then oil price speculators. 2008-12-03T23:51:00+10:00 http://www.citynews.com.au/index.php/content/article/good_start_to_brainstorm/ http://www.citynews.com.au/index.php/content/article/good_start_to_brainstorm/#When:23:44:00Z THE Chief Minister’s recent Economic Stimulus Roundtable to brainstorm ideas for insulating the ACT economy and Canberra businesses from the worst effects of a national economic downturn was timely, important and extremely productive. 2008-12-03T23:44:00+10:00 http://www.citynews.com.au/index.php/content/article/no_holiday_like_home/ http://www.citynews.com.au/index.php/content/article/no_holiday_like_home/#When:23:34:00Z “RECESSION? What recession?” I thought as I kicked back, enjoying the blue skies, ocean views and tropical surrounds of North Queensland. 2008-12-03T23:34:00+10:00 http://www.citynews.com.au/index.php/content/article/ah_the_office_party/ http://www.citynews.com.au/index.php/content/article/ah_the_office_party/#When:23:26:00Z GIVEN that office Christmas parties are about to get under way, a friend recently suggested to me that I ought to say something about office party etiquette. 2008-12-03T23:26:00+10:00