The Prime Minister put this video out today, explaining why an invigorated G20 is important for the world’s economic future — and Australia. And especially the suburbs.
September, 2009
Are the Libs taking the climate change road less travelled?
Liberals might like to pretend that climate change action is radical, but as seen at last week’s UN, it’s become the diplomatic lingua franca. How are the Libs so out of line with the global political agenda?
What’s cooking in the Kraft kitchen?
How does the second-largest food company in the world make such a big marketing cock-up like the iSnack 2.0? By trusting Australians to know their own market. A look at the Kraft’s unique corporate structure, where regional autonomy rules.
Kraft caves, will create Vegemite 2.0.1
Only four days after it announced the name of its new Vegemite product, the widely-mocked “iSnack 2.0”, Kraft has admitted the moniker was a flop and will now give it another name. Can Crikey take some credit for its downfall? Probably not. Will we? Yes.
Under the covers of the Booker prize nominees
The Guardian gets interactive with this year’s Man Booker Prize nominee shortlist. Watch videos, listen to interviews with authors and read all The Guardian’s reviews.
Great moments in journalism: America’s Next Top Pundit
The Washington Post is running a contest to find “America’s Next Great Pundit”. Contestants will face-off in a series of challenges, judged by Post staff, and readers will vote on who wins a coveted byline with the paper. No matter who wins, journalism is the loser.
Is the threat of Iran’s nuclear powers being exaggerated?
If Iran will allow the UN to inspect their secret nuclear facility, than it’s fairly unlikely that they are building nuclear weapons. Which is hard to remember in a media obsessed with strikes against Israel, argues Juan Cole.
Hybrid cars: the silent killer?
Good for the environment maybe, but perhaps not so good for people. Statistics show that noiseless hybrid cars are sometimes twice as likely to cause pedestrians and cyclists crashes than normal cars.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The Left
Crikey readers debate Guy Rundle’s views on the Left. Plus, discrimination debate and the full time mess that is dealing with Centrelink.
Morning Market Report: Another day looking down
The better-than-expected S&P/Case-Shiller home price index failed to inspire the market today, which was down 11, while Wall St closed down 47.
ANL’s French owner can’t pay its $5.7b debt
The French shipping company that owns and operates Australian National Line, is involved in talks to reschedule an estimated $A5.7 billion of debt on which it is unable to make payments, as banks clamp down hard.
Leighton CEO King of the heap on vulgar pay rich list
As the final annual reports trickle in, the truly horrific picture of just how much Australia’s richest CEOs were paid last year is being fully revealed.
Media briefs: Changes at The Age … Arrgh! Zombie computers!
Changes at The Age
Does Fairfax need a 67-year-old grocer at the helm?
Roger Corbett is poised to become Chairman of Fairfax. Does he honestly believe he is the best person to steer Australia’s venerable newspaper publisher through the most challenging period in its history?
Where NOT to eat in NSW? There’s an app for that!
The NSW Food Authority has just updated its engrossing (and fairly gross) “Name and Shame” list — outing restaurants and cafes that have breached cleanliness and food handling laws. We taste a few of the highlights.
Australia isn’t ready for a tsunami
The killer tsunami in Samoa this morning points to the missing link in Australia’s recently completed warning system. We know how to detect tsunamis — we just can’t warn people in time yet, says Ben Sandilands.
Infuenza vaccination: the case against
With the national rollout of pandemic influenza vaccination beginning today, an international expert on influenza vaccination and a leading US consumer advocate have raised several questions for Australian health authorities.
Climate change ball is in Rudd’s court, not Turnbull’s
With all the focus on the chaos in the Liberal Party, we shouldn’t forget that Australia’s climate path will be chartered by the Government, not the Opposition, writes The Greens’ Christine Milne.
Gordon Brown, dead PM walking
British PM Gordon Brown addressed the Labour Party conference with his party trailing around 19 points in the opinion polls. It wasn’t so much about winning the next election as stopping the bleeding.
Dirty secrets of the retail super industry
ANZ’s purchase of the remainder of ING, and new rumblings about ANZ or another major acquiring AMP, shine a light on one of the dirty secrets of the retail superannuation industry: how much control the banks have.
Crikey Says: Notes from a parallel universe
The contingency plan if disaster happened to befall Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the surface of the moon. Wow.
