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CEO's - "I'm alright jack" Club Expands
I wish that I could say this came as a surprise:
Paid to live the high life - the man who spent $243,702 of your money | thetelegraph.com.au
The pay is most likely derived from cost cutting bonuses, which as you might have guess, have come from cutting frontline staff.
In addition to this outrage, currently underway is the third refurbishment of the Canberra HQ in 8 years, this time at a reported cost of almost $100 million. Apparently the architecture has to be modified to "reflect our new corporate values"
Oh and a new logo, stationary and key rings to keep the morale up!!
Aviation in Australia - what a tragedy
[QUOTE]Paid to live the high life - the man who spent $243,702 of your money
Greg Russell, CEO of Air Services Australia at Sydney Air Traffic Control Tower. Picture: James Croucher Source: The Sunday Telegraph
ONE of the nation's highest-paid bureaucrats - who earns more than double the PM's salary - has racked up a huge corporate credit card bill, including more than $21,000 at one Canberra restaurant.
Alan Joyce's $5million pay shot down by Qantas pilots
The federal-government appointed head of a national aviation body uses the card - effectively funded by airline passengers - for stays at upmarket hotels around the world, fine dining and the upkeep of a luxury Audi.
The Sunday Telegraph has obtained the corporate credit card expenditure of Airservices Australia CEO Greg Russell, who earns at least $700,000 - and possibly as much as $800,000 - a year. Despite running a government body, Mr Russell's exact salary is kept secret from the public.
Airservices Australia is responsible for providing air traffic tower, fire-fighting and aviation rescue services. It comes under Transport Minister Anthony Albanese's ministerial portfolio and is entirely funded by levies charged to airlines using Australian airports. Those levies are passed directly on to passengers.
Last year it turned over an estimated $900 million and paid the federal government a dividend of about $30 million.
The Sunday Telegraph has obtained credit card statements showing Mr Russell spent $243,702 between January 2007 and August 2010. This includes $118,255 on hotel accommodation, $61,940 on food, $2432 on taxis and. $61,075 on fuel, parking, car hire, repairs to a company Audi and stationery.
The statements show Mr Russell made 21 visits with various airline executives to the Ottoman Cuisine restaurant, spending a total of $21,355.
Among the hotels Mr Russell stayed at while attending international and domestic conferences were the Millennium Hotel in New Zealand, the Cable Beach Club Resort in Broome, the Hotel Sofitel in Melbourne and the Grand Hyatt in Singapore.
The leaked statements follow a bid by the organisation to increase the fees it charges airlines in return for managing what it describes as 11 per cent of the earth's airspace.
The ACCC last year rejected an application by Airservices to lift its charges, ruling that it needed to become more efficient.
Airservices Australia defended Mr Russell's credit card use as acceptable for someone expected to travel internationally and to host dinners with senior aviation officials.
"The use of company credit cards by Airservices staff is governed and administered under strict policies and guidelines," it said in a statement to The Sunday Telepgraph.
"All credit card usage is checked, reconciled and authorised monthly. Accordingly the credit card used by the CEO for the purchases described is appropriate."/QUOTE]
Paid to live the high life - the man who spent $243,702 of your money | thetelegraph.com.au
The pay is most likely derived from cost cutting bonuses, which as you might have guess, have come from cutting frontline staff.
In addition to this outrage, currently underway is the third refurbishment of the Canberra HQ in 8 years, this time at a reported cost of almost $100 million. Apparently the architecture has to be modified to "reflect our new corporate values"
Oh and a new logo, stationary and key rings to keep the morale up!!
Aviation in Australia - what a tragedy
[QUOTE]Paid to live the high life - the man who spent $243,702 of your money
Greg Russell, CEO of Air Services Australia at Sydney Air Traffic Control Tower. Picture: James Croucher Source: The Sunday Telegraph
ONE of the nation's highest-paid bureaucrats - who earns more than double the PM's salary - has racked up a huge corporate credit card bill, including more than $21,000 at one Canberra restaurant.
Alan Joyce's $5million pay shot down by Qantas pilots
The federal-government appointed head of a national aviation body uses the card - effectively funded by airline passengers - for stays at upmarket hotels around the world, fine dining and the upkeep of a luxury Audi.
The Sunday Telegraph has obtained the corporate credit card expenditure of Airservices Australia CEO Greg Russell, who earns at least $700,000 - and possibly as much as $800,000 - a year. Despite running a government body, Mr Russell's exact salary is kept secret from the public.
Airservices Australia is responsible for providing air traffic tower, fire-fighting and aviation rescue services. It comes under Transport Minister Anthony Albanese's ministerial portfolio and is entirely funded by levies charged to airlines using Australian airports. Those levies are passed directly on to passengers.
Last year it turned over an estimated $900 million and paid the federal government a dividend of about $30 million.
The Sunday Telegraph has obtained credit card statements showing Mr Russell spent $243,702 between January 2007 and August 2010. This includes $118,255 on hotel accommodation, $61,940 on food, $2432 on taxis and. $61,075 on fuel, parking, car hire, repairs to a company Audi and stationery.
The statements show Mr Russell made 21 visits with various airline executives to the Ottoman Cuisine restaurant, spending a total of $21,355.
Among the hotels Mr Russell stayed at while attending international and domestic conferences were the Millennium Hotel in New Zealand, the Cable Beach Club Resort in Broome, the Hotel Sofitel in Melbourne and the Grand Hyatt in Singapore.
The leaked statements follow a bid by the organisation to increase the fees it charges airlines in return for managing what it describes as 11 per cent of the earth's airspace.
The ACCC last year rejected an application by Airservices to lift its charges, ruling that it needed to become more efficient.
Airservices Australia defended Mr Russell's credit card use as acceptable for someone expected to travel internationally and to host dinners with senior aviation officials.
"The use of company credit cards by Airservices staff is governed and administered under strict policies and guidelines," it said in a statement to The Sunday Telepgraph.
"All credit card usage is checked, reconciled and authorised monthly. Accordingly the credit card used by the CEO for the purchases described is appropriate."/QUOTE]
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Chicken feed.
Nah - this is chicken feed compared to some of the really big dog's pickings. Wouldn't it be nice to see those numbers in the press.
Maintain the rage – you just never know what's going to be in the pesky press next.
Next weeks headline here.
Maintain the rage – you just never know what's going to be in the pesky press next.
Next weeks headline here.
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Why are you surprised??
Subject: HEALTH SERVICES UNION
One big happy family..... A little information on the Health Services Union (HSU) Let’s look at the types involved in the HSU:-
Craig Thomson – A New Zealand former HSU National Secretary then ALP Member for Dobell
Zoe Arnold - Married to Craig Thomson, former press secretary to Reba Meagher, ex NSW ALP Health Minister
Leo McLeay - former ALP MHR, HSU Ombudsman.
Mark McLeay - Son of noted bike rider Leo McLeay, brother of Paul McLeay, former (sacked for watching porn) NSW ALP Minister. Employed by Thomson.
Mike Williamson - National President HSU, former ALP National President, NSW ALP Vice-President, mentor to Craig Thomson
Alex Williamson - Daughter of Mike Williamson, staffer for Julia Gillard
Natalie Bradbury - National HSU Assistant Secretary, sister of David Bradbury, ALP member for Lindsay
Jeff Jackson - former State Secretary HSU, had to pay back $15,000 due to unauthorised pay increases
Kathy Jackson - National Secretary HSU, ex-wife of Jeff Jackson, former State Secretary HSU
And of course, the HSU members themselves - Expected to pay up their dues to support the above plus Thomson and his mates raunchy exploits. Does anyone really need to ask what’s wrong with the union movement, the ALP or the country, because this scenario is repeated through most unions, most state ALP offices and the national ALP.
It’s the system that coughs up people like Thomson, Swan, Albanese, Shorten, Emerson, Combet, Gillard and many others who have slid into safe ALP seats using the union members as a tool to their progress. The poor old union members have no idea what happens to their union dues nor have they any say in it. Hopefully now they might start to wake up to the thieving and rorting which has been going on for years and the huge amount of money their union heavies syphon off to finance their sleaze and the ALP.
HOW CAN PEOPLE VOTE FOR THIS CRIMINAL TRASH?? GOD HELP US ALL!
One big happy family..... A little information on the Health Services Union (HSU) Let’s look at the types involved in the HSU:-
Craig Thomson – A New Zealand former HSU National Secretary then ALP Member for Dobell
Zoe Arnold - Married to Craig Thomson, former press secretary to Reba Meagher, ex NSW ALP Health Minister
Leo McLeay - former ALP MHR, HSU Ombudsman.
Mark McLeay - Son of noted bike rider Leo McLeay, brother of Paul McLeay, former (sacked for watching porn) NSW ALP Minister. Employed by Thomson.
Mike Williamson - National President HSU, former ALP National President, NSW ALP Vice-President, mentor to Craig Thomson
Alex Williamson - Daughter of Mike Williamson, staffer for Julia Gillard
Natalie Bradbury - National HSU Assistant Secretary, sister of David Bradbury, ALP member for Lindsay
Jeff Jackson - former State Secretary HSU, had to pay back $15,000 due to unauthorised pay increases
Kathy Jackson - National Secretary HSU, ex-wife of Jeff Jackson, former State Secretary HSU
And of course, the HSU members themselves - Expected to pay up their dues to support the above plus Thomson and his mates raunchy exploits. Does anyone really need to ask what’s wrong with the union movement, the ALP or the country, because this scenario is repeated through most unions, most state ALP offices and the national ALP.
It’s the system that coughs up people like Thomson, Swan, Albanese, Shorten, Emerson, Combet, Gillard and many others who have slid into safe ALP seats using the union members as a tool to their progress. The poor old union members have no idea what happens to their union dues nor have they any say in it. Hopefully now they might start to wake up to the thieving and rorting which has been going on for years and the huge amount of money their union heavies syphon off to finance their sleaze and the ALP.
HOW CAN PEOPLE VOTE FOR THIS CRIMINAL TRASH?? GOD HELP US ALL!
^^ too big, didn't read. tone it down FFS
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Labor Bashing post????? Surely factual evidence?
The meek shall inherit the world, If that's OK with you.
If not, get a real job and cut your hair.
The meek shall inherit the world, If that's OK with you.
If not, get a real job and cut your hair.
Does anyone really need to ask what’s wrong with the union movement, the ALP or the country, because this scenario is repeated through most unions, most state ALP offices and the national ALP.
I don't think he'd have any problems finding evidense 
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Surely the opening post is a April Fools Day Joke, surely.
After all that, I love the bit about the 30 million dividend.
After all that, I love the bit about the 30 million dividend.
The dividend, has also been mentioned recently in here on pprune in threads about CASA's transgressions of power and poor influence.
