Charity had high-profile support but no trace of paper trail Apr 21, 2008
The charity, which once had the support of the Packer family and such high profile backers as Alan Jones and Russell Crowe, is in the spotlight after The Sunday Telegraph published allegations that Mr Gambin financially mismanaged it ... In 2005 Russell Crowe premiered his film Cinderella Man at a charity fund-raiser hosted by Alan Jones and sponsored by the Packers that raised $1. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
2008 Spanish GP Preview Apr 15, 2008
1980 (Alan Jones, WILLIAMS). 1981 (Gilles Villeneuve, FERRARI). (Suite101.com)
Townhouses raise jockey club's hackles Apr 12, 2008
Speculation at the time linked the advertising man John Singleton and the broadcaster Alan Jones to Waterhouse's consortium. Both men denied the rumours. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Taking note of a Welsh cricketer's moment of test glory Apr 11, 2008
"Players were awarded England caps, but the matches are no longer considered to have test status. Alan Jones (born 4.11.38) made his only appearance for England in this series, scoring 5 and 0, he did not bowl and took no catches.". Contained therein is a sad, unique story, but also the righting of an injustice. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Jail mums and dads whose kids wag school? Apr 2, 2008
Such a ridiculous idea that me thinks Morrie must be so low on friends that he is stooping to the depths of trying to impress the likes of Alan Jones and those types. Morrie, you're better off without any friends. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Williams celebrate past but focus on future Mar 5, 2008
" Williams have run a series of liveries in pre-season testing, celebrating their anniversary and highlighting their record in figures -- 233,787 km raced, 34,651 km led, 2,552.5 points scored, 129 fastest laps, 125 pole positions, 113 victories and so on. One of them carried handwritten messages from the seven champions -- Australian Alan Jones, Finland's Keke Rosberg, Brazilian Nelson Piquet, France's Alain Prost, Canadian Jacques Villeneuve and Britons Nigel Mansell and Damon Hill. "I was the... (International Herald Tribune)
Williams finished on Miss Feb 11, 2008
Miss Finland is trained by David Hayes and included in the ownership are Arrowfield Stud principal John Messara and broadcasting heavyweight Alan Jones ... Alan Jones loses appeal against conviction. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Truce may hurt for sprinters Feb 11, 2008
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A1GP's Jones hears call of Gold Coast Feb 10, 2008
Three years ago, Team Australia's Alan Jones pushed for a Sydney venue because of its many and varied migrants. He hoped they would turn out in droves to support the national teams. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Success breeds shake-up Feb 3, 2008
Stirling Moss would have topped the list in 1958, Jim Clark (1963, '65) would have won another two titles (1964, '67), and Australia's Alan Jones added the 1979 crown to the one he wore in 1980. Richards still busy. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Jones gives failed drivers a rev-up Feb 3, 2008
TEAM Australia boss Alan Jones is demonstrably thankful ... Speed queen Leanne Tander, who narrowly lost the title last year, has caught the eye of Alan Jones. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Men behaving badly Feb 3, 2008
" Carey's angry reaction to being rebuked was similar to broadcaster Alan Jones' indignant response after he was attacked in a public hearing for accepting "cash for comment". "By the next day, Jones had turned it around into a rant about small-minded bureaucrats trying to cut down tall poppies," Bartsch says. It is one thing to be a "larrikin", as a compulsive philanderer like Shane Warne could at best be painted, or a drug-taking party boy like Cousins, but a wife-beater is quite another.... (Sydney Morning Herald)
V8s a retirement home: Jones Feb 2, 2008
TEAM AUSTRALIA boss Alan Jones has controversially stated V8 supercars is where A1GP drivers "go to retire". Jones made the comment after being asked how he thought a V8 supercar driver would go driving an open-wheeler in the A1GP series, which hits Sydney's Eastern Creek this weekend. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Jones puts faith in rookie driver to revive Australia's ailingseason Feb 1, 2008
TEAM Australia boss Alan Jones expects new driver John Martin to raise some eyebrows at this weekend's A1GP round at Sydney's Eastern Creek Raceway. The 23-year-old is one of Australia's better formula one prospects, having already completed one season in the British F3 series and securing another drive for 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Pressure on Martin Jan 20, 2008
THE heat is on freshly minted A1 Grand Prix Team Australia driver John Martin - and the boss of the green and gold outfit, Alan Jones - heading into today's New Zealand round at Taupo. Jones asked his A1 World Cup driver Ian Dyk to step aside after a disappointing outing in Zhuhai, China, last month. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Deans urged to 'cut the coaching fat' Dec 14, 2007
Evans, who assisted Alan Jones during the mid-1980s and Rod Macqueen at the 1999 World Cup, doubted he would keep his job as a skills coach. "Surely they are not going to go down the track of the last four or five years with numerous coaches and no constructive work being done," Evans said. (The Age)
Hamilton up for Schu showdown Dec 7, 2007
This has led to suggestions that the 38-year-old German is preparing a comeback more than a year after he retired, a move which has received the backing of the former world champion Alan Jones. "Niki Lauda was out for several seasons and came back and won the title. Michael could do the same," Jones said. (Guardian Unlimited -- Sport)
Suitors in spotlight as Wallabies look for perfect match Nov 24, 2007
Friday November 23, 2007. The search for the next Wallabies coach remains frustratingly stalled amid continuing debate, with Australian Rugby Union boss John O'Neill sidelined because of a neck injury that required an operation. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
All the Wallabies and O'Neill want for Christmas is ... a coach Nov 20, 2007
In this case, Alan Jones could be announced in December as the successful bidder for the ARU's "Raise the Titanic" mission ... "If John Mitchell [Western Force coach] had applied, I wouldn't have had a problem. But as soon as Deans withdrew from the selection process and said his preferred option was to coach the All Blacks, as far as I'm concerned, it meant he didn't want to coach Australia. "In any case, we already have a number of outstanding candidates and Alan Jones is by far the best of... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Greens can't rain on nuclear parade Nov 17, 2007
Welcome to Herald Sun. Greens can't rain on nuclear parade. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Maybe it was something she wrote Nov 14, 2007
John Howard and Alan Jones, together at last. For the first time this campaign the pair appear tomorrow night for Eastwood Rugby Football Club's fund-raiser at North Ryde RSL. The former Wallaby captain John Eales is MCing the $50-a-head night. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
No need for Dogs to throw Willie a bone Nov 10, 2007
So, how do you think Alan Jones will have gone in his presentation to the Australian Rugby committee yesterday afternoon, in his quest to once again become Wallabies coach. My guess is, brilliantly. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Zipping back to the top Nov 2, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. A lengthy stint in Hong Kong hasn't dulled jockey Danny Nikolic's hunger for group 1 glory, writes Craig Young. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Ties that bind give Nikolic great hope Nov 2, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. TO WIN the Melbourne Cup on Zipping for owner Lloyd Williams would mean a lot to jockey Danny Nikolic. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
A fair deal for racing is nowhere in sight Nov 2, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Max PresnellNovember 2, 2007. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Miss Perfect Oct 27, 2007
It was October 1999 and Messara was on holidays in France with his family and some close friends, including the radio commentator Alan Jones, and determined to stay up to listen to the Caulfield Guineas ... "I say she is my Miss World, she's my girlfriend. But she's their daughter because they bred her. Alan Jones rings me as a mentor, as a sports lover, to see if he can do anything to help me.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Ground is a bit shaky high on moral mountain Oct 27, 2007
That's when I realised it had to be the Brazilian " Alan Jones, to the suggestion made by the chairman of the Queensland Rugby Union that he once again take over the Wallabies coaching reins: "I'm available. " John Kosmina, the new Sydney FC coach on being offered the job: "I said yes before Andrew [Kemeny, the club's chairman] could say hello. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Martin's walking away from fields of dreams Oct 26, 2007
"David [Hayes] came out of another room with [Miss Finland's connections] Alan Jones, John Messara, Craig Williams and Nick Columb, and they sort of bustled out with a more like, 'Good luck, boys, you're going to need it. You're not going to beat Miss Finland.' Anyway we devised a plan. He'd be up running fourth or fifth. But that went out the window because he missed the start and settled back last.". These days Field Of Omagh is at the Living Legends, a retirement home for top-notch... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Jones apologises to Coates over Olympic barbs Oct 3, 2007
For my part, I am more than happy to apologise to him because what he was saying to the media made a lot of sense," Alan Jones.Photo: Jim Rice Broadcaster Alan Jones has apologised on air to Australian Olympic boss John Coates over comments he made in a broadcast from Beijing in August. Jones accused the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) chairman of offending Chinese Olympic organisers with comments he made about air pollution and food in the 2008 host city. The Macquarie Radio host, who has... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Cup campaign in tatters Sep 16, 2007
Former Wallabies coach Alan Jones (not) gives his hot tips for coaching top teams in the rugby world cup. Video. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
England are in reverse: Jones Sep 13, 2007
Wednesday September 12, 2007. THE England side in France to defend the World Cup is not of the same calibre as the one that won it in 2003, according to former Wallabies coach Eddie Jones. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Top 10s on fast track Sep 12, 2007
Wednesday September 12, 2007. Larkham likes look of new crop of pivots, writes Greg Growden in Montpellier. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Formula One: 4-way drivers' battle is new twist on old Grand Prix story Sep 6, 2007
Such an approach to racing maintains that if a team's drivers are treated equally and allowed to race each other, their chances of winning a title might be jeopardized as they fight each other and split the points, as happened at the Williams team in 1981 - when Alan Jones and Carlos Reutmann won enough points together for Williams to take the constructors' title, but Nelson Piquet won the drivers' title in a Brabham. While Jean Todt, the Ferrari director, may not have changed his philosophy of... (International Herald Tribune)
Booze lobby rolls Clover Aug 26, 2007
The trainers may have Alan Jones on their side but superstitious types could be forgiven for thinking that the Pope has someone slightly more powerful on his. Source: The Sun-Herald. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Flying start in hunt for V8 drivers Aug 19, 2007
THE McLaren team is decidedly uncomfortable with all the tension and growing bitterness between Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso but 1980 world champion Alan Jones, who relished the aggro with his then Williams teammate Carlos Reutemann when he was at his prime, is loving the colourful intra-team clashes between the two world championship contenders. Jones says he lapped up the Hamilton-Alonso dramas on and off the track at the recent Hungarian Grand Prix. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Racing with the enemy Aug 12, 2007
Alan Jones interview ... Alan Jones, the 1980 world champion, is from another era of motor racing but, in some respects, very little has changed. (Guardian Unlimited)
Wanna trade? Aug 7, 2007
Maybe I need to stop listening to Alan Jones. I love Puzzle Quest. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Family politics the winning ticket for this young orator Jul 31, 2007
Daniel outlined how the middle class align themselves with the oppressed to assuage guilt, and he praised Alan Jones for championing the middle class, who are oppressed by intellectuals and dole bludgers. Swain will compete in the national final in Canberra on August 20. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Critics are soft on terrorism: Andrews Jul 31, 2007
" Earlier Mr Andrews attacked those who have criticised his handling of the Haneef case by implying they are soft on terrorism. "You know, sometimes when I listen to the critics I wonder whether people want a bomb to go off in Sydney before they'll actually do something," Mr Andrews told Alan Jones today. Mr Andrews hit the talkback radio stations en masse today to attack both his critics and Dr Haneef whose visa he revoked despite terrorist charges against him being dropped. This afternoon, Mr... (Sydney Morning Herald)
Rival dragged into Ferrari's sabotage claims Jul 8, 2007
Australia's only other formula one world champion, Alan Jones, ranked a close third. The versatile Jim Richards - the racer's racer - was voted fourth, thanks to his successes in many theatres of motor sport and his astonishing longevity at the top. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Packer-Baxter lavish wedding on track Jun 17, 2007
Also expected to attend are radio personality Alan Jones, television and AFL "it" man Eddie McGuire, Today host Karl Stefanovic, best man David Gyngell and Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch. The bride's parents, Sheelah and Michael Baxter, a lawyer from Gunnedah in north-west NSW, will attend, and her sister, Joanna, will be bridesmaid. (Ninemsn)
Bride dresses to the Nines Jun 16, 2007
Alan Jones, Karl Stefanovic, the Sea Eagles president Joe Cross, Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch, the chef Guillaume Brahimi, the PBL executives John Alexander and Ian Law, Shane and Simone Warne and even Packer's personal acupuncturist and shiatsu therapist, Ronnie Stein, are on the guest list. The celebrations will happen at a variety of venues, including the family yacht Arctic P and Packer's new $50 million Mangusta cruiser. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Is Kimi already cursing move from McLaren to Ferrari? Jun 10, 2007
"For the sake of continuity and stability we're going with Ian," Team Australia boss Alan Jones said. Jones is the first to concede his squad lacked the consistency required to mount a serious assault in the 2006-07 campaign. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Soph's sortie in the suburbs Jun 9, 2007
Most guests are expected to arrive in France towards the end of next week, the roll-up including Packer's groomsmen David Gyngell (with wife Leila McKinnon) and Damian Aspinall;, family confidant and former employee Alan Jones; Karl Stefanovic (invited by James over the phone last weekend); Packer executives Ian Law and John Alexander and Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch; Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes along with Shane and Simone Warne. On Baxter's side there will be good mate and fellow model Jonathan... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Metrop first for O'Hara as Jordans lead merry dance May 20, 2007
" The old firm of Kerry and Chris Jordan would have been proud of O'Hara's achievement. The Kiwi brothers are horseman of the finest order and it was there to see when Fulmonti ($6.50) ground out a tough win in the PJ Gallagher's Irish Pub Handicap. The pair had a change of role this time round, with Chris Jordan training Fulmonti and his brother playing stablehand. There was a time when Kerry Jordan was the trainer and Chris, who represented New Zealand in rugby league, was his No.1 man. They... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Should Eddie have resigned? May 18, 2007
All these Channel Nine, Channel Seven, Channel Ten and News Ltd., personalities like Eddie McGuire, Alan Jones, Piers Ackerman etcetera. etcetera are just Liberal Party stooges. (The Age)
Economy's booming, why is Howard behind? May 17, 2007
human threshing machines, WMD, smirking Costello, stupid Heffernan, sycophanticism with Alan Jones et al, smugness, not knowing when to bow out, Kyoto, core promises, non-core promises, lies and deceptions, renditioning, Guantanamo, Habib, Villawood, etc etc. His worst offence is not knowing the difference between his own ego and Australia's national interest. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Gilles Villeneuve: 25 Years Later May 8, 2007
1979 Dutch Grand Prix: Starting sixth, Villeneuve moves up through the field and passes Alan Jones for the lead on lap 11 ... After race leader Alan Jones fell out of the lead on lap 14, Villeneuve led a five car procession for the next 66 laps. (TSN.ca)
General Releases Apr 29, 2007
375 MILLION CHECK TO UNIVERSITY FOR ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS - LAWSON PLEDGES $10 MILLION TO UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE - THREE VOLS GARNER ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA HONORS - ARNONE JOINS VOLS, LADY VOLS AS ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR FOR TICKETING - VOLS NAME DUNCANSON ASSOCIATE TRAINER FOR FOOTBALL - ALLAN JONES INTERCOLLEGIATE AQUATIC CENTER CONSTRUCTION - NEYLAND STADIUM - CONSTRUCTION UPDATES - UTAD LEGENDS MANNING, HARRIS INDUCTED INTO TENNESSEE SPORTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME - DEAN NAMED... (Utsports.com)
Kelly plays down Holden's dominance Apr 21, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. HOLDEN driver Todd Kelly insists the new VE Commodore is not a superior machine, despite four of them leading the V8 supercar championship and Kelly topping practice at the New Zealand round at Pukekohe Park Raceway yesterday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Old foes to meet on street Apr 21, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. LONDON: Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie and Kenya's Paul Tergat had some epic tussles on the track, and that rivalry will be renewed on the streets of London when the pair line up for the marathon on Sunday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
The worst precedent in history Apr 21, 2007
The broadcaster Alan Jones has became a convicted criminal. . (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Shoppers, grab your carbon credit Apr 21, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. The price of pollution might soon be paid every time we buy, writes Wendy Frew. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Second poll likely to choose president Apr 21, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Jose Ramos-Horta, 57, is mobbed by the press as he arrives at a polling station to cast his vote. (Yahoo News -- East Timor)
ARU must act now to pull game out of the mire Apr 16, 2007
It was a PR disaster - almost as bad as when Flowers's misguided spin doctors last year allowed him to go on the Alan Jones radio breakfast show to be savagely mauled. On Friday, there was confusion over whether Flowers had jumped or been pushed by the ARU board, which earlier had decided not to extend his contract. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Long Beach GP losing luster Apr 15, 2007
So did Alan Jones, Nelson Piquet and Niki Lauda. Rick Mears, Al Unser Jr. and Michael Andretti. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Vegas open-wheel racing fraught with twists, turns Apr 8, 2007
Long before Alan Jones won the first Formula One race and Michele Alboreto the next in 1981 and 1982, Phoenix native Jimmy Bryan captured a AAA National Championship race in 1954 on the dirt of Las Vegas Park, originally a horse racing track on Paradise Road that is now the site of the Hilton. Bryan finished second that year in the Indianapolis 500. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Sports)
Investors lose millions in Fincorp failure Apr 7, 2007
ALAN JONES, 2GB, 5 FEB 2004: Are your cash investments earning 11 ... Morning broadcaster Alan Jones, so appalled by the carnage among the 60-something audience, lashed out at ASIC this week for failing his listeners, adamant he had made every effort to check the company's bona fides before running their ads ... ALAN JONES: I asked a million and one questions of this outfit, even took, before I advertised them, the very best legal advice, make a comment after that advice that they're a risk and... (ABC Online)
Rogie keen on his Pie but thinks flying filly is upper crust Apr 4, 2007
Radio host Alan Jones has a share in Miss Finland, while Tuesday Joy is raced by his boss at radio 2GB, John Singleton. Singleton's daughter Sally fared badly at the derby draw when coming up with gate 13 in the 14-horse field. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
2007 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia beckons Mar 31, 2007
In Class A, Tim Sugden will make his Far East debut in Malaysia next week, while it will be the first sportscar race and Porsche competition debut for Christian Jones, son of former Formula 1 world champion Alan Jones. Sugden is competing with the highly-regarded GruppeM Racing, while Jones will be racing under Chinese outfit SCC Racing's banner. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Flotilla in France part of low-key Packer nuptials Mar 24, 2007
Peter Overton was MC (Alan Jones had to pull out, suffering laryngitis. Overton and 60 Minutes have been doing a story on O'Brien) and a veritable who's who turned up to show their support, including Skye and David Leckie, Ros Packer, the Premier, Morris Iemma, fast food mogul Jack Cowin, Marcella Zemanek (minus Stan, who is also battling a brain tumour), Sam Chisholm, Malcolm and Lucy Turnbull, Neville Wran, Julia Ross, retail supremo Roger Corbett and old golden tonsils himself, John Laws. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Coulthard acts age and apologises for crash Mar 19, 2007
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Stars upstaged in celebrity race Mar 19, 2007
Former Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins (L) and Miss Poland Marzena Cieslik. Latest related coverage. (The Age, Australia -- Breaking News)
World champion's driving ambition gives him the edge Mar 18, 2007
Alan JonesMarch 18, 2007 ... Alan Jones was the 1980 world drivers champion. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Einfeld's song and dance over trips and trappings Feb 16, 2007
She's represented a good chunk of Sydney's famous defendants - Alan Jones, Rodney Adler and the former AWB bigwig Nigel Officer among them. She was junior counsel in the Chamberlain royal commission, been a Mardi Gras director and was counsel assisting the inquest into the death of T. J. Hickey, which sparked the Redfern riots. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
