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The hypocrisy of costings

Crikey / Bernard Keane / 67

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.

Flawed report gave warning signs on Trans Air failures

Crikey / Ben Sandilands / 2

The Milne Bay crash that killed three Australians and a New Zealander in PNG on Tuesday has also exposed serious concerns about CASA’s handling of Trans Air’s operations.

Tony Blair bio blasts Gordon Brown

The Guardian

Tony Blair’s soon to be released tell-all memoir is generating controversy throughout the UK, with the former British PM claiming he foresaw disaster in his beleaguered replacement, Gordon Brown, reports Martin Kettle.

Abbott’s multi-billion dollar black hole

Crikey / 83

Crikey Media Wrap: It costs how much? Costings have once again become a debacle for Tony Abbott, after official Treasury figures found a whopping $7 billion — with talk it could be as high as $10.6 billion — hole in Coalition policies.

Greens-Gillard deal: who wins?

Crikey / Bernard Keane / 172

What the Greens will have secured if Labor is able to hang onto office is, in effect, an all care and no responsibility role in a Labor Government, giving the Greens many of the benefits of incumbency without any of the responsibilities.

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Politics

  • Nile’s porn excuse doesn’t hold water

    Crikey / Stilgherrian / 18

    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.

  • Shanahan: Gillard is carefully maneuvering towards the finishing line

    The Australian

    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.

  • How the Libs flubbed their figures

    The Sydney Morning Herald

    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.

Media

  • My visit to the world of Today Tonight

    The Scrivener’s Fancy

    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.

  • Early birds and night owls to get news first

    NY Times Business

    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.

Business

  • Oz business yet to embrace the ‘new world order’

    The Australian

    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.

Environment

  • The clock is ticking for endangered Aussie mammals

    The Sydney Morning Herald

    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.

  • PHOTO GALLERY: Norway’s new green-roofed hotel

    Inhabitat

    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.

Culture

  • Too much detail: where Blu-ray goes bad

    The Guardian

    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.

  • A copybook travel day

    Crikey Blogs

    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.

  • Who owns David?

    New York Times

    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.

Sport

  • Gideon Haigh: Pakistani cricket is corrupt? Duh…

    Cricinfo

    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.

  • Pakistan match fixing scandal: what now?

    Crikey Blogs

    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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