Demand for Facebook stock has been so strong that its promoters have raised the price range for the IPO from levels that already had sophisticated technology investors scratching their heads.
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Abbott’s writ … Mary Jo on groceries … Oz Post doesn’t get GST …
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Solitary Forever, sings Hawkie
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What would a real economic reform budget look like?
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Rundle: our Greek tragedy is that democracy in Australia is broken
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The Power Index: union heavies, Michael O’Connor at #6
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Police bribes probe the ticking time-bomb under News Corp
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The reality behind Jac Nasser’s capital strike threat
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Today’s First Dog on the Moon
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The other investigation to humble News Corp
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Barack Obama’s Life of Julia
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Come in Spinner: a new narrative for Julia Gillard
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The Urbanist: should public transport be subsidised?
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Why the tensions over the South China Sea?
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Crime and drugs: get tough or get smart?
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New French government off to a moderate start
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Simons v Oz … jail for C-Mail journos? …
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Seven wins as MasterChef continues to impress
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Rinehart’s pitch for Fairfax board: why it’s going wrong
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Gap narrows as east almost meets west in housing prices
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Greece can only get worse as banks are dead in the water
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Reform and the ALP
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Rundle: our Greek tragedy is that democracy in Australia is broken
The Greek crisis has got me thinking about Australian politics again. Is our system of government little more than an electoral dictatorship?
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Morgan: Labor’s ever so slight recovery
The latest Morgan poll shows Labor up slightly from a record low the week before. But the Coalition maintain a whopping lead of 59-41, reports William Bowe, whose analysis includes a look at his “seat of the week.”
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Video of the Day: Solitary Forever, sings Hawkie
At Wednesday night’s ACTU Congress dinner, former prime minister-cum-one-man-cover-band Bob Hawke gave a rousing rendition of Solidarity Forever.
Michael O’Connor: CFMEU sleeping giant beginning to roar-
ACMA squibs while Austereo squirms
Only in the enfeebled, law-bound fantasy land of Australian media regulation could the governing statutory authority and an offending radio network get themselves into such a silly squabble over what are acceptable standards of decency, writes David Salter.
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Rinehart’s pitch for Fairfax board: why it’s going wrong
The effort by Australia’s richest businesswoman, Gina Rinehart, to break into the boardroom of Fairfax Media, is a textbook study in how not to conduct a negotiation, writes Kath Walters.
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Media briefs: Simons v Oz … jail for C-Mail journos? …
In today’s Media Briefs: ACMA squibs while Austereo squirms … Simons: Oz revelations ‘unremarkable’ … Front Page of the Day … Journalists may face prison for identifying family and more …
Google up the ante with ‘database of everything in the world’
Is Facebook about to jump the shark?-
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It began with a simple request for a photograph. Then came the tea room. Then came the bill, and it wasn’t small. Anything is better than being a sucker, writes K Johnson, but was he actually scammed? You decide…
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Why Sacha Baron Cohen should win the Nobel Peace Prize
Audiences may think they’re in the cinema simply for laughs, but Sacha Baron Cohen uses extreme parody to advocate tolerance and fairness — and deserves recognition for it, writes Gavin Polone.
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Introducing novelisation guru Peter David, author of the unappreciated
Peter David’s contributions to the literary landscape aren’t exactly widely respected works — but in the art of the novelisation he is an old and talented hand, writes Charlie Jane Anders.
What makes a psychopath, and could this child be one?-
Kohler: Goldilocks and the three shocks
In the past one to two years, women aged 55-plus have suddenly gone online, en masse … and they control the nation’s purse strings.
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There is a very ugly story breaking in Germany about management failures and project fiascos at the new Berlin-Brandenburg airport, writes Ben Sandilands.
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Why a code of conduct won’t change Craig Thomson
A code of conduct will not make a person behave ethically, but a code of ethics might. Kath Walters of LeadingCompany speaks to an ethics expert.
Scott Thompson’s career dead in the water
Another setback for Clive’s Queensland mine project
Google set to grow Aussie start-up scene-
His intention at first was obvious: give me food. Now. Basil the bung-eyed camp dog from Arnhemland is an expert at soliciting munchies from strangers — but also a loyal friend, writes Bob Gosford.
Will AGL have to choose between green and brown gold?-
World Championship Chess: mate versus mate in Moscow
For world No.20 Gelfand to beat world champion Anand would be an upset of historic proportions, writes Ian Rogers in Moscow.
The problem with Channel Seven’s AFL coverage
