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62 Crikey stories in 2016


January 20, 2018

Stephen Mayne was the founder of www.crikey.com.au and remains a contributor. Below are the 62 stories published in 2016. Over the past 11 years since Crikey was sold, there was 105 stories in 2015, 51 stories in 2014, 19 stories in 2013, 56 stories in 2012, 71 stories in 2011, 64 articles in 2010, 50 in 2009, 264 in 2008, 354 in 2007, 295 in 2006 and 257 from 2005 when Crikey was sold.

January (7 stories)

How to revitalise the public company AGM
Tuesday, January 12, 2016

How Chaney can get the Shell men out of Woodside
Monday, January 18, 2016

Some meaty succession issues for the Lowys at Westfield
Tuesday, January 19, 2016

How board tilts can deliver for shareholders
Thursday, January 21, 2016

The "naughty nine" which delayed rem disclosure in February 2015
Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Stand by for a deluge of write-downs
Thursday, January 28, 2016

Preview piece on political donations data dump
Friday, January 29, 2016

February (12 stories)

Can media help deliver campaign finance reform
Monday, February 1, 2016

Six juicy snippets from donations data
Tuesday, February 2, 2016

How media helped with Leighton insider trading prosecution
Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Why the ABC is to blame for our lax campaign finance laws
Thursday, February 4, 2016

News Corp's crazy campaign against ICAC
Friday, February 5, 2016

Mark Vaile's unfounded coal optimism
Monday, February 8, 2016

Wrap of the big write-downs
Friday, February 12, 2016

Can Cormann and Stuart Robert fix campaign finance
Monday, February 15, 2016

Property taxes, rate capping and Murdoch rent seeking
Thursday, February 18, 2016

Why Kevin Andrews should retire
Monday, February 23, 2016

How senate voting stacks the deck against independent candidates
Thursday, February 25, 2016

Why is Senate voting so unfair for independents?
Friday, February 26, 2016

March (5 stories)

JSCOM powers ahead with Senate voting reform
Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Who can save Slater and Gordon?
Thursday, March 3, 2016

Rupert Murdoch's democratic triple play
Friday, March 4, 2016

Inside mayor Doyle's credit card snafu (pro bono)
Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Just what is Twiggy up to? (pro bono)
Wednesday, March 9, 2016

April (7 stories)

Murdoch culture opposes corruption fighting and investigative journalism
Monday, April 4, 2016

Can Lib-Lab duopoly keep resisting a Federal ICAC
Wednesday, April 6, 2016

The Australian vs Clive Palmer
Wednesday, April 13, 2016

What next for Col Allan - a job with Donald Trump?
Monday, April 18, 2016

Senators should reform campaign finance not just talk about it (pro bono)
Wednesday, April 20, 2016

How News Corp extracted 230k from City of Melbourne (pro bono)
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Is Xenophon serious about national campaign?
Friday, April 29, 2016

May (6 stories)

What Melbourne should do about President Trump (pro bono)
Monday, May 2, 2016

Revealing the Menzies campaign for Crikey (pro bono)
Monday, May 9, 2016

Minor parties and independents should disclose hung parliament intentions (pro bono)
Monday, May 16

Can Four Corners kick-start some campaign finance reform? (pro bono)
Monday, May 23

Disclosing donations online, but will Kevin Andrews match this? (pro bono)
Thursday, May 26

How James Mathison should take on Tony Abbott in Warringah (pro bono)
Monday, May 30

June (4 stories and 41 for first half year)

Mad in Menzies after Leader Newspapers intervention (pro bono)
Monday, June 6

Campaign update after Menzies ballot draw (pro bono)
Friday, June 10

Hob-nobbing heaven at PM's Olympic Dinner (pro bono)
Monday, June 20

Taking on Michael Kroger over the "true liberal" (pro bono)
Friday, June 24

July (2 stories)

Attacks on $1m Turnbull donation are a beat up
Monday, July 18, 2016

Major parties have pocketed $275m over 7 elections
Thursday, July 28

August (4 stories)

Which companies delay releasing their remuneration reports?
Monday, August 1, 2016

What to do with the 20 remaining all male ASX200 boards
Tuesday, August 2, 2016

What can the Murdoch man in Melbourne do about Roger Ailes?
Thursday, August 11, 2016

Full list of Asian investments in power infrastructure
Monday, August 15, 2016

September (1 story)

Murdoch salaries set new records
Monday, September 26, 2016

October (4 stories)
Can Robert Doyle pull a Clomo?
October 7, 2016

Rem strike against market darling CSL
Thursday, October 14, 2016

Invoiced to here

Two Murdoch AGMs in one day
Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Winners and losers from Victorian council elections
Monday, October 31, 2016

November (7 stories)
Can Melbourne's first Indigenous councillor take her seat? (pro bono)
Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Fairfax continues to duck and weave on executive pay
Thursday, November 3, 2016

CBA becomes first Big Four bank to face remuneration strike (pro bono)
Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Challenging Rupert Murdoch on his failure to allow free speech
Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Who's afraid of Gerry Harvey?
Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Record pay protest vote at Fox AGM
Friday, November 18, 2016

Boral goes over the top and dilutes retail shareholders
Friday, November 25, 2016

December (3)

ASA scores windfall from Hochtief insider trading conviction
Friday, December 9, 2016

Inside the saga of City of Melbourne elections
Monday, December 12, 2016

How Seven West should handle the Worner affair
Thursday, December 22, 2016