The Washington Post meets Australia’s climate sceptic farmersWashPo leaves the bright lights of DC for the Murray River town of Swan Reach in South Australia, where drought-ravaged farmers refuse to buy in to the idea of global warming.
December, 2009
We are all climate sceptics now
In light of the Climategate emails, it’s time for scientists to concede that all scientific theories are open to doubt, and the science of climate change is still uncertain, writes geologist Peter Kelemen.
The power of Barnaby Bananas
When Barnaby Joyce ranted on talkback about the ETS rants, he used the word that makes all voters ears prick up: tax. And the influence that Joyce had over the CPRS debate was huge. Will the ‘Barnaby factor’ continue? asks Madonna King.
What’s Examiner.com and why is it always in my Google searches?
If you use Google (and you do), chances are you frequently get results from Examiner.com — even though the articles are, frankly, a bit shit. So what’s the site doing at the top of all your search queries? Time explains the technical trickery.
Why Sarah Palin should be the next Oprah
Ellen, Phil, Tyra… many names are being thrown around as to who should succeed Oprah when she leaves her long-running talk show next year, but Jon Friedman makes the case for a pretty novel one: Sarah. And you know you’d watch it, too.
The moderates held hostage on Abbott’s front bench
The most critical change to Tony Abbott’s shadow cabinet isn’t the reviving of long dead Howard ministers, it’s that Simon Birmingham and Gary Humphries, moderates and ETS supporters, are parliamentary secretaries. Are their hands now tied?
Variety goes paywall
There goes another one: entertainment industry bible Variety is putting up a paywall tomorrow. It’s an icon of the industry, but with a $248-a-year subscription fee, its real cachet will be put to the test.
PHOTO GALLERY: 150 years of Queensland
The ABC celebrates 150 years of the Sunshine State with an audio visual gallery of Queensland’s pioneers and milestones.
150 years of Queensland
It’s been 150 years since Queensland was proclaimed a separate colony from NSW, and the state is celebrating itself, naming its most influential figures, best artists and top sports stars. Celebrations will include ’90s rock bands, historical recreation, and free lamingtons.
Penberthy: Westpac slipped on a banana peel and took us for a ride
All the great hopes of a female CEO that wasn’t the fat banker have been dashed by a banana. We need to remember that just because Gail Kelly is female, doesn’t mean she isn’t a Scrooge to customers, writes David Penberthy.
Gore: What in the hell do they think is causing climate change?
Al Gore hits out against climate skeptics and those emails, gives the inside word on his talks with fellow Nobel-winner Obama, and explains why Copenhagen matters.
Keneally: the developer loving ventriloquist dummy
New NSW Premier Kristina Keneally puts her core political promise as social justice. Does that apply to the hundreds of building approvals she ticked for developers who also donate hundreds of thousands to the ALP?
Russian missiles in Norway? The truth is out there…
No-one has come up with an explanation for a very strange sight over northern Norwegian skies early yesterday morning, with some suggesting Russian missiles or lasers, while others have another explanation… Ben Sandilands investigates.
The planet’s trillion-dollar price tag
A climate treaty reached at Copenhagen is likely to cost trillions of dollars in additional investments, according to the NYT, with richer nations likely to pick up the tab for the developing world.
From glass making to magazines: a classic Young Rich mix
An interview with entrepreneur Ash Hunter, owner of Just Magazines (Just Cars and Just Bikes) and Hunterfive, an investment company. How do you combine new media, publishing, manufacturing and property?
How it feels for a comedian to die on stage
Tough crowd? Felicity Ward recounts one of her most awful comic gigs, doing a 30 minute set at a Bar Mitzvah. Full of octogenarians, cerebral palsy jokes and curly hair, may it be a warning for comedian wannabes everywhere.
Kicking out the rotten Apple
After catching a Chinese iPhone app developer pulling a dodgy on the App Store’s product rating system, Apple booted them and their 1,000 apps. Atlantic Wire wraps up what the pundits are saying: did Apple do good or not enough to fight junk apps?
VIDEO: A behind the scenes look at being a White House correspondent
What’s it like to be a journo following Barack Obama on a presidential trip? Judging by the video starring CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, there’s lots of waiting, getting on press buses, following the president’s car and hanging in the hotel. Glamorous!
Don’t go version 2.0, design something totally new
Rather than making minor tweaks to a product, sometimes its best to make sweeping changes. It may be a disruptive in the short term but think like a designer, not an engineer, and it’ll all pay off, says Tim Brown. He should know, he’s designed for Apple.
Inside a Sarah Palin book signing
Sarah Palin’s Gone Rogue on her book tour across the States, but what’s it like to actually attend one of her book signings? Wonkette’s got the goss, but be warned, Palin may steal your book.
NT House of Reps election ‘fever’ gets underway… kinda
Up north they are getting ready for the 2010 election, with nominations already being thrown around for House of Reps candidates in the Northern Territory. Can the Country Liberals nab it? asks Bob Gosford
Video of the Day: Star Trek say what?
What would happen if Star Trek was dubbed with what it looks like they’re saying. It may not make sense, but it is disturbingly accurate.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Abbott’s “Dad’s Army” a force to be reckoned with?
Abbott’s frontbench, climate change, oil. Crikey readers get fired up. Must be a full moon or something…
Consumers less confident than bullish business
Australian consumers are less confident than business, the latest Westpac/Melbourne Institute survey of consumer sentiment shows. But is the lack of confidence due to interest rate rises?
Stevens tells the public to share the pain
Reserve Bank Governor, Governor Glenn Stevens has warned that shareholders and customers will have to share the pain of making banks safer by holding more liquidity in the form of low yielding government bonds and similar assets.
