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Piss and wind: Jones joins fight against pee-shifting turbines

Piss and wind: Jones joins fight against pee-shifting turbines

The landed gentry gathered on Parliament House’s Federation Mall this morning to blame wind farms for falling property prices and urinary disruption.

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Steering the state ship with a Zimmer frame: the world’s oldest leaders

Steering the state ship with a Zimmer frame: the world’s oldest leaders

With Robert Mugabe hoping to be the world’s only nonagenarian head of government, Crikey intern Joanna Robin finds out what other world leaders are making the most of their golden years.

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When ‘social cost’ gets slippery: how lobby groups spin their case

When ‘social cost’ gets slippery: how lobby groups spin their case

Good causes have a tougher time convincing policymakers of the merits of addressing social issues. So they rely on “social cost” to get into the policy space.

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<em>The Age</em> and <em>SMH’s</em> latest byline: Vladimir Putin?
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The Age and SMH’s latest byline: Vladimir Putin?

Why are stories sponsored by the Russian government running in supplements in Fairfax newspapers? Melbourne freelance journalist Sasha Petrova, who speaks Russian, asks some questions.

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We need to build it, but will they come? Private infrastructure problems

Poor assessment of risk, and motorists’ loathing of tolls, has long made infrastructure funding problematic. The NSW government is trying for a new approach.

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Church-owned aged care providers don’t want exemption from laws

The Coalition wants to ensure church-run aged care providers can deny beds to gay people. But the organisations tell Crikey they don’t discriminate — and don’t want the legal protection to do it.

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As journalism jobs go, how will graduates find work?

With the mainstream media shedding jobs, but universities bumping up their numbers of journalism students, where will these fresh-faced wannabe Lois Lanes find work? Freelance writer Kylar Loussikian looks at the numbers.

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The rich kids happy to (publicly) revel in mummy and daddy’s wealth

The way we spend our money tells the economy what type of world we want. So is splurging it on champagne really the right message? These rich kids are happy to show it off.

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Feeling around in the dark, Walsh finds more shocking art

Hobart’s Dark Mofo arts festival, which runs till the Winter Solstice (June 23), is a celebration of the dark through large-scale public art, food and music, as well as “light and noise”.

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The power of standing still: Turk’s silent protest goes global

A silent protest in Turkey has sparked a global social media sympathy campaign. A defiant stand by one protester in Taksim Square overnight has reignited the campaign, writes Turkish-Australian Erdem Koç.

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Co-operative model fails, leaving UK banks looking shaky

The collapse of the Co-operative Group banking firm in the UK shows the banking sector remains the biggest worry in a still faltering European economy.

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DECODER

WHAT WAS SAID:

"I expect [Rudd] would be prominent across the country, of course."

"Spill! Spill! Spill!"

Chris Bowen
Election Deciders
Forget Tony Abbott and Julia Gillard, who’ll really decide the federal election? The Power Index profiles the influential insiders, flacks and tabloid hacks whose frenzied focus will be firmly fixed
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