If there’s one criticism of Rupert Murdoch that stands out above all others, it’s his failure to set an ultimate standard of behaviour for those around him.
April, 2009
Review: Ian Plimer’s Heaven and Earth
Barry Brooks critiques Ian Plimer’s book Heaven and Earth.
ATO stuff-up could pull $22 out of your stimulus
A problem at the ATO is the reason why many Australians haven’t got their $900 tax bonus from the Federal Government yet, says Crikey intern Elly Keating.
Australia’s $18m bid to keep asylum seekers in Indonesia
The sound bites may have shifted, but the policy around interception of asylum seekers in Indonesia never changed.
Budget countdown: Auslink infrastructure planning fail
Auslink: frequently no appraisal, no cooperation and no planning, and no one ever evaluated anything.
Black Saturday research funding a slap for victims
A private research body charged by the Bushfire Royal Commission with investigating the Black Saturday tragedy is struggling with an historica legacy of underfunding.
Little clarity in Qld’s bush-clearing moratorium
A ban on the clearing of regrowth vegetation has raised Queensland hackles.
James Hardie is just the tip of the iceberg
Amid the James Hardie “fully funded” furphy, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to trust what companies say at all.
Fobbing off refugees onto Indonesia
It might make political sense, but there is very little economic sense or social benefit from spending more money to detain and warehouse refugees, writes Andrew Bartlett.
Lowbottom High Diaries: A crash course for student teachers
A crash course for student teachers has been obtained by Trevor Diogenes.
Guy Rundle: Jumping the eight ball on a future snooker great
Beneath the sponsored waiter’s outfits and the dickie bow-ties, snooker has a merciless animality which leaves cage wrestling for dead.
Why monetary zealots are wrong
Milton Friedman is wrong again. There is such a thing as a free lunch — it’s monetary policy and here’s why.
Tiger’s ANZAC Day rip-off exposed
Tiger Airways launched a blatant Anzac Day rip off this morning leaving itself open to prosecution under the Crimes Act and by the ACCC.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: VB defends its beery philanthrophic Anzac Day appeal
Today, VB’s group manager Paul Donaldson defends the Raise a Glass Appeal for Anzac Day. And Crikey readers weigh in on everything from the Republic to the Westgate Bridge.
Morning Market Report: All Ords failed to push through resistance
Most sectors were down in the market this morning, while the Dow was up 70.
Pulitzer won’t save jobs in journalism’s brave new world
It appears even the holy grail of journalism awards can’t save writers from unemployed destitution.
Wankley Awards: Gongs for Herald Sun’s over-eager eulogising and a Yowie expert
The Friday edition would not be complete without a nod to the best ‘expert’ of the week: Tim the Yowie Man. Crikey intern Elly Keating.
Recession on Sesame Street?
Kids love to tickle and squeeze Elmo. Unfortunately for Sesame Workshop, Elmo’s corporate parent, the tumultuous economic environment is doing some squeezing, too.
Media briefs: Rupert Murdoch, Italian porn master
Murdoch is making millions a week selling PPV porn on Italian TV, Gruen Transfer is ratings gold, and mum tells of wrong baby.
Tips and rumours: What positions pay at the ABC
How much does a junior manager or a senior producer get paid at Radio National? Tipsters share with Crikey.
