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• Rudd's tribe.

  - 2007-04-01

  Byline: Andrew Clark Apr 01, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian Labor Party Leader Kevin Rudd has an impressive and extensive list of personal contacts in the world of business and politics. These include former Ansett and British...

  Tags: ABC Inc., advisor, Australia, British Airways Plc., economist, FINANCE, Investment, journalist, University of Melbourne

• P&O slams NSW over waterfront failures.

  - 2006-07-20

  Byline: Sandy Galbraigth Jul 20, 2006 (Lloyd's List Daily Commercial News - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Tim Blood, managing director of P&O Ports, has criticised the New South Wales Government for mismanagement of waterfront issues. He told the International Association of Marine Economists conference...

  Tags: economist, MARKETING, mismanagement, Sydney, University of Melbourne

• New group to lobby for infrastructure.

  - 2005-09-25

  Byline: Lisa Allen Sep 25, 2005 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Infrastructure Partnerships Australia IPA has been established to promote the use of public-private sector partnerships...

  Tags: economist, Government, NETWORKING, PPP, University of Melbourne

• Searching for a 'first-class man': the appointment of the inaugural Ritchie Professor of Economics

  - 2005-06-22

  Abstract: This paper recalls the extraordinary lengths to which the University of Melbourne went to fill one of its most prized and ambitious endowments--the Ritchie Chair in economic research. Following a rebuff from an eminent English economist, an international head-hunt was conducted by two committees. While there was some interest...

  Tags: Australia, Chair, economist, FINANCE, Melbourne, University of Melbourne, Wood

• Bread-and-butter issues a priority.

  - 2003-01-06

  Jan 05, 2003 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) An economic survey of Australian businesses reveals that social factors have become major concerns. Chief economist for ANZ Banking Group, Saul Eslake, says the ageing of the Australian population is a major concern. Richard Robinson...

  Tags: Dun & Bradstreet Software, economist, Strategy, University of Melbourne

• Economists fear fallout from attack.

  - 2002-10-16

  Oct 16, 2002 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) Australian economists say the terrorist attacks in Bali on 13 October 2002 may reduce consumer confidence further. The results of a consumer sentiment survey conducted by the Institute of Applied Economic & Social...

  Tags: attack, economist, Government, University of Melbourne

• Unis "more than pay their way".

  - 2002-01-08

  Jan 9, 2002 The Australian ABIX via COMTEX -- A study has been undertaken into the net economic benefit to government of universities. Two economists from the University of Melbourne's Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, David Johnson and Roger Wilkins, using a...

  Tags: Australia, benefit, economist, education, Government, SOFTWARE, University of Melbourne