The Coalition’s indecision on an emissions trading scheme will soon come to a head, writes Bernard Keane.
February, 2009
Last night’s TV ratings
The Winners … The Losers … News & CA … The Stats … Glenn Dyer’s comments.
Tips and rumours
It would seem that someone high up in one of the more public and visible organisations within Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian community might have some explaining to do about ten of thousands of dollars in superannuation money and wages owing to former employees. So Harry Triguboff has yet again got his way with the weak as p-ss […]
Rundle: New Labour and other straws in the wind
Britain’s Justice Secretary has vetoed release of cabinet minutes from 2003, minutes dealing with the Iraq war, writes Guy Rundle.
How is Seven travelling? Who knows
The Seven Network’s interim result seems to have been concocted at an accountants’ tea party, writes Glenn Dyer.
How we might lend an ear — again — to Pauline Hanson
There’s something of Mike Tyson in Pauline Hanson’s return: battered and past her prime, she’s drawn inevitably back to what she knows best, writes Jeff Sparrow.
Dyer’s business wrap: Japan and Germany’s recession pain
Business conditions in the huge Japanese and Germany economies have cast a pall over the global economy, writes Glenn Dyer
Access and alcopops and evidence for hire
Access Economics’ alcopops report has rightly been described by Health Minister Nicola Roxon as being “as dodgy as a three day-old kebab”, writes Professor Mike Daube.
Guantanamo: be the evil you want to see defeated
Mahatma Gandhi once said: “Be the change you want to see”. But in George W Bush’s so-called “war on terror”, the extreme opposite applied, writes Irfan Yusuf.
Morning Market Report
Marcus Padley reports on the highs and lows of today’s markets.
Peter Chernin’s golden (diamond-encrusted, platinum-gilded) parachute
Even Rupert may difficulty defending paying his COO remuneration of US$147 million, a termination payment of at least US$29 million and a six-year motion picture agreement while News Corp shares plummet, writes Adam Schwab.
Remembering Pasquale (Pat) Sergi
Crikey subscribers remember earlier events in the colourful Sergi family history.
Media briefs: Murdoch apologises… Brighton Grammar students pick up
Today’s headlines about the headline makers.
Video of the Day: The crisis of credit, visualised
The real meaning of 450-550 ppm CO2 targets
There is little evidence the IPCC reports have taken the full implications of 450 — 550 ppm targets for the terrestrial environment and survival of civilization into account, writes Andrew Glikson.
Morning market report
Marcus Padley reports on the highs and lows of today’s markets.
2 cents’ worth: ABC paves the way for reader-generated content
The ABC has issued an editorial policy on User Generated Content that anticipates a partial ceding of control to the audience, writes Margaret Simons.
The GayLP’s rainbow revolution
The establishment of a “gay friendly” branch of the ALP in Victoria has raised eyebrows, writes Andrew Crook.
Australia’s wasteful, unfair private health insurance rebate
Reports today that Treasury has repeatedly told the Rudd Government that the Private Health Insurance (PHI) rebate is inefficient is hardly surprising news, writes Dr Tim Woodruff.
Challenges aplenty for The West post-Armstrong
Media circles in WA are abuzz with speculation about the successor to Paul Armstrong as editor of The West Australian, writes Lawrence Apps.
NSW mafia stains Labor and Liberal alike
The overnight decision by the AFP to re-investigate donations to the Liberal Party by colourful characters with alleged Italian Mafia links is like an unguided Exocet missile.
Gottliebsen: Banks play battleships
America’s two biggest banks, Bank of America and Citibank, are engaged in a titanic struggle to avoid nationalisation, writes Robert Gottliebsen.
First Home Buyer Grant working for whom?
The first home buyers grant has gone straight into higher house prices, writes David Ember.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications and c*ckups
Joe Hockey… QLD Catholic rebellion… bushfires.. climate change… Penny Wong… channel 10… Royalty… jobs…
Army life was never so sweet for Gallipoli diggers
Australia’s tank commanders are having trouble telling which large objects on the parade ground are tanks and which are the men who are supposed to be driving them, writes David Gillespie.
