What Labor understands is that on issues like Australia Day, we are not capable of a sensible national debate. Oi, Oi, Oi! writes Chris Graham.
January, 2009
Morning Market Report
Marcus Padley reports on the highs and lows of today’s markets.
Media briefs: Headline of the week … Economist ban … Gaza advertising …
Today’s headlines about the headline makers.
Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks
Meaty snippets from the home of government by Richard Farmer.
Rental vacancies the first pin prick in property bubble
The latest rental data contradicts the oft-repeated claims of a widespread housing crisis, writes Adam Schwab.
Liberal by-election blues
It seems scrutineers obsessing over the Nationals had neglected to consider the actions of Greens voters in the Frome by-election.
What I did on Australia Day…
With Doglet the Crocheted Dog
Now here’s a real kick in the guts for Gillard on Indigenous education
We are still none the wiser about what Julia Gillard’s pledge to spend $2.3 billion under “new arrangements” to combat Indigenous illiteracy and truancy might actually mean, writes Tess Lea.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
The economy and Rudd’s stimulus … Guantanamo Bay … censorship … Michael Backman …
Last night’s TV ratings
The Winners … The Losers … News & CA … The Stats … Glenn Dyer’s comments.
So Conroy’s Internet filter won’t block political speech, eh?
Conroy’s protecting us from ped-philes, stopping terrorists, that sort of thing. It’s like the regulation we have for TV, films and books. Except it’s not. It’s not even close, writes Stilgherrian.
Rudd tackles executive remuneration: does nothing
Fear not executives, your multi-million dollar short-term bonuses are far safer than your investors’ capital, writes Adam Schwab.
Tips and rumours
Who Will Tell The President?? Apparel Search says in its tuxedo style section: ”wearing a white bow tie with a dinner jacket is considered a grave solecism”. Well if anyone could beam more broadly than Bert Newton, it is Victor Perton. The former Liberal front bencher has been appointed as Victoria’s Trade Commission envoy to San Francisco. And hasn’t […]
This is more than just a bad year for super
The news that, on average, superannuation investments lost nearly 20 per cent of their value last year comes as no surprise, and its likely that there are plenty of unrealised losses still on the books, writes John Quiggin.
Opera Australia: new panel is “cosmetic”
Singer Fiona Janes addresses Opera Australia issues in a letter to Chairman Ziggy Zwitkowski.
Rudd almost ready to show us his stimulus package
There will be another stimulus package from the Rudd Government, and soon, writes Bernard Keane.
Forget the China syndrome, Japan’s meltdown the real story
Predictably, most Australian media reports focused on the growth slump in China this morning, failing to appreciate horrible falls in Asia, writes Glenn Dyer.
Merrill raids the cookie jar
There been nothing as offensive as the way Merrill Lynch bankers raided their company’s accounts in the days before its takevoer, writes Glenn Dyer.
Crikey Says: Crikey says
For many Australians there has been a strange sense of vague disconnection through 18 months of stories detailing the bloody rolling collapse of the finance sectors of the US and Europe. Things, we were assured, were bad, but despite the gravity of the situation we seemed somehow removed, maybe even immune. This week that little bit of […]
Victorian ALP: A fraction too much faction
The unprecedented factional deal struck last week between opposing factions in the Victorian ALP could last longer than some pundits are suggesting, writes Andrew Crook.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
Australia Day… Obama and his mum… Michael Backman…
Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks
Meaty snippets from the home of government by Richard Farmer.
