Daily Telegraph’s journalistic triumph of courage and skillI have written some harsh things about The Daily Telegraph. I don’t withdraw them. But something fine and noble has emerged with its MP expenses coverage, writes Stephen Glover.
May, 2009
Newt Gingrich: why Nancy Pelosi should quit
The Speaker of the House had said that she wasn’t briefed by CIA on waterboarding being used on Guantanamo detainees, then claimed she’d been “misinformed”. Gingrich calls for her to resign.
Facebook: should journalists use it?
An agony aunt approach to Facebooking for journalists.
Michelle-O for Arts Czar
Michelle Obama would make the perfect advisor to her husband on arts policy, says Judith Dobrzynski.
How Israel could destroy Iran’s nuclear program
A 114-page study has been published that meticulously gathers all data on Israel and Iran’s military capabilities, and outlines exactly how Isreal could attack Iran’s nuclear facilities.
podcast Canberra Calling: Debt and deficit — off into the future
Deficit is the hardest word.
10 strangest MP claims
Glitter toilet seat, Kit Kat bars, mole whacking… British MPs claimed it all.
Australia’s Ashes line-up should still strike fear in English hearts
England supporters should be dissuaded from taking too much comfort from the fact that only four members of the squad featured in the heroic series of 2005.
China’s gender imbalance set to get worse
The ratio of men to women in China is going to become even more disproportianate due to women “marrying out” into cities, a researcher warns.
GFC PR genius: free drugs for the unemployed
It’s a stroke of marketing genius for big pharma Pfizer: apparently, they’re giving meds away for free to those who have lost jobs and hence health insurance due to the global financial crisis.
Spotlight on Pansy Ho
Portfolio looks at Pansy Ho, daughter of gaming billionaire Stanley Ho and the brains behind a new $1.2 billion megacasino in Macao.
Sexy romance + serious issues: Toni Jordan on Addition
I consider cheering people up to be a revolutionary act, says Toni Jordan, author of Addition in an interview with Literary Minded’s Angela Meyer.
The no-choice President
Is gay marriage sinking the pro-abortion movement? asks Jeffrey Lord.
News Ltd features enter a brave new — centralised — world
The restructure of News Limited’s tabloid feature sections reveals the industry is reliant on centralisation, as well as further job cuts and the loss of local content, in its efforts to reinvent itself.
Morning Market Report: Consumer sentiment falls 4.3%
Retailers down after consumer sentiment fell 4.3% — the biggest fall since May 1996 (down 6.4%).
Japanese economy goes from freefall to plummet
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso’s Government is at least spending a record 15.4 trillion Yen ($US160 billion) stimulus package which seems to be working.
Pension v dole: what’s the dollar difference?
Will under-67-year-olds be worse off on the dole instead of the pension? We crunch the numbers.
To whom it may concern: Should I dob my team-mates in?
Crikey’s Agony Aunt looks at team loyalty versus coming clean.
A tax rort is a tax rort, unless the AFR says it isn’t
Everyone loves economic reform until it affects them, at which point the excuses and justifications for the status quo — the claims that sounded so hollow when made by others — start coming out.
Tips and rumours: Is the Turnbull household about to go on the nuts and berries diet?
Lucy Turnbull eats locally, NT media management goes awry, and what’s Monash Uni to do with their over-65s?
The Media Monitors' Top 20: Costello makes a splash with his profound insights into… something
It seems in any week that’s going reasonably well for the Opposition, Peter Costello pops up — as he did this week, coming in 11th place for politicians in the media limelight.
The ETS: our very own pig with lipstick
If the Government’s ETS will not provide the right signals and incentives for a shift to a low-carbon economy, then doing nothing or doing something else is the better option.
Not much stimulation for the poor kids on youth allowance
One group not feeling all that stimulated by the latest twists of federal welfare policy are the young, writes Lionel Elmore.
