Malcolm Turnbull’s stoic courage in Parliament House on Thursday lances the boil of climate change denialism, writes Tony Kevin.
November, 2009
Woolworths reeling, when will they fold on pokies?
Never before have Woolworths chairman James Strong and CEO Michael Luscombe been forced to engage in such detail about their iniquitous 12,000-strong pokies operation.
Lack of money to hurt community radio digitally
Community radio has lost another round in the battle to enter the digital world, thanks to communications minister Stephen Conroy refusing permission for government funding.
Just like the Libs, the Republicans face the conundrum of courting crazies
The Republicans in the US understand too well the conundrum now facing the Liberals: You can’t run your party if you don’t heed the crazies — but you can’t run the country if you do.
Lowbottom High Diaries: The thoughts that intrude
As another school year draws to an end, T S Eliot has the final say, writes Trevor Diogenes.
CEOs: numbers up on when their number’s up
While Australian boards are to be lauded for acting quickly to remove poorly performing CEOs, those same boards are also wantonly handing out shareholder monies to failed executives who retire, rather than are terminated.
Libs search for their dreamteam martyrs
Leadership tickets are a dime a dozen round Parliament House at the moment. The dream ticket of Wilson Tuckey and Bronwyn Bishop, alas, remains just that for the moment. But there’s three days to go, so we live in hope.
ASX slammed on fresh global fears
Australia joined the global share slide today, seeing our the biggest fall for five months, as news of the shock possible default by Dubai continued to rattle world markets.
Tips and rumours: Cadet outta here: major metro newspaper stops cadetships
Which major major metro newspaper has has told applicants that it will not be awarding any journalism cadetships?
My trip to the Parliamentary Press Gallery: day 11
How I single-handedly brought about the downfall of The Australian Liberal Party.
Guy Rundle: Beyond the fatal quinella, there’s mention of Hannibal Lecter and the future Mrs Edelsten
The right will stay and stay and stay, hoping they can be in place when Kevin ‘27 is caught with the proverbial live boy or dead netball team, writes Guy Rundle.
Political snippets: Two sides can blackmail
Tony Abbott, Nick Minchin et al are threatening their colleagues with the virtual destruction of the Liberal Party unless they get their own way, but will it work?
Conroy won’t budge on broadcast regulation
There is a push on at the moment for the federal government to bring forward a planned review of broadcasting regulation, particularly that relating to Australian content. But it’s not proving too successful.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Liberals in chaos proves politics is failing us
Liberal party in chaos? Crikey readers share their thoughts…
Senator Brown versus the Somali Pirates
Greens Senator Bob Brown has continued his personal philanthropic crusade after it was revealed he had made secret donation to free Australian photojournalist Nigel Brennan from captivity in Somalia.
The 10 fattest countries in the world
Which countries have the most obese people and how did they get that way? Coming in at number one is American Samoa, with 93.5% of its population considered overweight. But countries like the US, Germany and even New Zealand aren’t that far behind.
A whale of a double standard
Australians care passionately about the plight of the whales, but what about tuna, caged chooks and all the other animals suffering in the name of dinner? The Japanese have every right to ignore Australia’s moralising, says Tom Ormonde.
China: Where did all the communists go?
The Chinese Communist Party may have 70 million members, but it’s hard to find a genuine Marxist amongst them, says Daniel Gross. Most are far more interested in prosperity than process.
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Obama’s secret Afghanistan plans
Inside sources tell The Daily Beast that Obama is planning a 30-35,000 troop surge for Afghanistan, plus a possible 10,000 on top of that, and a new mission objective: instead of trying to”defeat” Al Qaeda, he will aim to simply “dismantle and degrade” them.
Can Obama save Copenhagen?
Barack Obama has decided to grace the Copenhagen climate conference with his presence, but will it really make a difference to negotiations? Or will it be little more than a high-profile photo op?
The 10 Commandments of the Internet
An all-star line-up of the Web’s biggest innovators recently got together for the UN-backed Internet Governance Forum to discuss some common guiding principles for the intertubes. Missing from their list: the right to add humorous captions to cat photos.
A third of Australia’s domestic violence victims are male
Contrary to popular wisdom, one in three victims of family violence in Australia are men, according to new ABS figures, prompting the launch of a new campaign called One in Three. But when will the Australian government catch up with the data?
VIDEO: Sesame Street unveils a new character: “Spill O’Reilly”
Conservative pundits recently accused Sesame Street of being “anti-Fox News”. But the Muppet Masters know exactly how to work the PR machine and spin this one in their favour with a new character.
The 2000s: Worst. Decade. Ever.
TIME’s latest cover story has slightly controversially labeled the Noughties “The Decade From Hell”, with 9/11 at one end, and financial disaster at the other. A look back at a decade of depression, disasters, despots and doom.
