Ten used to be known as “The Simpsons Network”. Now, there is a case for renaming the Nine Network, “The Charlie Sheen Network”.
August, 2009
Yes bwana: how Australia called the shots at small islands forum
Here is the analysis of the PIF from Shirley Atatagi - climate political advisor for Greenpeace in the Pacific.
Bug-free computer software: Australia paves the way
A computer crash and reboot will hopefully soon be a thing of the past, thanks to new Australian research on microkernels and bug free computer systems.
Shepparton pulls together to face up to indigenous disadvantage
The statistics paint a damning picture of indigenous disadvantage in this major regional city, writes Essendon Football Club CEO Peter Jackson.
The Dyer index: of Feds, markets, moods and oil
So the US economy is levelling out, according to the US Federal Reserve, and that justifies a 50% plus surge in stockmarkets? Let’s crunch the numbers.
Why plagiarism doesn’t matter on National Marriage Day
Several hundred Christians gathered in Parliament House this morning for “National Marriage Day”, launching a “new” version of the booklet 21 Reasons Why Marriage Matters… except it wasn’t so new.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Climate change and Crikey editorials
Crikey readers weigh in on CPRS, climate change, the coalition’s carbon policy proposal, gay marriage statistics and more.
Guy Rundle: McClelland’s new terror bill is soft totalitarian nonsense
Robert McClelland’s new terror bill is based on the notion that people are simply psychological crash-test dummies, rather than robust and resilient citizens in a free society.
Words from a Bolt hole: blogging in the time of terror
Last week’s terror arrests in Melbourne set blogger Andrew Bolt up with at least a week’s worth of material. Tobias Zieglar imagines the scene..
The great CPRS green jobs con
There is a fundamental difference between economic reforms pursued by previous governments and the current reforms — previously the focus was on economic efficiency, writes Sinclair Davidson.
New Idea’s Hewitt farce heads to court
Tomorrow, Lleyton Hewitt will try and force New Idea to reveal its source over the notorious “Manny Mark” affair, but all parties could save themselves some time by re-reading Crikey.
CPRS bills succumb to a quiet defeat
The Government’s CPRS bills slipped to a quiet and deserved defeat this morning in the Senate, to much excitement here in Parliament House but, one suspects, yawning non-interest from voters.
Shouldn’t ‘thousands tortured and killed’ be a big news story?
It’s got everything a cracking story needs: a blood thirsty dictator, a relevant local angle and interesting characters. So, why is the media ignoring the trial of Khmer Rouge torturer ‘Comrade Duch’?
Tourists bring disease to the Galápagos
An increase in mosquitoes, thanks to rising tourism, may be putting the unique animals of the Galápagos Islands at risk of extinction. Further evidence of natural selection?
Freed journo Laura Ling shopping for a book deal
Just a week after being freed from five months’ detention in North Korea, journalist Laura Ling is reportedly already shopping around a book proposal, alongside her equally famous sister Lisa Ling (of Oprah fame).
The golden age of Condé Nast comes to an end
The recession is hitting elite publishing house Condé Nast (responsible for Vogue, GQ and The New Yorker amongst others) hard: no free sodas, no pedicures for clients, and editors forced to eat lunch in the Frank Gehry-designed cafeteria. Quelle horreur!
Ketchup and no Dijon: US turns Europhobic
Europeans are on average healthier, happier and more financially secure than Americans. So, why are the Yanks so terrified of turning Euro? asks Michael Freedman.
US militia groups on the rise
The recession, combined with a left-wing administration led by a black President, has resulted in a sudden rise in the number of right-wing militia groups across the United States, according to a new report. “All it’s lacking is a spark,” says on government agent.
Video of the Day: The jig is up: Peter Sutton and Marcia Langton
Author and anthropologist Peter Sutton talks to Marcia Langton about the declining standards of health and education in remote indigenous communities, and what needs to be done to address it.
Why Hillary snapped
US secretary of state Hillary Clinton’s recent outburst at a stunned Congolese uni student that “My husband is not the secretary of State. I am.” came at the end of being in some pretty stressful situations. Cut her some slack, says Tina Brown: everybody needs to let off a little marital steam.
Over diagnosis, wrong treatments: the mess of depression
Mental health issues — particularly depression and the increase in its over diagnosis — are turning young men into “the canaries in the coal mines of our toxic culture”, writes Miranda Devine.
Molly Ringwald pays tribute to John Hughes
Actress and ’80s movie icon Molly Ringwald has written a heart-felt tribute in the New York Times to recently deceased film writer and director John Hughes, who helped put her on the map in his films 16 Candles and The Breakfast Club.
Buddhist monks are key in the battle for Burma
In light of Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s recent re-sentencing, foreign leaders are once again speaking out against the country’s repressive military junta. But to win over the Burmese people, foreign powers must first win over the country’s Buddhist monks, says the Christian Science Monitor.
Independent likely to support NT Labor?
Rumours are circulating that NT Independent MLA Gerry Wood will vote to support the Labor government remaining in power so as to disrupt the NT economy, writes Ken Parish.
