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.
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Sarah Palin goes to a tea party
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Locate your inner musician
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The $120m sequel: swine flu II
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Gordon Brown is tap dancing like an old hoofer
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Robertson locals turning on Belinda Neal
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Abbott meticulous about his jockstrap, no so on climate change
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Rudd versus Abbott on climate change: what’s the difference?
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Reality bites the “grand visions” of Northern Development – again
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Uni campus’ reloadable ANZ card draws some heat
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British American Tobacco’s big numbers on illegal tobacco don’t add up
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Joe Ludwig’s dad shows the real campaign finance agenda
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Radio revenue up … Google teams up with the NSA … Front page of the day …
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Nine out of the blocks as ratings start for 2010
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Rebates to TV networks just an ugly bribe
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Fairfax lousy payers: that’s the word
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Conroy tells movie industry, ISPs to kiss and make up
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Market up despite a Friday Wall St wobble
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Feds tell banks ‘there are no guarantees’
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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.
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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.
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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”.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Levi Johnston goes rogue (and naked) for Playgirl-
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Crikey Clarifier: Rudd versus Abbott on climate change: what’s the difference?
So what is on offer from the Government and the Opposition on climate change, and where does the truth lie? Andrew Macintosh explains all the troublesome acronyms.
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Monckton’s Melbourne meeting: a gathering of men in Richie Benaud blazers
What’s it like to attend a Lord Monckton meeting? For the cheering crowd of Old-Australia-RSL-club climate change deniers who flocked to see him, it was like a rock concert.
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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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Valentine’s Day is a smaltzy, dramatically inept rom-com with an unaccountably large array of characters played by an ensemble of underperforming celebs, says Luke Buckmaster. There are better ways to spend Feb 14.
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What happened to abortion being the woman’s choice?
Why is it that male pro-choicers keep their mouths shut publicly, while plenty of celebrity men seem to lining up to give their anti-abortion stance? Hugh Ryan examines the gender divide in the abortion debate.
