Ever since Thornley and partner Tracey Ellery set up LookSmart in 1995, Macquarie has never been far behind — providing venture capital and governance advice to Thornley’s private sector career, writes Andrew Crook.
January, 2009
Crikey Says: Crikey says
ASIC is doing its job to regulate markets that, until very recently, had lurched out of control. And if journalists and newspapers get caught up in that net because they fuelled market rumours, tough.
Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks
Meaty snippets from the home of government by Richard Farmer.
Ask the economists: Can the government stave off recession?
Does the government really have the levers to stave off recession? Crikey asked a group of leading economists for their views on the best way forward.
Bush’s final presser: A Crikey wrap
Outgoing US President George W Bush has given his final press conference, defending his record but conceding he made many mistakes.
Google lays in the boot over carbon footprint
If there’s one thing worse than journalists simply regurgitating figures from a press release, it’s journalists trying to do figures themselves, writes Ruth Brown.
Expect fireworks between Ferguson and new Rudd appointee
Pierce will start his new five-year job in Canberra on March 2 after being the longest serving Secretary of the NSW Treasury since 1922, reports Alex Mitchell.
Rundle: The comic tragedy of Gaza
When you consider the current attack on Gaza, now in its seventeenth day, it’s hard to know whether to emphasise the horror or the absurdity, writes Guy Rundle.
Saved by the greenback
The US dollar rises as global money chases “safety” and the Chinese are watching closely, writes Robert Gottliebsen.
Tips and rumours
The SA Government are paying Lance Armstrong USD $1 million to appear at the Pro Tour. USD $500k has been paid up front, with the balance after the race. Think back a few months when it was announced somewhat prematurely that Lance was on his way. Has this proved to be a rather costly false start […]
Bush’s final presser: A Crikey wrap
Outgoing US President George W Bush has given his final press conference, defending his record but conceding he made many mistakes.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
The Gaza strip … climate change and Garnaut … Telstra and broadband … making news … a charter of rights …
A “fresh” Opposition rejuvenates Queensland election hype — apparently
Queensland’s the only state to hold an election this year, and excitement is obviously building. Well, that’s one way of looking at it, writes Mark Bahnisch.
Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks
Meaty snippets from the home of government by Richard Farmer.
Media briefs: Heath’s pre-emptive Academy award… Dying for free speech in Sri Lanka…
A wrap of the day’s most interesting, important and amusing media stories.
A step by step guide to fighting sharks
The latest spate of attacks doesn’t mean that there is an increase in the numbers of sharks or the danger they present overall, writes Lionel Elmore.
Business briefs: Jobs market mayhem … Bush’s nightmare
Jobs market mayhem … economists to blame … Bush’s economic nightmare
Bush’s final press conference
Watch George W. Bush’s final press conference.
The Russian gas war: A Crikey wrap
Russia and Ukraine’s annual Christmas gas spat this year reached new heights, here’s what the pundits say.
Crikey Says: Crikey says
Media in 2009: Fasten your seatbelts, folks.
Apartheid in Israel
The Israeli offensive in Gaza might seem unstoppable. But so, too, did apartheid, writes Jeff Sparrow.
Hayden retires: A new dawn for Australian cricket
Matthew Hayden today announced his retirement and Ricky Ponting is now left with an Australian cricket team that bears little resemblance to the all conquering sides of the past decade, writes Leigh Josey.
Now showing on the Crikey website…
The daily clickthroughs: STATE OF THE PLANET: The sea stops absorbing C02. Oh dear. STUFF WE LIKE:$150,000 a year island jobs What’s new on the Crikey blogs: CRIKEY SPORTS: Who should replace Matthew Hayden? THE POLL BLUDGER: The first poll of the year CONTENT MAKERS: Things get nasty in blogland POLLYTICS: Seat of the Day, […]
Oz correspondents flown to Israel as part of PR offensive
Sponsoring trips by journalists is an old technique, and you’ll get a debate in any journo’s pub or café about whether such trips should be taken, or not, writes Margaret Simons.
Paying caviar to get monkeys: Our overvalued CEOs
While Australian company directors have been very willing to hand over shareholder funds to their CEOs, the returns earned have in reality, been terrible, writes Adam Schwab.
