Seven has MasterChef rival on the boilIn a thoroughly predictable move, Seven is reportedly planning its own reality cooking show, following the success of Ten’s MasterChef. Will it tank as badly as the last time the network pulled this stunt with Make Me a Supermodel?
July, 2009
Tech-sploitation? Life inside a Chinese gadget sweatshop
The manufacturers of tech products recently came into the spotlight after a Chinese worker at an iPhone factory committed suicide. So what’s life really like for the people who build your iPods, laptops and digital photo frames? Seriously depressing, according to this worker’s account.
Cage match 2: Steve Keen weighs in on house prices
Economist Steve Keen weighs-in on yesterday’s housing-price cage match, defending a “historical analogy” he made suggesting house prices might fall.
Actually, preventative healthcare has been a spectacular success
Simon Chapman responds to Bernard Keane’s contention yesterday that prevention is not always the best cure when it comes to health reform.
News Ltd and the cold shoulder of redundancy
The journalists’ union is taking a hard look at News Limited’s redundancies, writes Christopher Warren.
Anna Bligh: Has nothing — or everything — changed in Queensland?
20 years ago, Tony Fitzgerald exposed evil lurking in the heart of Government, says Queensland Premier Anna Bligh. But what does the past month of corruption revelations say about how far we’ve come?
Jagger mines Church of England for help
Celebs like Bianca Jagger and Joanna Lumley are calling on the Church of England, a shareholder in Vedanta Resources, to stop a planned bauxite mine in India on a sacred site.
Crikey Says: China by numbers
As with almost everything about China, the numbers are impressive. Forecast economic growth: 8.7%. Number of criminals sentenced to death, life imprisonment, or more than five years in prison last year: 159,020.
Costello shows little faith in the possibilities of education
Peter Costello thinks Christian schools should only have Christian teachers. Perhaps he could learn a thing or two from many of Australia’s Muslim schools, says Irfan Yusuf.
Political snippets: Downer agrees with Rudd on China, health reform dependent on senate numbers
Health reform will be interesting since the ALP don’t have the numbers in the senate, NAB and their rate cutting, Downer endorsing Rudd’s handling of the Hu case in China.
Talking the Town: Talking the town: Tony Abbott gets down on his knees
Margot Saville relives all the glitz and glamour (ahem) of Tony Abbott’s booklaunch.
Labor’s fringe haunts the PM at National Conference
With formal proceedings at the ALP National Conference doomed to irrelevancy, the fringe program has assumed centre stage. And it’s where all the fun is.
The AFL’s stunning Karmichael Hunt recruiting coup
At a tumultuous news conference this morning, Karmichael Hunt confirmed that he has accepted a senior playing contract with the new Gold Coast AFL franchise from 2010.
$19m the cost of a quiet ALP conference
That was the price of buying off the union campaign to impose protectionism on Government procurement.
The Media Monitors' Top 20: Turnbull climbs the media ladder
As predicted, Malcolm Turnbull is firmly back into second place, at around half the level of coverage of the PM.
Tips and rumours: Gay Christian speaker prevented from speaking at church
The Anglican Church uninvite a gay speaker, Coles definitely not the fresh food people, jumps racing horses don’t have great odds.
Rudd should sink his teeth into reducing sugar consumption
Since everyone is in wild agreement that the cause of tooth decay is sugar, why are we not acting to restrict its consumption?, asks David Gillespie.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Schools need exercise — and I should know
“Physical fitness programs in schools should be mandatory and taken very, very seriously,” says one Crikey reader today. In other topics Crikey readers are feisty about: health reform, Gen Y and philanthropy.
Calling Tehran: Protestors await call to take to the streets again
As reports surface of Mousavi’s renewed calls to protest, Sophie Black touched base with the anonymous Iranian refugee who speaks to his brother in Tehran on a regular basis.
Green shoots or another mirage?
The US housing market appears like it might be stablising, with house prices up for the first time in three years. A weary Wall Street was glad for the news, but expects a gradual recovery.
Racism is a blanket in Alice Springs
Alice Springs town council is proposing a range of new powers; all pointed to one end: tackling anti-social behaviour. Except, it includes throwing out blankets used by homeless people…
Glenn Stevens’ vision of a frugal Australia
The media seems to have ignored the real message from Glenn Stevens’ RBA speech — the era of cheap credit and 100% home loans is over.
