It was simply untenable for the chair of a media company to seemingly shove a reporter to the ground,laugh,walk off and carry on in the boardroom as if nothing had happened.
The former treasurer would know more than most that careers in the public eye often end in failure.
Those who believe taking the chairman’s scalp will allow a sigh of relief that the crisis has been averted should watch this space.
The former treasurer stepped down as chairman of Nine Entertainment Co days after allegations he shoved a reporter at Canberra Airport.
We are now a country where the wealthy,tax-free oldies are the leaners not the lifters.
Misinformation rules unless context is heard and understood.
As the Nine board discussed the fallout from sexual harassment allegations,chairman Peter Costello was under scrutiny for video footage of an airport incident.
Video released by The Australian newspaper shows Costello hastening his steps before he appears to drop his shoulder into the reporter at Canberra Airport.
The board of Nine has united behind its chief executive after a marathon meeting on Thursday which addressed allegations of poor behaviour at the media group.
Former Stan executive Adrian Foo attended this year’s Australian Open as a guest of Nine less than a year after leaving the company amid inappropriate conduct claims.
Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor,a father of four,says the nation’s falling fertility rate is a growing issue for all economic policymakers.