What is happening with the law of sub judice contempt? It seems to be becoming a movable feast, writes Margaret Simons.
February, 2009
First they trashed the Grange brand, now a great man’s name
Foster’s realised that selling wine was not the same as selling beer. So what to do now, but resurrect the old bloke who invented Grange, writes Richard Farmer.
Rudd’s neo-liberal rubbish and that old sinking feeling
Rarely has there been a better real-life example of overnight Orwellian redefinition than the PM’s Monthly essay, writes Andrew Bartlett.
Jackpots all round for NSW mining industry
Ian Macdonald is standing by the poker machine waiting to pull a jackpot for the coal mining industry. But who will get the prizes? Asks Alex Mitchell.
Open done, jobs go at Seven Sport
A series of rumours this morning suggested Seven has cut staff at Seven Sport in Sydney, writes Glenn Dyer.
Dyer’s business wrap: raining on Macy’s parade … Barbie bitch-slapped
There was no easing in the global economic slump overnight as the Reserve Bank prepares to chop at least 1% from its key interest rate, writes Glenn Dyer.
Letter from … Bishkek
Crikey reader Harry Cantle found the one completely stupid taxi driver in the whole of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Video of the Day: Sexual orientation, a cartoon primer
Kevin Rudd: modern day Sheriff of Nottingham
It appears that Kevin Rudd is abiding by the principle: if squandering the first $10 billion of taxpayers funds doesn’t succeed, try, try again, writes Adam Schwab.
Forget the deficit, Asia is about to implode
The real damage to the domestic economy isn’t going to come from the GFC but from the amazingly rapid implosion unfolding in Asia, writes Glenn Dyer.
Letter from … Harare
A resident from Harare writes to Crikey about daily life in Zimbabwe…
Former high flying businesses among biggest political donors
Amid a veritable plethora of corporate donations, a couple stand out from the list of media, property, coal and resource and Asian groups on the list, writes Glenn Dyer.
Bank DeathWatch: US lenders go to the wall
Three small regional US banks were shut over the weekend, taking to six the number of failures in January, writes Glenn Dyer.
RATED RUDE Australia’s Superbowl Economy and how it will work.
Wayne Swan explains…
The audacity of Australia’s Ethiopia visit
Maybe the US should think before it invades Ethiopia, Australia should think before it supports the US, and the Foreign Minster should think before he visits Meles Zenawi, writes Peter Dowding.
Morning Market Report
Marcus Padley reports on the highs and lows of today’s markets.
Sri Lanka’s growing crisis
As the Sri Lankan army presses its advantage against the Tamil Tigers in the country’s north-east, the UN is warning of a mounting humanitarian crisis, writes Damien Kingsbury.
Shop assistants sidelined as Vic ALP turns corner
What does the outbreak of factional peace in the Victorian ALP mean for the parliamentary dreams of those officials left on the outer, wonders Andrew Crook?
The arts end of the recession
Marcus Westbury contemplates the unique possibilities of the downside of the economic cycle.
Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks
Meaty snippets from the home of government by Richard Farmer.
Rundle: British jobs bite Brown on the bottom
‘British jobs for British workers’ the placards read, at the Lincolnshire Total refinery, which has been brought to a standstill by three days of wildcat strikes, writes Guy Rundle.
SackWatch: 1.5 million and counting
The Crikey army has responded in predictably feisty style to our inaugural SackWatch list, with tips piling in from across the country.
Our political donations disclosure is a disgrace
Such is the state of our electoral disclosure laws that donations to political parties made in July 2007 are only now going to be revealed, writes Bernard Keane.
Amalgamating this time: Sydney race clubs in talks
The economic downturn has given new impetus to an issue that has been in the “too hard” basket for years – the amalgamation of Sydney’s two race clubs, writes Jeff Wall.
Google takes a slash and the world ends
Over the weekend two events highlighted the ramshackle nature of the evolution of the Internet, and highlighted yet another risk of secret ISP-level Internet censorship, writes Stilgherrian.
