Bad news for NSW ALP, especially ReesThe Sun Herald has published a Taverner poll showing the Coalition leading 54-46 in New South Wales. There’s no upside here for Leader Nathan Rees, writes William Bowe.
May, 2009
Breakfast Media Wrap: Australia’s reputation cops a belting
Australia’s reputation in India is taking a belting as publicity is given to a series of assaults on Indian students living in Melbourne
Aussie journos are twitter freaks
Apparently Australian journalists use Twitter to enhance and augment traditional reporting practice, and here I was thinking it was to share amusing pictures of dogs.
Raising boys? 19th century steretypes in the 21st
Steve Biddulph’s book on bringing up boys takes us on a trip back to 19th century, says Clare Gould.
Swiss culture wars: rapper takes on hard right
Rapper Stress, who has a history of attacking Christoph Blocher, the leader of the ultranationalist Swiss People’s Party, with words, dishes out more of the same with a new album.
Breakfast Media Wrap: Pole dancing politics
The pole dancing staffer who brought down a NSW Government Minister is one of those rare political stories that ordinary newspaper readers might read.
J’accuse… CSIRO!
Has the CSIRO lost its way?
Cool-er v Kindle: the e-reader battle
The techno-battle is on for e-readers, the gadget tipped to replace books and newspapers, with the Brit’s Cool-er chumping the Yankee Kindle in price — but what about quality?
British MPs blame everyone but themselves
Many MPs whose fingers have been suspiciously near the taxpayer’s wallet are desperate to deflect suggestions of culpability, appearing unbothered by the facts.
White House press secretary: he’s a hoot
Over in the White House press briefing room, it’s a veritable laugh riot. And it’s not thanks to North Korea, but a man called Robert Gibbs.
From slums to a shining town on the hill
The citizens of Kaputei, an eco-town rising from the plains south of Nairobi, finally own something that has eluded them their whole lives: a flushing toilet.
Another art sale, another nude Carla Bruni pic
Only 10 numbered copies of Carla Bruni in Bed exist and the 16ft x 24ft print will have a reserve price of about £3,000 when it goes under the hammer on June 4.
Judge: my heart bleeds for Susan Boyle
Imagine, if you will, being anonymous for 47 years of your life, and then suddenly being propelled into genuine world superstardom, writes Piers Morgan, one of the judges on Britain’s Got Talent.
Vox pop of the day: what about face masks?
Thank you Geelong Advertiser, home of child prodigies.
Crikey Says: Crikey: setting the news tabloid agenda since 1986
Today’s News Limited tabloids made a run on yesterday’s Crikey stories.
US housing market still boarded up
The American markets continue to ignore the ever widening black hole in housing.
APRA falls flat in face of executive pay bonanza
The new APRA standards will be little more than lip service to the insatiable remuneration packages enjoyed by executives at the large banks.
Guy Rundle: A minor indiscretion with the school cormorant
Guy Rundle’s school days.
Lowbottom High Diaries: The frontline of a lethal viral attack
This week it became abundantly clear that not only would schools be the frontline in the event of a lethal viral attack but that we’d be cactus no matter what, writes Trevor Diogenes.
Press release pandemonium at Parliament House
Not too many people had a good day in Parliament yesterday.
Monarchist v Monarchist: a battle royale
The gloves are off and a battle royal is sizzling away between Australia’s monarchists, writes Barry Everingham.
Tips and rumours: In which Malcolm Turnbull eats a, gasp, hot dog
A bounty of tips today from Turnbull, his vociferous staffer and Marinergate to Andrew Jaspan.
Wankley Awards: The Daily Tele swallows a fake Picasso
The Daily Tele reported last week that a young Sydney woman took her online Picasso to an “antiques roadshow” in Dee Why and it was verified as authentic. If only they’d got a second opinion…
Media briefs: Turnbull adviser manhandles journo; News Corp renews MySpace deal
Physical altercations in the press gallery as the opposition leader’s media adviser takes an issue with channel Ten journalist Stephen Spencer.
My Cup Of Tea: Sydney Writers’ Festival threatens to arrest the press
What is it with the Sydney Writers’ Festival and writers? The festival that purports to celebrate writers and journalists seems awfully good at censoring and excluding them.
