Cabcharge Australia Ltd

Type: Company
Name: Cabcharge Australia Ltd
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Watchdog warns PM&C over card misuse

The public service watchdog has warned the Prime Minister's Department to keep a closer eye on how its credit cards are used.The Auditor-General sampled about 1500 transactions against three government agencies' cards to ensure the workplaces were protecting ... [Published Canberra Times - May 17 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Struggling to outrun the political sleaze

EARLY next Wednesday, former Speaker Peter Slipper is scheduled to front the ACT Magistrates Court to enter a plea against allegations that he "dishonestly" used Cabcharge dockets to visit Canberra wineries in 2010. The one-time Liberal frontbencher has ... [Published Perth Now - May 16 2013]
First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Clive must surely be having us on

Source: The Courier-Mail HOW long should an April Fool's gag be allowed to run before basic human decency would dictate it needs to be put out of it its misery? These stunts can be funny for those on the inside nudging each other, guffawing and slapping ... [Published Brisbane Courier-Mail - May 13 2013]
First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Slipper the first federal MP to join UAP

Billionaire Clive Palmer's United Australia Party now counts former parliamentary speaker Peter Slipper as a member, as the party 'does not discriminate'.If an Australian citizen makes an application to join the party, is not a member of another political ... [Published BigPond News - May 11 2013]
First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

Election year intrigue

Can the ALP retain government and recover from the record low opinion polling?Most Popular Articles FEDERAL politics will be dominated by the focus on this year’s election, which promises to provide an uncompromising contest and answer some lingering ... [Published The Land Australia - May 04 2013]
First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

Petition against Jetstar takes flight

Petition against credit card surcharges delivered.An online petition against Jetstar's credit card surcharges has gained further support, with more than 35,000 signatures.The petition, constructed as a giant paper plane, has been delivered to the airline's ... [Published e-Travel Blackboard - Apr 15 2013]
First reported Mar 25 2013 - Updated Mar 25 2013 - 1 reports

Slipper granted another adjournment

Former speaker Peter Slipper has been granted a two-week adjournment over allegations he fraudulently used taxpayer-funded taxi vouchers.Slipper is facing three charges relating to the dishonest used of Cabcharge cards in 2010.The Cabcharges were allegedly ... [Published Sydney Morning Herald - Mar 25 2013]
First reported Jan 31 2013 - Updated Jan 31 2013 - 1 reports

Scandal foils attempt at distraction

JULIA GILLARD'S ''turn the torch on Tony'' election-year strategy was derailed on its first day by one of the scandals she was trying to put behind her.Craig Thomson sits on the crossbench and the HSU has disaffiliated from the ALP but the former Labor ... [Published Sydney Morning Herald - Jan 31 2013]
First reported Jan 19 2013 - Updated Jan 19 2013 - 1 reports

Seat of the week: Fisher

Fisher covers the southern part of the Sunshine Coast, from Caloundra north to Mooloolaba on the coast and inland to Maleny and the Glass House Mountains. It originally extended inland to Gympie and Kingaroy when it was created in 1949, but assumed a ... [Published The Poll Bludger - Jan 19 2013]

Quotes

The report said the "incidence of misuse in the sample of credit-card transactions examined . . . was very low, and the audited agencies' controls were effective in identifying such misuse"
Asked if he was happy to have Mr Slipper join the party, Mr Palmer said, "I didn't say that at all. I haven't got a view on it."
"I invited every member of federal parliament publicly to join the party and from that perspective it's good that one of them has" Mr Palmer said
According to IBISWorld industry analyst Ricky Willianto, "flush consumers and businesspeople supported industry revenue growth in the years leading up to the global financial crisis. Corporate spending grew steadily, with business travellers preferring the convenience of taxis and silver service or luxury sedan transport to airport transit and buses." Continued strong growth in real disposable income encouraged increased spending on cafes, restaurants, pubs, clubs and recreation activities, helping...

More Content

All (18) | News (15) | Reports (0) | Blogs (2) | Audio/Video (0) | Fact Sheets (1) | Press Releases (0)
sort by: Date | Relevance
Watchdog warns PM&C over card misuse [Published Canberra Times - May 17 2013]
Struggling to outrun the political sleaze [Published Perth Now - May 16 2013]
Clive must surely be having us on [Published Brisbane Courier-Mail - May 13 2013]
Slipper's UAP membership rescinded [Published Business Spectator - May 12 2013]
Confusion surrounds Slipper move [Published NEWS.com.au - May 12 2013]
Slipper the first federal MP to join UAP [Published BigPond News - May 11 2013]
Slipper the first federal MP to join UAP [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 11 2013]
Taxi and Limousine Transport in Australia Indus... [Published Individual.com - May 06 2013]
Election year intrigue [Published The Land Australia - May 04 2013]
Petition against Jetstar takes flight [Published e-Travel Blackboard - Apr 15 2013]
Slipper granted another adjournment [Published Sydney Morning Herald - Mar 25 2013]
Scandal foils attempt at distraction [Published Sydney Morning Herald - Jan 31 2013]
Seat of the week: Fisher [Published The Poll Bludger - Jan 19 2013]
Another Week of GW News, January 13, 2012 [A Fe... [Published ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - Jan 14 2013]
Australian court throws out allegations against... [Published World Socialist Web Site - Dec 13 2012]
Rodeo rocks Delta's day [Published Townsville Bulletin - Oct 16 2012]
Stand by for a fresh round of personal attacks [Published Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 07 2012]
Fact Sheet for Cabcharge Australia Ltd [Published Silobreaker - Nov 27 2009]
1
In Focus
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
Content Volume
Document Volume
Network
Network

Blogs

sort by: Date | Relevance
Seat of the week: Fisher [Published The Poll Bludger - Jan 19 2013]
Fisher covers the southern part of the Sunshine Coast, from Caloundra north to Mooloolaba on the coast and inland to Maleny and the Glass House Mountains. It originally extended inland to Gympie and Kingaroy when it was created in 1949, but assumed a ...
Another Week of GW News, January 13, 2012 [A Fe... [Published ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - Jan 14 2013]
Logging the Onset of The Bottleneck Years This weekly posting is brought to you courtesy of H. E. Taylor . Happy reading, I hope you enjoy this week’s Global Warming news roundup skip to bottom Another Week of Global Warming News Information ...
1
Contact Us
Sales
Support


Freebase CC-BY Some image thumbnails are sourced from Freebase, licensed under CC-BY

Copyright (C) 2013 Silobreaker Ltd. All rights reserved.
The selection and placement of stories and images on any Silobreaker page are determined automatically by a computer program.
The time or date displayed reflects when an article was added to or updated in Silobreaker.