Simon Crean
How TV networks could turn gaming ad ban from a loss to a win
In the case of Channel 7 and its wooing of Bruce Lehrmann in pursuit of an exclusive interview - they did admit to spending $100,000 on his accommodation. By abandoning such practices Channel 7 would be less reliant on gaming ads and in the process enhance their audience’s viewing pleasure
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Labor leaders top a shaved-down King’s Birthday Honours list
Contentious premiers Daniel Andrews and Mark McGowan along with former Labor leader Simon Crean head a slimmed-down honours list.
- Shane Wright
Daniel Andrews tops King’s Birthday Honours
The former premier’s public health role and Big Build legacy have helped put him in the company of next governor-general Sam Mostyn on this year’s honours list.
- Kieran Rooney and Shane Wright
- Vale
- ALP
Simon Crean, beloved son of Labor who loved the glory of a sunrise
Simon Crean was a union and political leader, but mourners at his state funeral learnt that, at heart, his family was the fulcrum of his life.
- Tony Wright
Military truth teller’s treatment is a further stain on nation
Whistleblower Samantha Crompvoets should be applauded, not vilified.
Simon Crean’s ‘unpatriotic’ views were on the right side of history
The politician’s unpopular political views were a sign of his basic decency and principles.
Dutton pamphlet on Voice promptly marked ‘Return to Sender’
The Coalition wants any flyers distributed by Labor on the Voice to give equal arguments to both the Yes and No campaigns. But a flyer in my letterbox from my MP Peter Dutton was clearly a scare campaign brochure.
- Analysis
- Vale
Simon Crean’s leadership excursions were almost Shakespearean
Simon Crean needed all the resilience he could muster for the years of leadership strife in which he swirled.
- Tony Wright
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- Vale
Former federal Labor leader Simon Crean dies, aged 74
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed Crean will be given a state funeral, saying his passing was a “great loss for the labour movement, but a great loss for our nation as well”.
- David Crowe
- Opinion
- Political leadership
Simon Crean stuck to his guns on the Iraq War, and was proven right
During his brief time as opposition leader, Simon Crean put some steel back into the Labor Party’s spine.
- Dennis Glover
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