Michael Short | The Zone | 13th Aug 2013 ‘Interview with Michael Short, opinion page editor of the Melbourne Age newspaper, published in his column ‘The Zone’ Michael Short: Saul Eslake, welcome to The Zone. Thank you for your time. You have been one of Australia’s leading economists and public policy analysts for a quarter […]

Tim Colebatch | Sydney Morning Herald | 16th June 2009 WE thought we knew Peter Costello well, and in a sense we did: the tall blond guy with the swagger of self-confidence, the master of the wounding jibe, the frowning, serious treasurer in a dark blue suit, the fluent wit and speaker. All these were […]

Andrew Probyn | The West Australian | 7th December 2007

Peter Martin | Peter Costello at close quarters | 26th November 2007 Costello “liked to weild the power that had been bestowed upon him.” There was “an implicit threat of unspecified retaliation” Question time has lost its spark. No-one in parliament could hold a candle to Peter Costello as an entertainer. All the talk about […]