Australian car sales jumped in May in the first monthly rebound since the start of last year.
June, 2009
Mungo MacCallum: Utegate threatens Prime Minister’s integrity
The Prime Minister’s integrity would seem to hinge on whether the alleged email from Rudd’s office to Treasury which Senator Eric Abetz quoted last week actually exists, and if so whether it is genuine.
Godwin Grech: the loneliest man in the world
Grech, a man of almost Dickensian visage and name, chose absolute honesty in talking about the Utegate affair, an approach that, unless you’re very confident in your own evasive skills, is probably wisest.
Utegate raises no end of questions for the media too
Whichever way you look at this whole thing, the media is up to its armpits in it, writes Scott Bridges.
Preferential treatment for pollies’ mates? Happens every day
I’ll let the non-public servants amongst you into a dirty secret. Government backbenchers and mates of the Government get preferential treatment from bureaucrats, at the request of Ministers.
Another day, another big deal for a struggling bank
Never mind what the big banks say, watch what they do.
China: Google “severely endangering China’s youth”
The Chinese government has opened a witch hunt on Google China, forcing them to suspend automated keywords and accusing them of “severely endangering” the country’s youth.
OzCar email is a fake
The ABC reports that the email at the centre of Utegate has been found and is a fake.
How advertisers are working with the recession
A slideshow of the ads from around the world showing how marketers in various countries are trying to get consumers spending again — while taking into account local culture.
Iran: Let’s get real about Twitter’s usefulness
Before we all have a collective Twitter-gasm about the short-messaging service’s use in Iran, let’s breathe for a second. Yes, it’s useful, however…
POLL: Have your say on Utegate
Have your say on the the scandal that’s stopped a nation –- kind of.
How stupid does Glenn Milne think we – and Andrew Charlton – are?
The Oz’s Glenn Milne is alleging that Andrew Charlton — doctor, author, PM’s economic advisor and Rhodes Scholar — was so stupid that he voluntarily gave Malcolm Turnbull the nod that his political strategy to bring down the PM was on the right track!!!?! Horseshit, says Possum Comitatus.
Weet-Bix pull Sunday Tele ads
News Ltd says it was “punished” by Socceroo sponsor Sanitarium pulling its Weet-Bix ads after the Sunday Telegraph reported on a night club stoush involving player Tim Cahill.
Obama takes on Fox News, loses
Obama may think he can browbeat Fox into being nicer to him. He can’t, says Jeff Bercovici.
Akerman: Transparency is the first casualty
Kevin Rudd has shredded any claim of running an open and transparent government with his handling of Ruddgate, says Piers Akerman.
Milne: Ethics overboard
Kevin Rudd should uphold the standards he expects of others, writes Glenn Milne.
How Utegate began
“‘Utegate’ had its genesis last Monday, when I placed a phone call to the boss of Ford Credit Greg Cohen…” writes Steve Lewis.
Hartcher: Turnbull is too much swash and not enough buckle
Turnbull has been dreaming that the sheer force of his swashbuckling prosecutorial powers will force Kevin Rudd to resign in disgrace, says Peter Hartcher, but his dream will remain just that.
Journalists’ amazing flight from the Taliban
After seven months being detained by the Taliban, NYT reporter David Rohde and Afghan journalist Tahir Luddin escaped their captors, aided by a rope they’d hidden and a game of draughts.
Andrew Bartlett: Feisty final Senate week ahead
The Senate is moving into its final sitting week til mid-August with a large pile of legislation the government insists must be dealt with. And yet the ETS alone could take that long to debate.
Taylor: Turnbull tries to hit a target too far
Malcolm Turnbull has overreached by demanding the resignation of Kevin Rudd on the basis of an email he now says he doesn’t have, writes Lenore Taylor.
The Steve Jobs story
When major news breaks, like the report that Steve Jobs’ got a new liver, there’s always a scramble to find the next angle. Like: Where was he hiding?
Video of the Day: Matt Preston: The Movie
A tribute to the newest and most watchable television personality in years. Matt Preston, we salute you.
New York Times / Monday, 22 June 2009
In an attempt to find a contemporary niche, Reader’s Digest is moving in a decidedly conservative direction: “I love my family, I love my community, I love my church.”