Today’s headlines about the headline makers.
January, 2009
Morning Market Report
Marcus Padley reports on the highs and lows of today’s markets.
Now showing on the Crikey website…
The daily clickthroughs: STATE OF THE PLANET: Paper houses and logging in the Congo FRIDAY TRASH WRAP: Hot nights in Paris: less common than once thought What’s new on the Crikey blogs: THE CONTENT MAKERS: News Limited — Huddle of Hoddle St honchos ANDREW BARTLETT: Early candidate for 2009 person of the year CRIKEY SPORTS: It’s just […]
Bigger gender gap than Syria: the sad tale of Australian maths and science
Here’s a headline I never expected to see: “Saudia Arabia outperforms Australia in Girls’ Education”, writes Stephen Luntz.
Backman column: a hollow apology?
Michael Backman has apologised to the Jewish community, but when the controversy first broke, he blamed The Age for the way the paper edited his words, writes Margaret Simons.
Backman column: Israeli lobby censorship
Greg Barns and Michael Potter critically assess the Backman article, the Australian Jewish lobby and media censorship.
Thornley’s Better Place may be last year’s business model
Better Place can take solace from the fact local CEO Evan Thornley has plenty of experience in making millions from unsuccessful ventures, writes Adam Schwab.
Muslim cleric the YouTube hit of … 2003
The sudden flurry over some six-year-old video recordings must have left Abu Hamza more than a little bemused, writes Jonathan Green.
Web doctoring: improving access to treatment
Therapy over the web, when supervised by an expert clinician, is surprisingly effective, writes Gavin Andrews.
Wankley Awards: And the Wankley goes to … the NT News
Hats off the the Northern Territory News for showing some real, red-blooded news judgment.
Dyer’s business wrap: Google earns more, Nokia less
Microsoft has cut 5,000 jobs, unemployment claims are at a 16-year highs and housing construction is at half-century lows, writes Glenn Dyer.
Young Lib on Libs: no principles, no ideas. Just a void
‘This is the fundamental cancer that is infesting the conservative movement …’ oh dear. Bernard Keane reports on one young Liberal’s view of his party.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: A Gentleman of Leisure (extract from The Magic Pudding)
Extract from The Magic Pudding by Norman Lindsay “The fact is,” said Bunyip, “I have decided to see the world, and I cannot make up my mind whether to be a Traveller or a Swagman. Which would you advise?” Then said the Poet– “As you’ve no bags it’s plain to see A traveller you cannot […]
Still looking for a winner from the history wars of 2007
Whatever happened to the Prime Minister’s Australian History Prize?
Last night’s TV ratings
The Winners … The Losers … News & CA … The Stats … Glenn Dyer’s comments.
This year the cut and thrust of the Budget is for real
This will be the toughest budget to frame since, probably, the recession budgets of the early 1990s, writes Bernard Keane.
Rudd backs off Australia Day date change pledge
It’s ALP policy to change the date of Australia Day. What chance, asks Chris Graham.
Newspaper wrap: how the US and the world saw Obama’s Inauguration
Crikey brings you the front page coverage from around the world on Obama’s Inauguration.
Wesfarmers’ big issue
Nine months is a long time in the context of the global financial crisis, writes Stephen Bartholomeusz, and Westfarmers was forced into corner.
Failure of the UK TV model has local lessons
Buried in the new review of Britain’s commercial public broadcasting services was a harsh and unpalatable truth, writes Glenn Dyer.
