Turnbull: dealing blows or big blow-hard?

Malcolm Turnbull laid into Tony Abbott’s climate change policy plan in a speech to Parliament yesterday. But did he deal a damaging blow to his Abbott’s scheme, or come off looking like a sore loser? How the pundits saw it.

Google vs. Facebook: game on

Google has announced it is entering the social media-sphere, adding Facebook/Twitter-esque real-time “status updates” to its Gmail email service. Facebook looks to be hitting right back, launching its own Gmail-esque webmail service.

Robertson locals turning on Belinda Neal

A second ALP branch in Belinda Neal’s electorate of Robertson has rebelled against her candidacy for federal preselection, adding to a groundswell of grassroots support for alternative candidate Deb O’Neill.

Evans’ silent signal on 
immigration

Chris Evans’ skilled migration changes are intended to send the message that the Governments will decide which skilled migrants come to this country, and the circumstances in which they come.

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  • The FBI: In ur computer, readin ur history

    The FBI is pressing US Internet Service Providers to track and record users’ internet browsing history, in what sounds like it would basically amount to mandatory wiretapping of almost every person in America.

  • Abbott keeping mum on real parental views

    Despite his new paid parental scheme, don’t trust Tony Abbot to be a serious supporter of policies for women to combine parenting and paid work. His recent ‘conversion’ is totally superficial, writes Eva Cox.

  • Why no one wants to party with Russia

    Russia is no longer cool, declares the Moscow Times: and it’s all Putin’s fault. Once known as a “wild, fun-loving and anything-goes” party town, it is now seen as “dreary, corrupt, uncouth and threatening”.

  • Is the ABC kowtowing to China’s censorship?

    The ABC’s decision not to air a doco about Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer has prompted the Oz to question whether the move was motivated by the broadcaster’s new focus on “soft diplomacy” with other nations.

  • The internet’s Next Big Thing: a form guide

    What will be the next Twitter, YouTube or Skype? Michael Wolff talks to big-name net nerds like Clay Shirky, Jeff Jarvis, Chris Anderson and Jay Rosen, and makes a few predictions of his own.

  • The best of the Super Bowl commercials

    The ad breaks of America’s Super Bowl are almost a show in and of themselves, with the country’s biggest brands and companies shelling out millions to create the funniest, catchiest, most impressive ads. The NYT blogs the best of this year’s batch.

  • The final chapter in the 747 story

    The latest and final version of the Boeing 747 line of jumbo jets, the 747-8, has taken flight in America, heralding the beginning of the end for the 747 story.

  • How Avatar can help your business ideas

    Entrepreneurs could learn a lot from James Cameron’s making of Avatar, writes Megan Berry. Like taking the time to plan an idea correctly (Cameron first wrote Avatar in ‘94) and throwing in a dash of controversy for good measure.

  • Toyota’s mates in high places

    Toyota is about to face investigation over its massive recall and dodgy brakes, but half the politicians doing the “investigating” have close ties and vested interests with the company, according to an AP report.

  • How to feed the entire world

    Britain’s chief scientific adviser and a team of experts have come up with a plan for feeding the world’s 9 billion people. It can be done; but it will require some pretty “radical” changes.t

  • AFL season 2010 preview: everybody is fantastic

    It’s a great time to be an AFL footy fan. New recruits are valuable additions to the side. Things couldn’t be better. Just don’t let the small matter of the season having not kicked off yet interrupt the reverie, says Neil Walker as he examines the field.

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