July, 2009
Climate cataclysm in the Pacific, house price cage match, nuking Tony Abbott 
Legalising homosexuality in India: the big picture
India recently overturned its 148-year-old law that criminalised homosexuality. But has it made it any easier to be gay in Goa or bisexual in Bihar? Human rights activist Arvind Narrain weighs in.
Fixing health: Crikey reviews the latest report
The much-anticipated report from the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission has landed. Bernard Keane gets to grips with the detail.
Visualising millions of Iran tweets
At its peak, a search for “Iran” on Twitter was generaing over 100,000 tweets per day. Here’s what that looks like, in graph form. The results are quite engaging.
Crikey Says: Sometimes we miss John Howard
What is the Federal Coalition’s position on an emissions trading scheme to address climate change?
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The climate change cage match continues
Crikey’s ongoing climate change cage match continues to draw strong opinions from readers, plus letters on Rio Tinto, First Dog vs Tony Abbott and a great suggestion for a new Crikey slogan…
Morning Market Report: Good start to the week, market up 53
The market is up 53, and the Dow up 24.
Gen X Reserve Banker: we’re “screwed” by Baby Boomers and Gen Y
Gen X Reserve Banker Guy Debelle calls his fellow Xers “that generation which is unfortunately screwed” by both Baby Boomers (whose debt they’re paying), and Gen Y (who’ll cut their pensions).
US economy getting worse less slowly
We get the first reading on US second quarter economic growth this week and most analysts reckon there will be a sharp improvement.
Virgin Blue cuts the cost of survival
Virgin Blue is pinning its survival and expansion plan for the recession to much less cash than originally expected in the $231 million equity raising announced this morning.
Rudd’s essay: an economist’s take
The Prime Minister’s latest published essay prompted this detailed response from economist Steve Keen.
Another nail in the property sector coffin
The Australian property sector is suffering even further today with Australand Property Group reporting multi-million dollar losses and big capital fund raising.
Media briefs: MIFF website hack carried out by people outside Oz? … Hey Hey it’s a comeback
The Melbourne International Film Festival’s website has been hacked: but who’s to blame? Hey Hey is making a comeback, the White House has blocked Twitter and more news from the newsmakers.
Internet filtering: speed won’t be the issue
With word that Conroy’s internet filter doesn’t affect ISPs’ speed, the debate will now centre around whether internet filtering actually “works” or not.
Theophanous gone: Dean Mighell waiting
Controversial Victorian MP Theo Theophanous formally announced his resignation from state politics today. After a weekend of intense speculation, his future was finally sealed by Premier John Brumby.
Kiribati and Tuvalu climate change strategy: total evacuation
Climate change is already having major effects on Pacific Island states, says a new report from Oxfam. Australia and New Zealand need to stop hoping the problem will go away.
Howard turns 70: age shall not weary him
The idea that a person is too old for political leadership at 70 is relatively recent, and is still unknown in many parts of the world.
Tour de France: Contador and Cavendish are crowned the kings of Paris
While ultimately the day belonged to Alberto Contador, the Paris finale offered a fitting stage for Bathurst’s Mark Renshaw to come a brilliant second to Britain’s Mark Cavendish.
Political snippets: A+ for real estate
Richard Farmer explores how school league tables are affecting property values in the US. How is your local primary school going to affect your housing price? Also, tell us Australia’s best specialist journalists.
We may not have seen the end of the Theophanous case
There are a number of intriguing possibilities of how the Theophanous saga will play itself out. Will he get sent to trial? Will he sue for damages? More importantly, what further action will Jeremy Rapke, Victorian Director of Public Prosecutions take?
Crikey Backgrounder: Bligh’s Queensland gets a touch of the Fitzgeralds
There’s been a certain feeling of deja vu over the past fortnight in Queensland. The jailing of a former Minister, allegations that government was far too close to business and then … the piece de resistance.
Mungo MacCallum: Rudd’s grim manifesto and Libs in a muddle
It says much for PM Kevin Rudd’s political ascendancy that he can afford to produce such a gloomy prediction as his weekend 6000-word essay. Then again, it pays to prepare voters for what lies ahead.
Tips and rumours: Why can ABC jobs only be Sydney or Melbourne?
In today’s tips & rumours section, the Melbourne Film Festival website under attack, Labor in-fighting in Queensland and WA and ABC jobs stick to the big smoke.
