After 11 years of Labor rule in Tasmania, where has the money gone?
May, 2009
Dolly goes air-brush free
Teen girls’ magazine Dolly will release their June issue without any airbrushed photos to promote positive body image… before returning again to heavily-airbrushed models thereafter, presumably. Mixed messages much?
Sunday newspaper sales down
According to ABC figures, Sunday newspaper sales are down in virtually every state.
Belgian city goes vego
Civil servants and politicians in the Belgian city of Ghent will go vegetarian at least one day a week in acknowledgement of the environmental impact of livestock.
Why Steven Gerrard is two steps away from greatness
Steven Gerrard is England’s finest midfielder since Bobby Charlton.
Five big challenges for Manmohan Singh
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is about to enter his second term in office with a strong mandate. TIME suggests five ways he can really make a difference.
How green is your porridge?
A new eco-label in the UK will show consumers the carbon footprint of cooking a product.
Tamil Tigers lay down their arms
With the dust still settling on the small patch of blood-soaked ground of Sri Lanka’s north-eastern coast where the Tigers saw their final stand, the world’s media descends.
Chris Gregoire, the newspaper saviour
An interview with Washington Governor Chris Gregoire, who recently signed into law a 40% corporate-tax break for newspapers and publishers within her state.
Sydney nightclubbers give voxpop gold
Ninemsn canvases insightful eyewitness reports from violence in Sydnety’s King’s Cross.
Battle of the nerds: Turnbull vs. Rudd
When it comes to social media, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is lagging behind Opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull worse than MySpace behind Facebook.
Canwest and INM still struggling
Canwest Global Communications Corp is selling its indirect interests in four Turkish radio stations to keep itself alive and out of receivership, while INM are facing a 200 million euro debt.
newspaper death watch Two more US papers die
The Tucson Citizen and Ann Arbor News both bit the dust this weekend.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Discussing the Matthew Johns affair
Crikey’s readers join the fray on the Matthew Johns issue.
Great Southern felled by Sword of Damocles
The collapse of agribusiness company Great Southern Plantations would have surprised few.
Naked travel: Where does the money go?
Taxpayer funded state tourism authorities spend the dosh from one election cycle to the next, writes Tom Neal Tacker.
Tips and rumours: Government already setting up the tally room?
An eagle-eyed Crikey reader spots a tender for the construction of the National Tally Room, while another spots NRL players in the bargain bin.
Media briefs: More US newspapers bite the dust
Two more US nwespapers go under, Maureen Dowd is accused of plagarism, Fairfax publishers 20-word story, and more from the wild world of media.
Nielsen Poll signals return to healthy Oz democracy
The Coalition should allow themselves just a little celebration over today’s Nielsen poll.
Morning Market Report: Great Southern placed into voluntary administration
The market is down 50. The SFE futures suggested a 42 point fall in the market this morning. Only healthcare and utility stocks up. All other sectors down. Resources doing the worst — BHP and RIO down 2.0% and 3.1%. Alumina (AWC) down 11% on the open. Banks all down — WBC down 3.9% having gone ex dividend 56c. […]
How I found out a killer was stalking me
Earlier this month, psychiatrist Jean Eric Gassy was found guilty of murder. Dr Peter Arnold writes that shortly after Gassy was charged, he was told that the accused was found carrying a photo of him.
The Australian and The Times: coverage too close for comfort
We know they’re not exactly the most progressive types at The Weekend Australian, but you’d have thought they’d be aware that many of us have access to this thing called the internet.
