Boeing 787 no dream for QantasQantas are yet to say anything in response to the serious issues involving the Boeing 787 Dreamliner program, although they have 50 Dreamliners on firm order.
August, 2009
ABC: it’s your newspaper
Nothing covers complex news stories like the written word. Which is exactly why we need a publicly funded ABC newspaper, writes Jeff Sparrow. And it can hire all the sacked journos!
The revolution will not be tweeted
During post-election activity, we saw 220,000 tweets an hour about Iran, 3000 Iranian YouTube videos, 2 million blog posts, and Mir-Hussein Mousavi’s 100,000 friends on Facebook… but no revolution. Are we tweeting while Tehran burns? asks Jonathan V. Last.
Female boxers get a bash at Olympic glory
For the first time since 1904, women’s boxing will be back on the Olympic bill, with the IOC announcing female boxers can compete in the 2012 London Games. But it’s been a tough slog for recognition that has taken over a century.
Map: work hours around the world
Feel like you work too much? Well, according to this map of average world weekly work hours — say that three times! — Australians work less than the Greeks but more than the Dutch.
Is Sarah Palin writing her own Facebook notes?
Every time former Alaska governor and VP candidate Sarah Palin writes something on her Facebook page, the press goes nuts for it. But come on, says Gawker: they’re far too coherent, well-argued and grammatically correct to have ever been penned by Palin herself.
Crikey Says: Rudd isn’t going anywhere
Kevin Rudd is planning for Labor to be in government for a very long time and the Opposition need to smarten up and realise that they will lose the next election.
Circulations wrap: calm down Rupert, things aren’t that bad here
While Fairfax and News Ltd papers are suffering nasty falls in ad revenues, recent figures of Australian newspapers show small, but not fatal falls in some cases and small rises in others.
Guy Rundle: Friday drive-bys: Boring business meetings … cut and paste monkeys …
End-of-week snippets from the travels of Guy Rundle, including Tom Switzer’s fascinating trip to NZ, the greatest right-wing own goal of recent times, and a Woodstock flashback.
The Trujillo shambles that haunts Telstra
Former Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo’s departure with $9.06 million in his pocket was a final insult to long suffering shareholders. Why was he paid so much to deliver so little?
Lowbottom High Diaries: There’s no substitute for substitutes
The darkest hour is just before dawn, according to the old wisdom. In the case of teachers it is that interesting fifteen minutes before the first locker bell, writes Trevor Diogenes.
The Dyer Index: Stevens’ sunny-side-up optimism could bite him
There wasn’t much left for Reserve Bank Governor, Glenn Stevens to say at today’s appearance before the the House of Reps Economics Committee.
US super embassy won’t win hearts and minds in Pakistan
A planned new US “super embassy” in Islamabad sends a very visible message about the US engagement with Pakistan, writes Shakira Hussein.
Media briefs: AFP and media broker deal, Kyle and Jackie O dodge a bullet
AFP and media to broker deal … Kyle and Jackie O dodge a bullet … Headline Watch: Viscous or vicious? … Majority of tweets inane drivel? …
To whom it may concern: On being a hermaphrodite
If only it were a post-gender world L.G, we could all put up our hairy feet and relax, writes our advice guru, To Whom It May Concern.
Emaciated EPL stares down the Continent
The hooplah over tonight’s English Premier League kick-off comes after a summer of record transfers to Spain, writes Martin Pegan.
2009 influenza pandemic: assessing the fallout
Surveillance, control, treatment and prevention of influenza is a multi-billion dollar global industry. But it is built on surprisingly shaky foundations, writes Associate Professor Heath Kelly.
Forget MasterChef: food, craft mags sink
The nation’s infatuation with home economics is yet to peculate through to magazine racks, as key titles continue to struggle.
Political snippets: The mystery of brussel sprouts solved
Richard Farmer explores why some people hate brussel sprouts, AG Robert McClelland’s proposed security laws and the fight against free speech at Yale University Press.
Decoding Rudd’s public service reshuffle
Governments might appoint mates and fellow travellers to authority boards, and diplomatic posts, but Public Service Secretaries are too important for that.
Silent outrage as Daw Aung San Suu Kyi remains locked up
While there were no large-scale protests, there was a palpable sense of anger at the decision to continue Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s house arrest, freelance journalist Kyaw Kyaw writes from Burma.
Morning Market Report: Strong end to a strong week
The market closed te week on a high note — up 58, while Wall St closed up 36.
Gerry Woods saves “peace, order and good government” in the NT
In a busy day up north, Alison Anderson has resigned from NT parliament and independent Gerry Wood has saved the Labor government. Bob Gosford and David Curl discuss the latest developments.
