Inflated balance sheets are about blow up as goodwill evaporates, and the media’s only just starting to cotton on, writes Stephen Mayne.
January, 2009
Rundle: A nation tenses in anticipation
The Great Man has slowly made his way toward Washington. Guy Rundle - and several million others -watches and waits.
Censoring the bombing in Gaza: Some demands
The unilateral nature of the Israeli temporary truce must be a concern, writes Robert Johnson in Jerusalem.
The peddlers of recession p-rn
Barely a day has gone by without some bank, investment analyst, economics commentator or ratings agency offering their own special index of misery to illustrate just how stuffed we are, writes Bernard Keane.
Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks
Meaty snippets from the home of government by Richard Farmer.
Morning market report
Marcus Padley reports on the highs and lows of today’s markets.
NSW corners the market in unemployment
NSW’s poor performnace is distorting Austalia’s unemployment statistics, writes Bernard Keane.
UK’s Channel 4 could soon become Five
The British TV broadcasting model of tough regulation to ensure a level playing field is heading towards collapse as Channel 4 merger talks escalate, writes Glenn Dyer.
Crikey Says: Crikey says
The Murdoch empire has been notably soft on the performance of former Prime Minister John Howard in taking the Liberal Party down with him at the 2007 election.
Shorten shores up position as Victoria’s kingmaker
Bill Shorten is now able to boast to the Prime Minister that the era of factional bloodletting in Victoria is over, writes Andrew Crook.
Obama’s mixed signals to the gay community
It’s not just opponents of torture who are worrying about whether Obama will come up to expectations. The LGBT community has a similar set of hopes and fears, writes Charles Richardson.
Crikey Says: Crikey says
The Government’s talking points about the jobs-crisis-that-isn’t-yet-a-crisis are consistent — and meaningless.
Bush farewells the nation
Today, outgoing US President George W Bush gave his farewell address, with a focus on the nation’s ongoing security.
NY plane crash: Don’t study the safety card
There is something about single aisle jets like the one that splashed down on New York’s Hudson River today that you are never told in safety briefings, writes Ben Sandilands.
Rundle’s Friday freestyle dactyl: Howard’s Washington visit
Lines on the former Prime Minister’s being awarded the Medal of Freedom by President George W Bush in Washington DC, Jan 2009, composed by Guy Rundle.
And the Wankley goes to … RALPH magazine
The Royal Australian Navy has been struggling to attract recruits recently so thought a little light hearted interview with RALPH magazine would be an ideal way to recruit, writes Neil Walker. Wrong.
The airbus beast emerges French style
The real beast within the giant Airbus A380 airliner emerged overnight with plans for an obscure French colonial carrier to buy two of them, writes Ben Sandilands.
Citigroup now worth less than the ‘Big Four’
Who would have thought that Citigroup, which for much of the past 15 years has been the world’s biggest bank, would one day be less than valuable than all of our Big Four banks, writes Stephen Mayne.
Asbestos: The fallacy of ‘risk management’
It’s accepted by scientists around the world that there is no known safe level for asbestos fibres — in fact, not for any carcinogen, writes Yossi Berger.
When journalists abuse the online forum
Journalists love online forums. Especially when they help them write a story, writes Eleri Harris.
Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks
Meaty snippets from the home of government by Richard Farmer.
NSW says “Bye, bye” to triple-A rating obsession
Governments are elected to govern and provide public services funded by taxpayer revenue, investments and borrowing, not to keep the books in surplus for the benefit of Wall Street, writes Alex Mitchell.
Media briefs: New Matilda at conception… AWARD is messed up…
A summary of what’s making headlines among the headline-makers today.
From peacenik to Israel promoter
How did an undergraduate peacenik morph into a spokesman for Israel? asks Irfan Yusuf.
Another storm in a hijab
Another day, another hijab row. Shakira Hussein gets to the bottom of the debate.
