http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/mike-baird/ Mike Baird was the Shadow Treasurer of NSW and was elected Member for Manly in 2007. Mike has more than 18 years experience in corporate banking, securitisation, debt capital markets and project finance in Australia, London and Hong Kong. Career highlights include managing corporate finance transactions across a range of industries for Deutsche Bank and Head of Originations, debt capital markets in London for the NAB. Prior to his election, Mike was Head of Institutional Banking for HSBC in Australia and New Zealand. 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Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/how-the-liberals-must-change-nsw-government/ Last night I thanked Manly for an unbelievable result and for the incredible privilege of serving them in the next Parliament. The opportunity to represent my community weighs on me heavily. But I said we have to remember the trial of any government is not how they go in times of triumph but in times of challenge that lay ahead. Our challenge starts now and there is a massive task ahead. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Mike Baird) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/how-the-liberals-must-change-nsw-government/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/how-the-liberals-must-change-nsw-government/#item5488 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 19:55:56 +0000 Mike Baird | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/would-you-invest-in-nsw-inc/ In any decision to invest, wise investors look at three things – the quality of the management of the company you are investing in, their track record, and the underlying numbers. I also believe it’s the right way to judge a government on its economic performance.  What are the values, culture and philosophy of the team?  What is their record of implementation? And how reliable are the assumptions that underpin the forecasts? The importance of these questions is that a Budget is only as strong as the team that will implement it.  I’m sure investment analysts would be very suspicious of any company that have had four CEOs in five years and over 200 changes in its senior management team in the same period.  Yet this is the management turnover of the NSW Government. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Mike Baird) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/would-you-invest-in-nsw-inc/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/would-you-invest-in-nsw-inc/#item3275 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 03:09:59 +0000 Mike Baird | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/have-the-states-just-sold-their-souls-to-rudd/ It is highly possible that the deal signed by Kristina Keneally with Kevin Rudd will provide NSW with more money in the short term and less money in the long term. We should not forget this Government which has rushed to sign an agreement with the Federal Government has not got a fine record for looking at the fine print.  It is the same Government that signed the Cross City Tunnel contract which is now before the Courts, the Lotteries contract which is being studied by the Auditor General, and the Metro contracts which to date have costed over $500 million. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Mike Baird) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/have-the-states-just-sold-their-souls-to-rudd/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/have-the-states-just-sold-their-souls-to-rudd/#item2905 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 05:30:02 +0000 Mike Baird | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/This-inhumane-response-belittles-us-as-a-nation/ It is with some alarm that I have seen the national political debate turn towards border protection in recent days. Like the debates that have preceded this one – myth appears to transcend the deep human dimension that is missed in the daily headlines.  There is no doubt that the current policies may need to be reviewed but this does not abdicate our responsibility as a state and nation to look after those who have come from circumstances that we cannot begin to comprehend. In my community I spent a bit of time getting to know an “asylum seeker” who left Sierra Leone in the hope that he could make a better life for his family. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Mike Baird) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/This-inhumane-response-belittles-us-as-a-nation/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/This-inhumane-response-belittles-us-as-a-nation/#item1542 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:40:32 +0000 Mike Baird | Author bios | The Punch