Today’s headlines about the headline makers.
March, 2009
The endless search for the Liberal Party Messiah
The Liberals never disappoint. They lose government and they search desperately, often in the most unlikely places, for a Messiah. It happens every time, writes Norman Abjorensen.
Andrew Forrest visits Kinglake
“We don’t want the talk, we want your money”: Kinglake residents meet with Australia’s wealthiest man.
Milne: Nobody wants a Ferrari ETS, Minister
Minister Wong, nobody wants a Ferrari ETS! We don’t want something that is flash and fancy but gas guzzling, expensive and out of reach, writes Christine Milne.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
Housing in NSW … global doom and gloom … climate change … Pacific Brands, the Oz and the Tele …
Last night’s TV ratings
The Winners … The Losers … News & CA … The Stats … Glenn Dyer’s comments
Gawenda: Mornings with Fran Kelly (and Rocky)
Sometimes I feel like I am a recovering junkie. It still takes an effort for me to leave at home the earphones and the radio and Fran Kelly and the GFC, writes Michael Gawenda.
The Dalai Lama’s Tibet: now that was hell on earth
The Dalai Lama and the system he represents made life intolerable for millions of Tibetans over hundreds of years, writes Greg Barns.
Wong’s ETS is better than nothing, but not by much
A bad ETS can always be improved later, but that assumes we ever get a government prepared to ignore the rentseekers and lobbyists, writes Bernard Keane.
Turmoil at LJ Hooker as MD, GM quit
There’s more instability today at a subsidiary of the troubled Suncorp Metway bank, the Brisbane-based insurance and real estate company, writes Glenn Dyer.
Morning Market Report
Marcus Padley reports on the highs and lows of today’s markets.
“Citigroup bounce” a blip on the radar
Wall Street’s rebound overnight on the back of a Citigroup profit announcement means precisely zero in the broader scheme of things, writes Glenn Dyer.
Can Bligh take a fifth? Take away the number you first thought of …
Is a government more vulnerable after four terms than at any other time? Asks Charles Richardson.
Turnbull walks the path of Opposition Leaders past
One of the toughest walks in Parliament House is from the Opposition Leader’s office out to the “Opposition Leader’s Courtyard”, writes Bernard Keane.
Video of the Day: Roo breaks into home
… or as The Times put it: “Man wrestles crazed ninja kangaroo after it invades family home.”
Latham and the Oz join forces against Rudd
When Mark Latham and The Australian are united as one, there is something downright unholy going on, writes ,b>Bernard Keane.
Last night’s TV ratings
The Winners … The Losers … News & CA … The Stats … Glenn Dyer’s comments
Freeview TV: a lesson in how not to market
The marketing arm for Australia’s free to air television industry has been caught out in giving false information, writes Margaret Simons.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
News Ltd … big coal … Dennis Ferguson … Rundle …
Don’t discount the consumer in reducing emissions
Voluntary consumer action is one of a number of actions outside the CPRS that could reduce Australia greenhouse gas emissions, writes Gordon Renouf.
Now showing on the Crikey website…
The daily clickthroughs: STATE OF THE PLANET: The world’s leading climate change deniers, now in playing card form STUFF WE LIKE: Lying about books and C3POs What’s new on the Crikey blogs: ROCKY AND GAWENDA: The good and bad of complex mornings PURE POISON: Piers Akerman, condensed PINEAPPLE PARTY TIME: 51/49 is closer than it […]
Equity raisings and the prisoner’s dilemma
That many equity raisings have proven disastrous for investors should not come as a surprise, writes Adam Schwab.
Beyond Hyacinth: a new era for the political spouse
It’s time we all got over our hang-ups about political spouses, writes Bernard Keane.
Job ads post record fall
The ANZ Job ads series plunged a record 10.4% in January, writes Glenn Dyer.
