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	JEFF KENNETT - PREMIER OF VICTORIA - CRIME, CORRUPTION, OTHER ILLEGAL DEALINGS.
		That the Police did not charge Kennett, even though the assault was televised may have something to do with his backing them in refusing to hold a Royal Commission into the force, in spite of repeated cases of Victoria Police Corruption at the highest levels.
		Kennett's use of taxpayer's funds for his own purposes and to gag investigation seems to be a common trait of government in Victoria.
		Kennett stated on 20/11/97 that his wife had used the Visa card as the shop had not accepted American Express, which was another card his wife had.
	www.smuggled.com /ken1.htm (1937 words)

	Jeff Kennett - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kennett was born in Melbourne and educated at Scotch College.
		Kennett was elected as a Liberal Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Burwood in 1976, and in 1981 he became Minister for Housing, Immigration and Ethnic Affairs in the government of Dick Hamer.
		Kennett won the October 1992 election in a landslide as a result of the public's disillusionment with the Labor government, which was held responsible for the state's economic and budgetary crisis.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jeff_Kennett (1651 words)

	The Poll Bludger
		Kennett’s approach to the election campaign suggested that he saw it as an opportunity to build his Melbourne-centric personality cult, and to rub his enemies’ noses in what he saw as a looming triumph.
		Kennett presumably imagined that this would only be heard by un-Victorian basket-weaving leftists, but the footage that appeared on that night’s television news bulletins did incalculable damage to his image, particularly in the country.
		If Kennett had inspired a swing of 5 per cent to 6 per cent in these areas that was not reciprocated elsewhere, he could have added a respectability to the scoreboard out of proportion with the overall statewide swing.
	www.pollbludger.com /356 (2714 words)

	Jeff Kennett - A Twentieth Century Machiavellian Prince?
		Jeff Kennett is one who, whether knowingly or not, owes much to the teachings of Machiavelli.
		Kennett must be admired for the way he has stuck to this rule despite threats of a strong electoral backlash, and to his credit it has paid off in regard to the Grand Prix.
		Kennett's purpose stops at achieving his ends, not the perpetuation of his government whose fate is decided by the people every four years; power is for him a means.
	www.australianpolitics.com /states/vic/kennett.shtml (2224 words)

	Is Mark Latham the new Jeff Kennett? - www.theage.com.au
		Jeff is back, with only names of the parties changed to protect the innocent.
		In the case of Kennett, by his final, overblown election campaign, the point was reached where the difference between Jeff and Victoria was one of terminology, not degree.
		As with Kennett, Latham's refusal to allow politics to get in the way of a good personality is his greatest weakness and his greatest strength.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/12/03/1070351648871.html?from=storyrhs (843 words)

	ALOR - OnTarget Vol.31 - No.36
		Originally Jeff Kennett sought to soothe the fears of Victorian electors by stating that as soon as possible self-government would be restored to the people; that they could elect Councillors for the new amalgamated Councils his officials were creating.
		But Jeff Kennett revealed his innate itch for more power when he suggested that the Commissioners administering Greater Melbourne were doing such a good job that they should be allowed to carry on with their work.
		Jeff Kennett is too shallow to understand that his grandiose planning will eventually contribute to the establishment of a totalitarian Australia in which not only Municipal Government, but also State Governments will be swept away.
	www.alor.org /Volume31/Vol31No36.htm (3703 words)

	Kennett set to become Hawthorn president - AFL - Sport - smh.com.au (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett is set to become the new president of AFL club Hawthorn after being appointed to the board.
		Kennett, a life long Hawthorn supporter, was also named vice president and has won the support of the board to succeed Ian Dicker as president at the club's annual general meeting on December 14.
		Kennett said he would welcome any other challengers for the president's position although he may well be elected unopposed.
	www.smh.com.au /news/afl/kennett-set-to-become-hawthorn-president/2005/08/23/1124562843390.html (332 words)

	Carlo Carli MLA
		Kennett's winning style by Carlo Carli MP Jeff Kennett and his coalition went into the 1996 election with a lot of unpopular policies - opinion polls told us their policies on privatisation, transport, health, education had strong opposition.
		Jeff Kennett has used this leadership style and populist tactics to win support with political constituencies which were once assumed to be close to Labor.
		Kennett is a strong leader followed by a motley collection of nervous followers.
	home.vicnet.net.au /~ccarli/archive/kennett.html (1213 words)

	The social background of the Victorian state elections: A political comment
		Kennett's advocacy of various fashionable and supposedly “progressive” causes, such as drug legalisation and the holding of a “Depression Summit”, coupled with his loud denunciations of Pauline Hanson's “One Nation” (a position he shares with leading sections of the ruling elite), have provided the rationale for these layers to make their peace.
		In other words, not opposition to Kennett's attacks on social conditions per se, but an appeal to the Liberals that the unions be allowed to collaborate in their implementation.
		Kennett's latest election advertisement features the words “Kennett f.....g rules, OK!”, demonstrating just how focussed the Liberals are on taking advantage of the low level of political consciousness among young people and orienting it in a right-wing, individualist direction.
	www.wsws.org /articles/1999/sep1999/vic-s11.shtml (2424 words)

	Jeff Kennett hope
		Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett hopes veteran ruckman Peter "Spida" Everitt will follow Shane Crawford's lead and settle for a one-year deal with the Hawks.
		Kennett said yesterday Crawford's decision to agree to a new 12-month deal was common sense.
		Kennett last night made it clear the Hawks would not entertain a two-year deal for Everitt, who turns 32 next Friday.
	www.hawkheadquarters.com /article.aspx?articleid=2307 (99 words)

	THE RESIGN JEFF REVIEW: Number 2
		Kennett has scrapped the Accident Compensation Tribunal, sacking its nine judges, abolished the position of the Equal Opportunity Commissioner, refused to renew the terms of three members of the Victorian Administrative Appeals Tribunal with past links to the Labor Party, and plans to reduce the power of the DPP.
		Kennett expressed strong views about Section 55 when speaking about the Labor member for Richmond, Mr Theo Sidiropoulos, who was a member of a non-profit cooperative that was devoted to producing a Greek/English newspaper and advancing the cause of the Labor movement.
		JEFF KENNETT, faced with a very-much-for-profit breach of Section 55, hollowly claims he'd like to fight it in court, but will leave it up to his private Parliament to decide if Section 61a should be used to get him out of hot water.
	members.optusnet.com.au /thesquiz/rjr2.htm (1673 words)

	The Guilty Party - Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett Exposed? (part two)
		Anyway, why did Kennett want to see me? He had the media eating out of his hand and they were constantly pushing the crap that his government was looking after the taxi drivers.
		Kennett (as part of the Research Unit), and – on a seconded part-time basis since around November last - on the staff of for Peter Costello, Deputy leader of the Opposition.
		Kennett will have behaved very badly in making this claim at campaign’s end … The end of the Kennett story should be watched carefully and, if necessary, Mr.
	www.gwb.com.au /gwb/news/pc/kennet1.htm (1265 words)

	The Guilty Party - Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett Exposed?
		As a result, Minister Bill Baxter, Terry O’Keefe at the VTD and Jeff Kennett were able to prevent most of the public from ever knowing what the taxi drivers themselves had voted on in terms of securing their own safety in future.
		Most of the time, Kennett seemed to be hiding from drivers; except when he arranged for cameras to be present and knew in advance that the particular drivers wouldn’t give him trouble.
		You see at the time, Kennett had effectively vetoed a proposal by cabbies to be allowed to demand fares up front when they feared the risk of not getting paid.
	www.gwb.com.au /gwb/news/pc/kennett.htm (960 words)

	M/C Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Jeff Kennett, previously referred to as the most successful politician of his generation (amongst other things), was forced to eat humble pie and pass office to a somewhat under-prepared Labor government.
		Jeff Kennett kicked off the Internet campaign by launching http://www.jeff.com.au, a site dedicated, as its name suggested, to the cult of personality surrounding "Jeff".
		Mayne's insider status with the Kennett government and his experience as a journalist had convinced him that the Melbourne media was incapable of putting any real pressure on the Premier.
	reviews.media-culture.org.au /sections.php?op=printpage&artid=52 (1138 words)

	PREMIER TAKES ACTION TO ENSURE WORLD-CLASS TAXIS FOR VICTORIA
		Mr Kennett said from today, all new taxis registered would have to be Yellow and he expected Victoria's full fleet of 3800 taxis to be a uniform colour by the Year 2000.
		Mr Kennett said the new taxis would also have registration numbers printed in large bold numbers on both sides of the taxi, as well as on the registration plates and inside the taxi, to ensure that customers were able to identify the taxi if they were in any way dissatisfied with the service.
		Mr Kennett said he believe these reforms would be welcomed by all Victorians, as well as visitors to the State whose first contact was in many cases taxi drivers.
	www.dpc.vic.gov.au /domino/web_notes/pressrel.nsf/01642c8f68a8a2444a25620d002cb4df/cd1340fa9a5dfa184a2561f10037dfdb?OpenDocument (874 words)

	IPA in the News \| Mr Privatisation has Transformed Victoria
		Kennett is one of the most able operators in Australian politics.
		Kennett the Premier is notably better than Kennett the Opposition Leader, because he needs the extra discipline that being in government provides.
		Kennett has also played well his enormous advantage of being naturally in favour of working class fun---cars, sport, the Crown Casino---against an ALP Opposition with a fatal penchant for trendy, inner-city wowserism.
	www.ipa.org.au /files/news_638.html (641 words)

	Jottings on the Victorian State Election - On Line Opinion - 15/9/1999
		Kennett had not one but two landslides, so this was a danger election for him.
		Kennett had built his coalitions across socio-demographic boundaries in Melbourne, but he had neglected the bush.
		With most of the reform agenda implemented some voters, rather than rewarding Kennett by keeping him on, were prepared to look at someone who might give them a bit more space to enjoy their place in the sun.
	www.onlineopinion.com.au /view.asp?article=1840 (1225 words)

	REALJEFF.COM - Jeff Today
		The Real Jeff spoke to John Laws on the issue of insubordination earlier this week.
		Jeff and John might both speak a lot of bullshit, but both of them have patches of critical self-reflection, which surely go along way to make up for the rest.
		As John and Jeff both know, a little frankness every once in a while about your own immorality and ignorance can be funny and even endearing.
	yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au /~vik/realjeff/today/news2.html (256 words)

	John Quiggin » Souffle rising a third time ? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The core of Kennett’s political appeal in the 1990s was the claim that, thanks to Labor’s mismanagement, Victoria was in a state of crisis that could only be remedied by the radical free-market reforms he advocated.
		Kennett’s biggest problem though, is that everything the Bracks government has done can be seen as preparation against a possible Kennett comeback.
		Kennett was a dynamic factor in Victorian state politics in the 1990s.
	johnquiggin.com /index.php/archives/2006/05/05/souffle-rising-a-third-time (2805 words)

	Jeff Kennett - Saxton Speaker Bureau - Speaker Details
		He served in the Liberal Government in the early 1980's as Minister for Housing, Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs and Minister Responsible for Aboriginal Affairs and was elected Leader of the Opposition in October 1982.
		Mr Kennett continued as Premier during the coalition’s second term, as well as serving as Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Minister for the Arts.
		As Victoria grew in confidence, Mr Kennett's national popularity soared, to the extent that he was widely regarded as Australia's strongest leader during this period.
	www.saxton.com.au /default.asp?sd8=1357 (365 words)

	Jeff Kennett quits radio 3AK - smh.com.au
		Some were glad he was gone, but for the most part, Jeff Kennett's former listeners on Melbourne radio 3AK were disappointed he had suddenly quit.
		"The Honourable Jeff Kennett stood up at the end and said that he wasn't happy at various things, and announced he was resigning as a director and presenter on 3AK," Mr Chatfield told 3AK.
		Helen from Chadstone said she was "most disappointed that Jeff Kennett has gone".
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/11/25/1038173686826.html (391 words)

	Another KenNett Work Web Page
		I was adopted by Jim and Sylvia Kennett in Methuen, MA in 1963.
		The Kennetts are descendants of King Canute, the positive royal who commanded the sea to roll back.
		Collette Kennett seemed to have done a good deal of research though she is not online yet.
	www.guildweb.com /kennetts/drivel.htm (7703 words)

	IPA in the News \| Left in the shade of monument to reform
		The difference between the two state leaders is that Kennett put his political capital on the line to achieve change, while Carr did not.
		Kennett tackled head-on the problems in the state's electricity industry.
		Kennett introduced sweeping reforms that were risky and innovative.
	www.ipa.org.au /files/news_1002.html (922 words)

	AM - Jeff Kennett joins calls for inquiry into Rau affair
		Jeff Kennett, who is now the head of the Beyond Blue depression initiative, says Ms Rau's case is just the tip of the iceberg.
		JEFF KENNETT: It is absolutely vital, that any inquiry be a public inquiry with judicial powers.
		That the current individual who has been selected to head it up, with due respect to his policing knowledge, does not have sufficient knowledge of understanding the health system and therefore he should be joined by another person, probably a senior bureaucrat who understands the health system to assist him in the inquiry.
	www.abc.net.au /am/content/2005/s1299801.htm (568 words)

	Media Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		After leaving on good terms in 1994 to be Herald Sun business editor, Stephen progressively fell-out with Jeff Kennett, culminating in his publication of the jeffed.com website during the 1999 state election, which had quite an impact.
		Notably, he aired the previously unheard claim that another former Kennett Government staffer and daughter of a Kennett Government minister had gained remarkable wealth by becoming 25 per cent owner of a consultancy with key government contracts.
		When Jeff Kennett resigned from Parliament, Stephen ran in the Burwood by election in December 1999 and came third out of five candidates with 6.63% of the vote, more than the Green candidate.
	www.peoplepower.org.au /StephenMayneCV.htm (969 words)

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		In a style reminiscent of her unbiased ABC days, Ms Delahunty asserted that under the Kennett Government "educational involvement dropped to the lowest in the country" but that "the Bracks Government’s serious and targeted reinvestment is starting to show dividends" (Herald Sun 14/2).
		In reality, in the last five years of the Kennett Government, the Commission’s estimates show that Victoria’s actual spending per head on government schools was higher than needed to meet the average level for the States.
		This "gap" obsession was also a major criticism of the Kennett Government’ self-governing schools policy and it continues to be an obstacle to further reform of the Victorian government education system.
	www.ipe.net.au /vicken.html (5441 words)

	The Kennett Paper - Jeff Darman receives Lebow Award in N.Y. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Kennett Square Councilman and Lebow Award winner Jeff Darman stands outside the JP Morgan Chase building on Park Avenue in New York City on Friday after having received his trophy at a ceremonial breakfast.
		Kennett Square Borough Council member and sports marketing agent Jeff Darman received the 2002 Fred Lebow Award last week from the National Distance Running Hall of Fame for his lifetime contribution to the sport of long distance running.
		He is the director and creator of SGMA Capital Challenge, a three-mile footrace for teams captained by U.S. senators, members of Congress, the executive branch, the media and federal judiciary.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=5987645&BRD=2250&PAG=461&dept_id=451991&rfi=6 (398 words)

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