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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
'It doesn't worry me' - Speakman on relegation pattern
Sunderland's sporting director Kristjaan Speakman says he isn't worried about the recent history of clubs being promoted to the Premier League and facing immediate relegation. Sunderland won promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs after an added time goal by Tom Watson in the final. Advertisement Watson has now joined Brighton, but speaking to BBC Radio Newcastle Speakman said that all summer transfer decisions will have the long-term goals of the club in mind. When asked if the number of promoted clubs being relegated is worrying, Speakman said: "It doesn't worry me, I think it's a fantastic challenge. Everyone that works at Sunderland has just gone through an incredible challenge of trying to navigate from League One to the Premier League. "This is a challenge everyone is really looking forward to. "When we came to the club we had a multi-year strategy of how we'd get back to the Premier League. That's not just a season-by-season thought process. Advertisement "We're going to continue that way of thinking, we're going to make decisions we think are in the best interest of the club to try to retain our position in the Premier League. "We're going to try ensure we don't make decisions that will negatively impact the club in the long-term, because you've seen before with Sunderland how negative that can be. "As we know, there's some really key decisions coming up around making sure we have a squad capable of trying to achieve that objective. Listen to the interview
The Age
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Age
‘A sexist man': Catley slams Speakman after he calls her ‘hysterical'
NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley has labelled Opposition Leader Mark Speakman a 'sexist man' after he described her as 'hysterical' on the same day he slammed a Victorian Liberal elder for claiming women in the party were 'sufficiently assertive'. In question time on Thursday, Catley seized on the comments made by Speakman at a press conference a day earlier, in which he described her has being 'out of her depth' and giving 'hysterical' answers in parliament. 'Yesterday the leader of the opposition got up after question time and called me hysterical, not once, but twice,' Catley said. 'If a man came in here with a strong view about you deliberately bagging the cops and trying to deliberately confuse the public about who is responsible for cracking down on illicit tobacco, would you have used that language? No. It's a sexist word used by a sexist man.' The remarks were part of Speakman's opening statement at a press conference after Wednesday's question time, as the debate over who should take responsibility for a ballooning tobacco black market continued. 'I asked a very simple question in question time whether a task force was going to be expanded to cover illegal tobacco,' Speakman said at the press conference. 'I got no answer from the police minister, but instead a hysterical response. This minister is clearly out of her depth, you ask a simple question, you just get a hysterical, screaming answer that never engages.' Later that day, the opposition leader took aim at former Victorian treasurer Alan Stockdale for his controversial claim that reverse quotas for men could be needed in the Liberal Party.
Sydney Morning Herald
5 days ago
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘A sexist man': Catley slams Speakman after he calls her ‘hysterical'
NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley has labelled Opposition Leader Mark Speakman a 'sexist man' after he described her as 'hysterical' on the same day he slammed a Victorian Liberal elder for claiming women in the party were 'sufficiently assertive'. In question time on Thursday, Catley seized on the comments made by Speakman at a press conference a day earlier, in which he described her has being 'out of her depth' and giving 'hysterical' answers in parliament. 'Yesterday the leader of the opposition got up after question time and called me hysterical, not once, but twice,' Catley said. 'If a man came in here with a strong view about you deliberately bagging the cops and trying to deliberately confuse the public about who is responsible for cracking down on illicit tobacco, would you have used that language? No. It's a sexist word used by a sexist man.' The remarks were part of Speakman's opening statement at a press conference after Wednesday's question time, as the debate over who should take responsibility for a ballooning tobacco black market continued. 'I asked a very simple question in question time whether a task force was going to be expanded to cover illegal tobacco,' Speakman said at the press conference. 'I got no answer from the police minister, but instead a hysterical response. This minister is clearly out of her depth, you ask a simple question, you just get a hysterical, screaming answer that never engages.' Later that day, the opposition leader took aim at former Victorian treasurer Alan Stockdale for his controversial claim that reverse quotas for men could be needed in the Liberal Party.
Sydney Morning Herald
03-06-2025
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
The unlikely bedfellows as Labor faces showdown on workers' comp laws
The NSW Liberals are in lockstep with unions over Labor's overhaul of workers' compensation laws, refusing to back proposed changes unless the government scraps one of the most controversial aspects of its bill which will see a clamp-down on long-term support for psychological injuries. The opposition's stance will pave the way for a showdown in NSW parliament this week, with Treasurer Daniel Mookhey insisting a rise in psychological injuries was threatening the financial sustainability of the state's workers' compensation scheme and putting significant strain on the state budget. Opposition Leader Mark Speakman on Tuesday confirmed that the Coalition would oppose Mookhey's compensation bill unless the government agreed to axe a new threshold at which people with a serious psychological injury could receive ongoing support or claim damages. The increase to the threshold, known as Whole Person Impairment (WPI), was widely criticised in a snap one-day parliamentary inquiry into the compensation changes last month. The hearing was told that only 27 of the hundreds of employees with a workplace psychological injury each year would be eligible to claim long-term benefits under the new thresholds. With the number of psychological injury claims doubling in the past six years and return-to-work rates falling, the government last week introduced its new laws to parliament to reform compensation for injuries such as post-traumatic stress disorder. The government has already significantly watered down some aspects of its initial reforms, outlined in a draft exposure bill, after they were widely criticised by unions, medical experts and lawyers. However, Speakman said the changes did not go far enough and the Coalition could not support the bill in its current form because it had been hurriedly prepared with little concern for injured workers. 'The opposition will support the bill, but with sensible amendments,' Speakman said. 'We want a scheme that is sustainable, that is fair to workers, fair to business, but does not unduly punish the most severely injured workers, which is what the Minns Labor government is doing.' The opposition's treasury spokesman Damien Tudehope said, 'there is not one member of the Coalition who does not support lower premiums for workers' compensation' but the government had rushed its bill without giving enough thought to how best to support both business and workers.
The Age
03-06-2025
- Business
- The Age
The unlikely bedfellows as Labor faces showdown on workers' comp laws
The NSW Liberals are in lockstep with unions over Labor's overhaul of workers' compensation laws, refusing to back proposed changes unless the government scraps one of the most controversial aspects of its bill which will see a clamp-down on long-term support for psychological injuries. The opposition's stance will pave the way for a showdown in NSW parliament this week, with Treasurer Daniel Mookhey insisting a rise in psychological injuries was threatening the financial sustainability of the state's workers' compensation scheme and putting significant strain on the state budget. Opposition Leader Mark Speakman on Tuesday confirmed that the Coalition would oppose Mookhey's compensation bill unless the government agreed to axe a new threshold at which people with a serious psychological injury could receive ongoing support or claim damages. The increase to the threshold, known as Whole Person Impairment (WPI), was widely criticised in a snap one-day parliamentary inquiry into the compensation changes last month. The hearing was told that only 27 of the hundreds of employees with a workplace psychological injury each year would be eligible to claim long-term benefits under the new thresholds. With the number of psychological injury claims doubling in the past six years and return-to-work rates falling, the government last week introduced its new laws to parliament to reform compensation for injuries such as post-traumatic stress disorder. The government has already significantly watered down some aspects of its initial reforms, outlined in a draft exposure bill, after they were widely criticised by unions, medical experts and lawyers. However, Speakman said the changes did not go far enough and the Coalition could not support the bill in its current form because it had been hurriedly prepared with little concern for injured workers. 'The opposition will support the bill, but with sensible amendments,' Speakman said. 'We want a scheme that is sustainable, that is fair to workers, fair to business, but does not unduly punish the most severely injured workers, which is what the Minns Labor government is doing.' The opposition's treasury spokesman Damien Tudehope said, 'there is not one member of the Coalition who does not support lower premiums for workers' compensation' but the government had rushed its bill without giving enough thought to how best to support both business and workers.
