Stormy year for small business

 I’ve served as Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Fair Competition for over a year now. For small businesses, 2011 has been a year where the dark clouds have continued to gather. Indicators do not point to a bright future for this critical sector,...

Librarians party on taxpayers’ largesse

Shedding their quiet, bookish image, librarians have proved they know how to party, and not just with a cup of tea and a scotch finger. Canberra’s National Library of Australia racked up a hospitality and entertainment bill close to $100,000 in the 2010-2011 financial...