A day after emails between former Daily Tele editor David Penberthy and Vivienne Dye were tendered as evidence in the Blomfield vs. News Limited sexual harassment defamation case, it was settled out of court.
September, 2009
Virgin Blue plans for high-flying future
Virgin Blue CEO Brett Godfrey has an “airline of the future” unit working on the company’s renewal and growth. And believes success lies in treading the middle path between Qantas and low-cost carriers, says Ben Sandilands.
Nelson: high on rhetoric, low on policy
Brendan Nelson’s speech failed to explain his justification for the war on Iraq and highlights how the Opposition just wants to stand for something, writes Gary Sauer-Thompson.
Essential Baby readers 60% male and other strange stats
The people reading two of Fairfax’s ‘marquee’ websites, youth-oriented The Vine and Essential Baby, aren’t who you’d expect, says Ben Shepherd — what does this mean for advertisers?
Kohler: Trujillo’s role in Telstra’s downfall
The story of how Telstra lost its network is one of hubris and bungling, of misreading the play in Australia by men from the US who thought they knew everything already. Shareholders should never forget this, says Alan Kohler.
Nelson’s final speech expresses no regrets
Brendan Nelson’s farewell speech, praising both the Howard and Rudd governments, restored some much needed decency to the chamber, writes Dennis Shanahan.
Crabb: Nelson’s piercing and emotional goodbye
Brendan Nelson is known for his tear jerking speeches and his final one to Parliament was no different, writes Annabel Crabb.
Philip Pullman: Dan Brown’s new novel is “flat, stunted and ugly”
Author Philip Pullman has laid into fellow writer Dan Brown’s new novel, The Lost Symbol, labelling the characters “flat and two-dimensional” and the prose “stunted and ugly”. Ouch.
Full text of Nelson’s farewell speech: the earring saga explained
Brendan Nelson’s final speech to Parliament yesterday, discussing his earring, the misunderstood George W. Bush and giving a parting shot to the Emissions Trading Scheme.
Brendan Nelson’s parting shot: Don’t sign climate change deal
In his farewell speech Brendan Nelson has urged Libs not to be “intellectual lemmings” on emissions trading until other nations’ intentions are known; Malcolm Turnbull, lemming, wants to negotiate.
OECD: Financial Crisis killed 25 million jobs
The OECD may have had good news for Australia’s economy, but its global analysis was less rosy, estimating 25 millions jobs have been lost in the GFC carnage.
How Kevin Rudd saved 200,000 Australian jobs
The OECD has released a glowing report for the Federal Government’s stimulus package, estimating the economy will benefit for another decade and up to 200,000 jobs have been saved from the axe.
Journalism: Russia’s most dangerous
profession?
Journalists who are critical of Russia have an alarming tendency to wind up dead. The Committee to Protect Journalists has put together a fascinating and disturbing report detailing the problem.
Why the supermarket express lane isn’t always the fastest
It’s called “express”, everyone in it has eight items or fewer, yet every other line is powering ahead of you. Why? Dan Meyer explains, using the power of maths.
How chicken feet could prevent an international trade war
China is threatening to cut off its lucrative import stream of American chicken, following Obama’s decision to slap higher tariffs on Chinese car tires. But the US has an ace up its sleeve: the “jumbo, juicy paws” of Yankee-bred chooks.
The Beatles: Bigger than Jesus. Again.
The Fab Four split up over 40 years years ago and half of the members are dead, but Beatlemania is back, with new remastered CDs and Rock Band video game sending them soaring back up the charts.
US politics turn black and white
Birthers, Tea Party-goers, loud-mouthed senators… they’re all motivated by one thing, says former US President Jimmy Carter — race — triggering the fiery return of an age-old talking-point in US politics.
Meet the Lebanese Bernie Madoff
Salah Ezzedine, a Lebanese businessman with ties to Hezbollah, is the mastermind behind the biggest fraud scheme in the country’s history, swindling billions out of locals and leaving a long trail of ruined families in his wake.
Partner swapping: One Day Cricket’s opening stands
Openers who’ve had the most batting partners, and those with the fewest. Sachin Tendulkar’s had 19 — but that only puts him in fifth possie on Cricinfo’s table.
VIDEO: A Marvel-ous workplace
In the latest in its series on workplace environments, Cubez, The Big Money goes to the Marvel offices. Visit the merchandise room, the Marvel comic wall and meet the Incredible Hulk.
Where $1000 buys … less than $1000
Vanity Fair charts what would have happened to a person’s $US1,000 if they’d invested it in new establishment businesses from Amazon to Apple at the height of the market, October 2007.
Media Matters / Thursday, 17 September 2009
Controversial US commentator Rush Limbaugh has given his own special take on the hot issue of race in America: “We need segregated buses … This is Obama’s America.”