This week we were reminded once again that Tony Abbott is an economic lightweight. The Coalition “costings blowout” may be overstated, but its hypocrisy is much worse.
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Tips and rumours
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Obama’s end of combat in Iraq speech
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Rundle: a book that marks the end of Blair, all echo and no conscience
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Bob Katter, energy corridors and conflicts of interest
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Flawed report gave warning signs on Trans Air failures
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Fairfax board adds media experience, and a dodged conflict
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Today’s First Dog on the Moon
TOP STORIES
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Redefining competence
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Nothing surprising about Coalition figures
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Come in Spinner: politicans with courage can rise above media myopia
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The dirty topic of peak oil: get ready to reduce your reliance
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Crikey wrap: saluting the end of the Iraq war
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Nile’s porn excuse doesn’t hold water
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Cross party consensus on climate change, it IS possible
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The hypocrisy of costings
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WA behind the Times … Gillard bowls over Abbott … media’s most influential …
Crikey Says
POLITICS, THE UNIVERSE, ETC
MEDIA/ARTS/SPORT
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Nine wins a night of ugly television
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Watch some inoffensive but stylish Aussie fiction
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YouCommNews launches with investigation into influenza policy
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Local markets up as US rebounds
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Home buyers should look at the scales: debt and students unbalancing market
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Hoges: Tax Chief’s mate gave me tax haven advice
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Bulls are rearing to go and ready to stage a rally
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Misrule and politics’ problems
BUSINESS
COMMENTS, CORRECTIONS, CLARIFICATIONS, AND C*CKUPS
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Nile’s porn excuse doesn’t hold water
We shouldn’t be surprised that Christian Democrat leader Fred Nile was fingered as the Legislative Council’s biggest accessor of porn. US research has shown that social conservatives are the heaviest consumers of online pornography.
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Shanahan: Gillard is carefully maneuvering towards the finishing line
Using a precisely choreographed dance routine consisting of forging alliances with independent MPS and shaming Tony Abbott, Julia Gillard is gradually ticking off the boxes she’ll need to form a minority government, writes Denis Shanahan.
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How the Libs flubbed their figures
The massive budgetary black hole discovered in the Coalition’s figures raises certain questions - like how on Earth did they get it so wrong? Peter Martin lists their four big boo boos.
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Media briefs: WA behind the Times … Gillard bowls over Abbott … media’s most influential …
Western Australians hate being told their state is slow on the uptake, The Parramatta Advertiser gets a local (non) scoop, Rupert Murdoch gets a 7 percent cut in salary and Utah’s mormon press begin preaching online.
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My visit to the world of Today Tonight
Tony Wilson tells of that fateful day that he was interviewed for Today Tonight. The storm raging outside should have served as a warning. Regardless, it’s a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at current affairs TV.
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Early birds and night owls to get news first
US broadcasters are cottoning on to the competitive advantages of early morning broadcasts, reacting to research that suggests viewers like TV news really late or really early. Some bulletins are now airing at - egad! - 4:30am.
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Oz business yet to embrace the ‘new world order’
Cutting costs and increasing capital aren’t the only ways to grow a business. Many Australian corporations are yet to grasp the “new world order” of international trade, in which the global economy is certain to grow but not from traditional sources, writes John Durie.
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We’re approaching boom levels of growth: ABS
The Australian economy is approaching boom-like levels of growth, making a mockery of all those critics on the conservative side of politics and economics.
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Beware September: a sticky month for stocks
Hopes for a resurgent US stock market will be put on hold for at least a month, with September widely regarded as one of the worst times of the year for investors, warms Dave Carpenter.
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The dirty topic of peak oil: get ready to reduce your reliance
Wouldn’t it be funny if we spent so long arguing about what to do about climate change that we ran out of cheap oil first? It is not beyond the realms of possibility, writes Dr David Ingles.
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The clock is ticking for endangered Aussie mammals
A number Australian mammals such as the northern brown bandicoot are expected to become extinct by 2030, according to a new report that cites various factors contributing to their decline including fires and cane toads.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Norway’s new green-roofed hotel
In 2008 a European architectural company won a competition to design an eco-friendly Two Seasons Hotel in Norway. The result: a rather spectacular and weird looking Dali-esque building with an undulating green roof.
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Too much detail: where Blu-ray goes bad
Picture quality has always been a selling point for home entertainment formats. But the sharpness of Blu-ray discs may actually have a detrimental impact on older films, inadvertently exposing elements such as makeup and special effects.
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A copybook travel day
When you’re travelling, almost every single day involves at least one experience that is amazing, interesting, challenging, disappointing or exciting. Some days are packed with them from start to finish. Scott Bridges shares one of those days.
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Who owns David?
Michelangelo’s David is not a free man. A battle has broken out in Italy over whether the nation or the city of Florence owns him. The mayor of Florence declares it a “David vs. Goliath” war.
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Depression, drugs and sport: the AFL backlash is on
The AFL’s three-strike illicit drugs policy appears set to drive a wedge between the clubs and the league.
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Gideon Haigh: Pakistani cricket is corrupt? Duh…
Of course cricket is suffering from massive match-fixing scandals, the maladministration in Pakistan has meant ethics in cricket was a bomb waiting to explode, writes Gideon Haigh.
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Pakistan match fixing scandal: what now?
International cricket is in turmoil. The allegations of a match fixing scandal that has embroiled Pakistan may not come as a surprise to everyone, writes Leigh Josey.








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