This was a budget of tricks, of bogus assumptions and of huge traps for the conservatives.
April, 2009
Marxism returns
The onset of the severe global economic downturn has undermined faith in the magic of the market and resurrected the spectre of socialism.
IMF needs to up its credit limit
A truly global crisis calls out for a global response, but the IMF desperately needs to back up its talk with cash money.
Thiessen: Torture made us safer
The interrogation tactics used on terrorism suspects made the US safer, writes a former Bush staffer.
The creativity stimulus they had to have
In the United States, government funding of popular culture is back on the table. But decades of neglect means the restoration of real creativity could take years.
Why even invite Ahmadinejad to a conference on racism?
Were the UN really surprised when Ahmadinejad used their conference to accuse Israel of racism? Accusing Israel of being racist is what Ahmadinejad does, argues Will Self.
SSCI torture narrative
The US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has released a narrative of the general history of torture under the Bush Administration.
US Education Dept pinches pennies
How are the US Education Dept cutting costs? Sharing printers and no more trips to Paris, to start with…
Obama’s 100 day hope check
100 days in to his term, is Barack Obama still inspiring hope?
Video of the Day: Pac-Man rampage
Tasmanian upper house elections
On Saturday week, one fifth of Tasmanian voters go to the polls to perform some reupholstering on the state’s 15-members Legislative Council.
Disneynature’s Earth: one tree planted for every bum on the seat
Disney’s new subsidiary company Disneynature is pledging to plant one tree per every ticket bought to its first film, Earth, during the first week of screening.
Note to Senator Kerry: newspapers are f-cked
Why are we bailing out the past when we should be investing in the future?
Print figures vs web stats
Comparing print and online readerships is equivalent to comparing the number of people who drive cars with the number of people with vowels in their name.
Interview with Digg’s Kevin Rose
Digg founder Kevin Rose gives his State of the Union on the popular aggregation site.
What font are you?
Are you a serif? Do you like long walks on the beach? All will become clear.
NSW’s pants-down MP misses Premier’s summit
Labor MPs are increasingly ill-disciplined.
Climate refugees to rise by 50% by 2015
A new Oxfam report says a 50% increase in people affected by climate-related humanitarian disasters by 2015 could overwhelm emergency response and humanitarian aid systems.
Where in the world is Matt Drudge?
Matt Drudge remains one of the most powerful figures in journalism. So why has he gone almost completely underground?
The Media Monitors' Top 20: Ashmore explosion sees Debus get the press
Bob Debus, Chris Evans and Sharman Stone all made rare appearances in our list of top press coverage this week.
ABS engaged in brutal redundancy roll out
The Australian Bureau of Statistics management is engaging in a “brutal” redundancy process as part of its current cost-cutting drive.
CPI figures: inflation reined in but price pressures remain
The RBA is looking at growth, demand levels and unemployment as it approaches rate changes in May, with inflation on the backburner.
My night with PJ O’Rourke and a room full of white, middle aged men
I really wanted to love last night’s lecture by satirist P J O’Rourke to the Centre for Independent Studies. Unfortunately I didn’t.
