The Chancellor of University of Canberra is Lisa Paul, who Bill Shorten hired to co-author the NDIS review. Now he’s about to be Vice-Chancellor, hired by panel led by the Chancellor Lisa Paul.

Those were not “answers”. They were Mad Libs. If harris Biden or Vance had used the same words the MSM would crucify them. Instead , crickets.

The net reduction of 28 ASX listings in August 2024 is the biggest monthly drop in a decade. And with zero new listings for the month, the overall number of ASX listed entities is also at a 10 years+ low of 2,126 after 19 straight monthly drops. See: maynereport.com/articles/2024/…

Why is former Murdoch man Doug Flynn still a director of any public company when he was one of the chief advocates for WA News paying a ridiculous $4.1b for Kerry Stokes's television & magazine assets in 2011-12? Seven West Media stock is at 17c today: announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/2024090…

Surprised that Telstra is not offering live online voting at this year's AGM on Oct 15 but the Sydney gathering is still providing for live written questions through Link. Most ASX100 issuers got with online questions and voting: announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/2024082…

Pleased to see Aurizon Holdings is going with a hybrid AGM again up in Brisbane on October 10. Melbourne-based chair Tim Poole believes in transparency and shareholder accountability: announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/2024090…

REA Group shareholders will no longer get the treat of visiting its HQ in the City of Yarra for this year's AGM. They've gone for a fully online gathering on Oct 9 starting at 9am. Chair Hamish McLennan won't even need to come down from Sydney: announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/2024090…

Just added Lottery Corp (TLC) to this shame file of major companies which ditched online participation at their AGM post COVID. Was all fine under old chair Steven Gregg. They've moved it from Bris to Melb under new chair Doug McTaggart. Poor form, Doug! maynereport.com/articles/2023/…

It's almost game time for Vic council elections. Don't be like the NSW Liberals and fail to get your nomination submitted on time. comms.vec.vic.gov.au/v/59119/139042…

It's Friday afternoon, which means a few public companies will slip out ASX announcements they'd rather you not notice. Let's start with CBA which has just advised CEO Matt Comyn has sold another $1.5m worth of stock at $140.52. Is that the top? announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/2024090…

Fortescue shares might have crashed from $26 to $16, but former CEO Elizabeth Gaines still believes it is worth selling 750k worth at these levels. Another Friday afternoon special, but we noticed: announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/2024090…

Has Tabcorp hit rock bottom at 39c? That's what director and former NRL CEO David Gallop is perhaps suggesting, having waded into the market and bought 20k worth at these levels: announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/2024090…

S2 Resources (S2R) was meant to release its full year by August 30. Today they have belatedly dropped an $8.2m 2023-24 loss, which lifted accumulated losses to $73m. Net assets are $8.1m against a market cap of $39m. announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/2024090…

Image Resources (IMA) was meant to release its result by last Friday's deadline. Instead, they belatedly dropped a $5.2m loss today, which lifted accumulated losses to $39.4m. Claims net assets of $103.4m against a market cap of $74m with stock at 6c. announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/2024090…

Hawks fan Albo sitting behind Kennett and next to AFL CEO Andrew Dillon for almost 3 hours at the MCG tonight. That’s pretty good access to lobby over gambling ads. A shame ⁦Tim Costello⁩ wasn’t invited to balance the ledger.

At 7.18pm, Star Entertainment announced it had sold the leasehold over its now shuttered Treasury Casino in Brisbane for $60.7m to...Griffith University. The govt should have done this 1st time around with fab heritage building, not turn it into a casino: announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/2024090…

ASX and S&P released the all important quarterly index changes after the market closed today. Amongst the 37 changes: Dominos dumped from ASX100 Guzman Y Gomez cracks ASX200 Domain ditched from ASX200 announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/2024090…