Is Kim Williams, chair of the Sydney Opera House Trust, playing games with Opera House chief executive Norman Gillespie, including showing him little respect in meetings with trustees? Is Williams planning to edge Gillespie out? And what is the future of the full-blown Utzon-supervised renovation to the Opera House, now that Morris Iemma has replaced Bob Carr as premier?

I have just received my latest subscription copy of BRWand on the mailing wrapper are invitations for discount subscriptions to Shares and Personal Investment. Is the subscription department at Fairfax Business Media fighting a rearguard action, or haven’t they been told yet?