Joke election candidates are such a lark, aren’t they? Neil Walker reports.
March, 2009
Wankley Awards: This week’s Wankley goes to… the monster raving loony media
Lowbottom High Diaries: Big Sister
In one’s youth Big Sister was a range of cake and pudding mixes. In the new millennium it is those power skirts in the federal and state governments who seem to want to play headmistress, writes Trevor Diogenes.
Qantas and ATSB fly united
If Qantas fails to correct its attitude to safety and standards, customers could be at risk, writes Ben Sandilands.
Now showing on the Crikey website
The daily clickthroughs: STATE OF THE PLANET: Greenies push for online habitat FRIDAY TRASH WRAP: Jacko’s face: still creepy, Gwyneth’s naughty word, and who the f- are the Jonas Brothers? What’s new on the Crikey blogs: PINEAPPLE PARTY TIME: QLD election, day 12 THE CONTENT MAKERS: ABC Managing Director Mark Scott on Twitter CROAKEY: Why […]
Will this really be final curtain for Michael Jackson?
When it comes to which branch of the entertainment industry has the “sayonara” or “adios” box office come-on down pat, you can’t beat the music business, writes Ross Stapleton.
Media briefs: Quilting mag scandal … JJJ ratings boost … Ten cut staff hours
Today’s headlines about the headline makers.
Morning market report
Marcus Padley reports on the highs and lows of today’s markets.
Foodstamp nation: US consumers on the breadline
Compared to the experience of tens of millions of Americans, Australia is a bountiful economic oasis of plenty, writes Glenn Dyer.
How men can get more s-x AND celebrate International Women’s Day
Were men really getting much more in the 50s? And is it feminism that causes women to say NO! Asks Eva Cox.
Pauline Hanson and me: a fake story
Okay, time for a confession, writes Jonathan Green.
Hamilton: The Internet’s belligerent Brutopia
The torrent of abuse from the regular army of anonymous commenters on blogs has turned the Internet into a no-go zone for reasoned and rational debate, writes Clive Hamilton.
Crikey Says: Crikey says
This is Lake Albert, the last pool in the Murray River… there’s a problem.
New drinking guidelines are about informed decisions, not wowserism
Unsafe drinking doesn’t only harm the drinker — many other people also pay a price, writes Jon Currie.
The week in geek: Facebook’s new look … Are Filter plans over? … News.com.au fails at the Internet
Our new weekly column from the world of the Web.
The VFF’s VSU hypocrisy
Victorian Farmers Federation chief Simon Ramsay’s opportunistic attempts to balance the books should be viewed with the upmost skepticism, writes Andrew Crook.
NSW MP caught in jail privatisation conflict
Can the Public Service Association “comrades” union expect tireless support from Paul McLeay, their former deputy general secretary? Asks Alex Mitchell.
Last night’s TV ratings
The Winners … The Losers … News & CA … The Stats … Glenn Dyer’s comments.
Richard Farmer’s political bite sized meaty chunks
Meaty snippets from the home of government by Richard Farmer.
Tips and rumours
Huge stuff-up within the Australian Taxation Office and it’s going to make Rudd’s cash splash look worse. With the bonus that’s coming out, thousands of people have been updating their details. But it’s just come to light that due to a training mistake, all new bank accounts given up to this point have been processed […]
Recession? You’re standing in it
Last week, prior to the release of Australia’s GDP figures, London-based Stephen Koukoulas issued the following piece demolishing the recession debate.
Who speaks for Aboriginal people? You, Warren Mundine?
With the NT Intervention again in the news, Kim Hill wasn’t pulling his punches.
Dyer’s business wrap: US stocks tumble … GM on the brink
For the second time this week, world markets have lurched deeper into the abyss, writes Glenn Dyer.
Nothing quite as it seems with News and ABC International
Keep an eye on The Australian’s coverage of the brewing stoush between the ABC and Sky News over ABC International, writes Bernard Keane.
Another roo cull. There must be a better way
Kangaroos are under the gun again in the ACT, writes Lionel Elmore.
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