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Macquarie's man loses his on-screen spot

EYES will turn to Seven Network's live crosses to Macquarie Private Wealth today, after the investment bank spared the job of client adviser David Kiely. Specifically, many eyes will turn to a computer terminal just to the left of shot, where Kiely sat when he was busted on national television looking at semi-nude pictures of the David Jones ambassador and model Miranda Kerr.

The selling season was still a way off. He felt comfortable. He could do it. He would do it.

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Two Equals One In Labor's Computer Enhanced Classroom

THE Federal Government appears to be backing away from its election promise to provide a computer for every senior secondary student, with Education Minister Julia Gillard now conceding the plan is a "long-term vision" that might not be achieved in Labor's first term.

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