How the banks raped and pillaged usBanks have learnt absolutely nothing from the GFC, argues Rolling Stone in a damning and fascinating look into how the big US banks gorge themselves while America goes hungry. Is another crash coming?
February, 2010
A publisher speaks: Freelancers are unfair too
Publisher Jim Clarke weighs in on the Content Makers freelancing rates debate, saying that yes freelancing rates often exploit the vulnerable, but not all freelancers are fair to their editors.
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My life as an unqualified, untrained government insider
Former speech writer for Nicola Roxon, Myles Peterson, spills on the secret life of working in a government department. From wasting public money on “training”, to launching large health reforms with no prior planning, the state of our public service is deeply worrying.
Who’s gonna save him?
With news that Garrett only saw a damning risk assessment of the roofing insulation scheme 10 days ago — despite it being sent 10 months ago — is this the final tipping point for Garrett?
The Tassie election: a guide to Bass
William Bowe starts dissecting the Tasmanian election, starting with the Bass electorate. How will the “iPod-loving, bicycle-riding, latte-sipping trendy” Premier David Bartlett deal with the Liberal seat?
Rocket waves captured on video
Amateur videos captured visible rings of rippling shock waves from a rocket launch in Florida last week, when completely unexpected, the Solar Dynamics Observatory blasted past a ’sundog’ caused by suspended ice particles in the air.
If you were to “do a Pauline” where would you go?
The media went gaga this week with news that former One Nation leader Pauline Hanson plans pack her bags and migrate to Great Britain. But if the Crikey team had to flee overseas, what country would they pick?
Rudd’s political insulation program
The Government’s strategy for fixing its disastrous Home Insulation Program is to suck the oxygen out of the story so it can get its own agenda and attacks on Tony Abbott back into the spotlight, reports Bernard Keane.
Guy Rundle: The Monckie of the month
Hey hey it’s the Monckies: Crikey’s new regular competition for the dumbest contribution to the climate change debate. First up: The Oz and their interview with a Bondi beach regular (note, not a climate scientist).
Crikey Says: Why exactly are we paying for this cult?
What Scientologists believe is irrelevant and not the business of the state or, really, anyone else. It is what they do that is of concern.
Peter Garrett and the perpetual present of politics
Peter Garrett either should or shouldn’t have attended a meeting this week, and should or should roll out solar panels fast, and is or isn’t guilty of industrial manslaughter. Welcome to political journalism.
Political snippets: A whale of a deception
Rudd’s convictions over Japanese whaling are looking fishy, Abbott gives up sex for Lent, Barnaby starts up on foreigners and more political snippets.
Hey McGuire, Molloy — leave Johnny alone! Weir’s agent speaks
US figure skating champion Johnny Weir has hit back over “homophobic” jibes by Channel Nine commentators Eddie McGuire and Mick Molloy.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: A cold shower needed on the insulation scandal
Crikey readers weigh in on Garrettgate, Obama’s call on nuclear power, the University of Sydney student cards and the lies that pollies tell — we should just grow up and get over them.
US Fed hints at rate rises: Stevens warns of comeback challenge
The US Federal Reserve is hinting the days of record-low interest rates may be over. Meanwhile, Australian’s Reserve Bank governor is warning of the challenges of an economy in expansion.
iiNet case less important than global anti-counterfeit deal
The implications of the iiNet case on global anti-counterfeiting negotiations are only now being realised, at a crucial time in an important policy debate, writes former diplomat and multilateral negotiator Anna George.
Morning Market Report: Market, Wall St up
Our market is up 13. The SFE Futures were up 45 this morning. Wall St. closed up 83. The Dow and NASDAQ closed above their 50 day moving average. The Dow was up 97 at best and down 15 at worst. After the market closed the Fed raised the discount rate to 0.75% from 0.50% […]
Business As Usual: French knee-deep in the merde … Bubbly, salmon, Spam and soup all on the menu
While the French are embroiled in a cheap plonk sting, the price of salmon is going through the roof and Spam and cheap soup are on the financial menus of several companies.
Strathewen resident responds to Bolt’s bushfire insult
I wondered how long it would take Andrew Bolt to use the tragedy of Black Saturday to try and bash his perceived political enemies, and only a few weeks after the one-year anniversary of February 7th, he thinks he can get away with it with his typing in today’s Hun. Now, we know many words […]
Media briefs: Rudd’s hand-out caveats, Murdoch and Abbott do lunch, pollies on Twitter
Kevin Rudd now wants commitments on local TV content for his $250 million hand-out. That, plus the Murdoch-Abbott lunch, the pollies on Twitter and ‘Radiohead journalism’ in today’s media briefs.
Tiger to press on out of the woods: Media tees off first
Disgraced golfing superstar Tiger Woods will come out of a self-imposed three-month exile tomorrow, and, predictably, the media have gone nuts. Tiger may try to control the news, but he cannot control the tabloids.
Revealed: Crikey lavished $200 on Conroy at black-tie journos dinner
Stephen Conroy is under the pump for his extracurricular affairs with media moguls, but he has them with journos too he says. It’s true: in March 2003, Senator Conroy was a guest on the Crikey-funded table at the Melbourne Press Club’s Quill awards. Uh oh.
How will Haiti handle a nation of amputees?
Following last month’s earthquake, Haiti may have as many as 150,000 new amputees by the end of the year. How can one of the poorest nations on earth find them new limbs — let alone new jobs?
Melbourne Greens in two-pronged poll proposition
The federal seat of Melbourne also covers the territory of the Greens’ strongest state seats in Victoria, effectively making the federal and state polls one campaign. They could make ground.
