"Brian Thomas Burke" was Labor Premier of Western Australia from 25 February 1983 until his resignation on 25 February 1988. He was imprisoned for seven months in 1994, after being convicted of "false pretence" regarding travel expenses.

In the following decades, Burke continued to maintain his Labor party contacts and parliamentary influence, using them to further his career as a pro-business lobbyist. He worked both sides of politics in partnership with disgraced former ministerial colleague Julian Grill and assisted by former senator, Noel Crichton-Browne.

On 19 June 2013 Burke was charged with insider trading relating to the ASX listed telecommunications company, AMCOM

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Kip Brennan adds size and strength to our hockey club. We needed more of a physical presence.

My goals for the team are simple: have a consistent winning team on the ice and ensure we become an integral part of the Orange County community.

I'm told his knee is fine. He struggled a bit in his last year at Colorado. With the style we're going to play and the rules, he can play a number of years after this year. It's up to Teemu. I made it clear to his agent we're certainly not looking at this as a one-year thing.

We expect Teemu Selanne to be an impact player for us, both on the ice and in the community. His skating and goal-scoring ability should fit nicely with our new style of play.

Those were the types of teams that historically lost players during the free-agent cycle.

Now we have the same off-season buzz they get in baseball. In the old days, a lot fewer people moved and they tended to gravitate to the same teams.

I have said all along all I asked for was a retraction. If this action is successful, any proceeds from it after attorneys' fees will go directly to Canuck Place.

I'm not surprised in anything that has happened.