Lotsa movement this week in the Media Monitors’ Top 20, and not all of it to do with emissions trading, writes Patrick Baume.
November, 2009
A flotilla of icebergs descending on New Zealand
Yet another flotilla of icebergs is making good speed toward the south-eastern tip of New Zealand’s South Island. It may make for an incredible spectacle, but it also poses a significant hazard to shipping in the area.
Datapig: effort versus reward for politicians
This chart compares the number of parliamentary sitting days for each lower house with the current base salary for a member of that house, writes Datapig David Gillespie.
Morning Market Report: Market up as Chinalco looks to sell its Rio Tinto share
Today’s market news is all about resources, as Chinalco, Woodside, BHP and Rio Tinto all make waves.
Scientologists take over Fed Square with government support
The Victorian government is in damage control after revelations government agencies had funded a Scientology concert at the same time Canberra considers an inquiry into the sect.
RBA: recovery will go on and on and on
The second most senior official in the Reserve Bank has delivered a surprisingly upbeat assessment on the state of the Australian economy, writes Glenn Dyer..
Baffled by Murdersoft? Making sense of Murdoch and Microsoft
This rumoured deal between Microsoft and News Corporation is all about attention. So how would the parties benefit? Stilgherrian breaks it down.
Political snippets: The punters are yawning
Bookies are still backing Rann to win the next SA election, the Greens could have a hot year — both literally and electorally — next year, and climate modeling explained.
The perils of political photo spreads
Julia Gillard has posed for a Yuletide photo shoot for Women’s Weekly. Compared to previous politicians’ experiences, she got off very lightly.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The mind boggles on CPRS
CPRS and climate change is all the talk in Canberra this week, and so it is with Crikey’s readers.
Despite Turnbull win, Libs more divided than ever
Malcolm Turnbull has successfully survived today’s leadership vote, with the party room voting down a motion for a leadership spill 48-35 — but that’s still 35 party members holding deep anger towards their leader.
Liberals in shambles over Rudd’s CPRS
Malcolm Turnbull’s moderate views aren’t the problem: it’s his leadership style, in which a lifelong tendency — need — to go for the jugular has come to the fore in a time when he needs to be inclusive and consultative.
Crikey Says: Climate change within the Liberal Party
Malcolm Turnbull now knows that that he has lost the support, in public, of his party’s conservative conscience.
My trip to the Parliamentary Press Gallery: day two
Many large glossy magpies have made Parliament House their home…
Turnbull vs the Liberal Party: a tweet by tweet account
The last leadership contest, Nelson-Turnbull, was just over a year ago and Twitter played virtually no role. How things have changed, — for journalism and politics.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: McLucas returns?
Is Jan McLucas planning a comeback? Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital loses some big bucks, Fred Nile polls the electorate and more tips from Crikey readers.
Tech experts imagine Apple products of the future
Apple’s distinctive products and design defined tech in the last decade. What will it come up with next? Five experts from the tech press imagine future iGadgets, including augmented reality glasses and one that lets you create your own Apple products.
PHOTO GALLERY: Children of the world
20 years after the UN adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child, millions of the world’s children are still suffering from poverty, abuse and disease. From street performers in India to cactus farmers in Mexico, the faces of a very different childhood.
How Australia’s richest got their start
A look at how some of Australia’s richest businesspeople earned their first bucks: Frank Lowy drove trucks, Gerry Harvey sold vacuums door-to-door and Kerry Stokes picked grapes.
Why Palin has a shot at the presidency
Most pundits believe Sarah Palin’s image is too badly damaged for her to have a serious run at the Presidency in 2012, but Matthew Dowd says: Yes She Can.
web exclusive Twitter earns its journalism stripes in Parliament
Throughout last night’s political drama and excitement at Parliament House, it was Twitter that helped keep the Australian public in the loop, writes Scott Bridges.
France’s mushroom mafia
The French mushroom market is under threat as gangs of pickers pillage private forests of their mushrooms to sell to restaurants on the black market for a quick buck.
