Pakistan hired cooks and drivers as guards for Oz seriesThe private security guards hired by the Pakistan cricket chiefs for Pakistan-Australia One-day series in United Arab Emirates may have only been a bunch of car drivers and cooks.
April, 2009
Suddenly closer to finding another Earth
Astronomers brought out their new planets for show and tell this week and the “star” attraction was Gliese 581e.
AFL coaches’ contracting concerns
A look at each the future of the AFL’s current coaches under the notoriously fickle contract conditions.
Harnessing peer pressure to turn the world green
Behavioral economics is an unconventional field of research that examines how human nature really works and uses it to shape the choices people make.
League’s Polynesian powerplay muscles in on indigenous numbers
The number of Aboriginal players in the NRL has halved since the early 1990s, with coaches keener to recruit Polynesian-type body shapes to combat the brutal collisions of the code.
Can Roy Keane work his magic on Ipswich?
Back in management four months after walking out on Sunderland, Roy Keane is charged with delivering promotion to the Premier League for Ipswich. Can he do it?
10 cursed second novels
Frazier’s Cold Mountain sold in bucketloads and he received an $8million advance for Thirteen Moons. It flopped.
NYC fine dining goes cheap
Discounting is a strategy high-end restaurateurs usually avoid out of fear of eroding the cache of their brands. But times are tough.
Farewell to the paper page…
The digital revolution can squeeze the text of dozens of books into a little box, though you do not experience the sensual anticipation of turning a paper page, and it is dangerous to read in the bath.
Political snippets: When is news, news?
Richard Farmer questions Sky News’ decision to report on the Christmas Island detention centre’s Christmas dinner, and Joe Hockey is looking for a miracle worker.
Hot Form Charts: All focus on Anzac Day clash
The Melbourne Storm has become the Melbourne Mizzle and the AFL round is all about Essendon and Collingwood.
D’Ascenzo under pressure over Wickenby breaches
Commissioner of Taxation Michael D’Ascenzo is under pressure after details emerged that the ATO secrecy has been breached, writes Chris Seage.
Rookie abuse in the NFL
In 1970, James “Yazoo” Smith sued the NFL to shut down the draft. What happened next?
The week in geek: MySpace accepts the fish Facebook rejects
Former Facebook COO is poised to become the new CEO of rival MySpace, a controvertial iPhone app shakes a stir, and the Pirate Bay trial could sail again.
Hobart’s Parliament Square kerfuffle
Three very different designs have been shortlisted to become the future look of Hobart’s Parliament Square.
Tasmania’s burnoff greenhouse effect a mystery
Forestry Tasmania has admitted it does not know how much greenhouse gas is produced by its regeneration burns.
Crikey Says: A loss for the climate, but a victory for free speech
The Australian’s continued scepticism on climate change may be bad for the planet, but it’s a victory for independent editorial judgment.
Delia Smith: the original celebrity chef
It is 40 years since Delia Smith published her first recipe. Since then the Brits have succumbed to the whims of many celeb chefs.
Sacked journos get new (albeit poorer) life online
Are you a recently laid off journalist? Are you seeking a future? Salvation is here on the internets! Start your own news site and begin your fabulous new and much poorer life online…
Beginners’ guide to Star Trek
The new Star Trek film has premiered to rave reviews. Here’s everything you really need to know about this seminal series (including how to dress like Captain Kirk).
OK, OK, so sugar doesn’t make you pay attention
Kellogg’s has agreed to settle federal claims that they falsely advertised the benefits of eating Frosted Mini-Wheats, including that children who ate the cereal got a 20% boost in attentiveness.
Justice looms for the torture team
The chance of an American president allowing the domestic prosecution of his predecessors for war crimes is essentially zero. American politics just doesn’t work that way.
Hanging on for the “stress test” reality check
The strength of the current stockmarket rebound and the health of all those ‘green shoots’ analysts will be tested tonight.
How social media’s viral networks are the new antibiotics
Dana Elizabeth McCaffery died of whooping cough at four weeks of age, but she may the future face of social media disease advocacy in Australia, writes Craig Dalton.
