The Painter Painted: Melbourne Loses Its Treasured Banksy

HE IS a small, faceless man and was supposedly well protected with a piece of perspex plastic, but famous laneway graffiti artwork 'Banksy's little diver' has been destroyed by vandals.

The View

WHAT a sad sight the once aggressively dominant Nine Network has become. Owned by a faceless Asia-based finance company, and effectively disowned by the Packer family that has for generations been associated with it, Nine is a pale shadow of its former self. The decline isn't only evident in the behind-the-scenes cost-cutting and axings: it's been manifest on screen.

Ailing Public Hospitals In Bad Need Of Liposuction

I was not surprised to read "Angry surgeon labels hospital a war zone" about Royal North Shore Hospital (November 15). Public hospitals are now filled with faceless, nameless bureaucrats who scratch around for things to do to justify their employment. Dr Don Ross's misdemeanour of squirting saline solution would have seen them all galvanising into action, busily convening a month-long investigation into the incident.

My Life So Far - Linde Ivimey

Melbourne sculptor Linde Ivimey, 42, spends her days creating faceless figures using bones, teeth, fibres and gems.

Consmin Delay Irks Weary Gilbertson

AT A meeting to approve BHP's merger with Billiton six years ago, Brian Gilbertson was famously deemed the "faceless man" by an outraged investor.

Gilbertson Flies In For A Glass Of Whine

AT A meeting to approve BHP's merger with Billiton six years ago, Brian Gilbertson was famously deemed the "faceless man" by an outraged investor.

New Megastars In Money-making

The faceless fund manager has been elevated to celebrity status, writes Peter Weekes.

'politics Without Principles' Will Cost Dearly, Alp Members Warn

DUMPED Charlton MP Kelly Hoare yesterday accused faceless Labor Party machine men of treachery for parachuting union boss Greg Combet into the safe federal seat of Charlton at her expense.

Dickens Theme Park Has A Twist

THE consortium behind the proposed theme park Dickens World in Kent attends a meeting of investors. Two faceless executives prepare to address them.

Alp Power Outage In Latrobe Valley

A FORMER Labor MP has hit out at the "faceless factional heavyweights" who run the party and is campaigning against the ALP in a marginal Latrobe Valley seat.

High Stakes For Packer In Bid For Singapore Super-casino

SO DO James Packer and friends have the elusive "wow factor"? The press attention devoted to the Packers suggests the Australian media thinks so, but in the next month it's not local editors his consortium needs to amaze but a faceless committee of Singapore bureaucrats. They'll decide in December if they should hand Packer's Eighth Wonder consortium approval for a $5 billion super-casino in the buttoned-up island state, which they want to be a world-class draw to rival the Sydney Opera House for ...

Harry's Island - Is Pbl Dinky-di?

The Packer-Ho group is after a casino licence in straitlaced Singapore. Eric Ellis reports. SO DO James Packer and friends have the elusive "Wow Factor"? The press attention devoted to the Packers suggests the Australian media clearly thinks so but in the next month it's not Australian editors his consortium needs to amaze but a faceless committee of Singapore bureaucrats. They'll be deciding in December if they should hand Packer's Eighth Wonder consortium approval to build a $5 billion ...

Elect Vessels Make No Sound

IT IS more the stuff of a mystery novel than organised religion. Nocturnal meetings, guards lurking in the shadows to repel intruders, faceless leaders - this is the twilight world of the Exclusive Brethren, which certainly takes the first word of its name as gospel.

Striking Gold: Miners' Ordeal A $1m Tale

IT SEEMS Brant Webb and Todd Russell are patient, content to wait in silence while faceless men try desperately to reach them.

Crean's War On Factions

Simon Crean has won his battle for preselection but he has his sights set on a much bigger fight against Labor's "faceless" men. Michael Gordon reports.

Dissenting Women Warn Of Faceless Bureaucrats

FORMER veteran's affairs minister De-Anne Kelly has described the raging debate over who should have approval of the abortion pill as being like public servants deciding whether Australia should go to war.

Faceless Form Of Control There For All To See

YOU can't buy into the "home-grown terror" debate, particularly if you are a woman and a feminist, without conceding the difficulty of defending the legal rights of terrorism suspects to the fair treatment afforded all Australians, while your stomach is churning over their faceless wives dressed in head to toe black.

You Don't Have To Be A James Bond To Spot A Dr No

Counter-espionage is no longer the preserve of the glamorous and faceless.

The Return Of The 'faceless Men'?

Bracks and Brumby are firmly in control of state Labor. And the faction leaders know it, writes Paul Austin.

Delahunty Hits Out At 'faceless' Labor Leaders

STATE Minister Mary Delahunty has attacked the "faceless" factional chiefs who reportedly want her to stand down for next year's state election.