Antony Green: NSW ALP’s defeat: T-minus 365 days and countingOne year from Friday, the NSW Labor Party is almost certainly headed for electoral slaughter — and they know it. Antony Green begins the countdown to the 2011 NSW election.
March, 2010
Summers: Can Keneally turn good vibes into votes?
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Abetz: Turnbull fed me Grech leaks
Liberal Senator Eric Abetz has told The Oz that Malcolm Turnbull’s office briefed him in advance on every major Rudd Government leak from Godwin Grech.
“Yep, it sucks”: the failure of the guestbook
Do guestbooks actually have a point? It seems that South East Asia is obsessed with them, despite there being little logic or wisdom in the inane writings of other tourists, writes Kevin O’Faircheallaigh.
The media tells Minchin to get Nick’d
Daily media wrap: Coalition frontbencher Nick Minchin announced his resignation from Federal politics yesterday. With the dirt in his political grave still fresh, the nation’s pundits have gathered round his tombstone this morning to carve in their own epitaph.
Time for Conroy to deliver
Where is Labor’s media policy? It was promised before the party came to government, but has never emerged. Now we are being treated to yet another Rudd review and consult exercise.
During Earth Hour beware of the Human Achievementistas!
They are like a flock of wild sulphur-crested denialists!
Spinning the Media: Pre-packaged journalism: just download!
PR companies are now delivering sound bites, interviews and footage straight to the journalist’s desk — and TV and radio news often run them unfiltered and unedited, writes Biwa Kwan.
When it comes to digital multichannelling, borders still matter
The first bounce of the AFL season is almost upon us: come watch the big media moguls fly, write Bernard Keane and Glenn Dyer.
Australia is stable, but in Greece it’s another story…
The Greek economy has once again shaken global markets, with economists asking: who’s next? Both the UK and the US are sliding towards the bottom of the AAA credit rating criteria with huge deficits, rising debt levels and sluggish economies.
Video of the Day: Meet Kenya’s Chuck Norris
Kenya has its first internet meme — a kung-fu fighting Blaxploitation spoof superhero and bad-ass named Makmende, created by funk band Just a Band.
The day I attempted to arrest Tony Blair for war crimes
David Cronin explains that fateful day when he attempted a citizen’s arrest on former UK PM Tony Blair for war crimes in the Iraq War as part of George Monbiot’s “Arrest Blair”campaign.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Abbott, Rudd, debates and health
Crikey readers join the health debate and whether or not the journos attending asked the right questions. Plus, Kevin Rudd’s love for working families.
Gerry Harvey swimming in millions of options
Gerry Harvey is demanding shareholders give him and other Harvey Norman executives millions of dollars worth of new options to replace “out of the money” options granted in 2007.
Business As Usual: Scary Airey’s TV sense … Senator Conroy’s media carrot … ASIC gets a computer program …
ASIC has finally bought a stockmarket surveillance system, a UK broadcast exec offers a few home truths to locals here, has Stephen Conroy produced a new “bribe” for out media sector? Plus more business briefs.
Morning Market Report: Market, Wall St down
The market is down 8, and Wall St closed down 52. The big news overnight was Portugal’s credit rating getting lowered.
Crikey Clarifier: How to find a fine art fake
With Australian artists Charles Blackman and Robert Dickerson claiming forgeries of their art are being sold, Crikey intern Tom Cowie spoke with an art authentication expert about how one would go about identifying a fraudulent artwork.
Come in Spinner: Welcome to the gong show
A large number of award nominations are the result of sustained PR campaigns by universities, big companies, public service departments, political parties, professional and industry associations and not-for-profit organisations, explains Noel Turnbull.
Spinning the Media: Arts and entertainment — old recycled bits about Nicole Richie
Journalists no longer need to tackle the paparazzi scrum for snippets of Hollywood news, writes Amanda Hoh: they can be found through a simple Google search.
Media briefs: Hamish and Andy come good … SBS boss on multi-culture
After some public naming and shaming of ex-Channel 31 alumni yesterday, Hamish & Andy have thrown in $1,000 to Channel 31. Plus, the dangers of social media and Conroy’s filter slammed by tech giants in today’s media news.
Injured Cousins only played because of round-one hype
It’s been revealed that Ben Cousins knew he shouldn’t have debuted for Richmond in last year’s ill-fated round-one loss to Carlton but felt obligated to because of the massive hype surrounding the clash, writes Jon Pierik.
Karzai and McCrystal visit Uruzgan: nobody cares
Afghan President Hamid Karzai and ISAF Commander General Stanley McChrystal met with Australian troops in Afghanistan over the weekend — not that Australian media noticed writes James Brown.
Super: why it’s better to be an employee than a customer of a bank
APRA’s superannuation league tables are out again, revealing the sea of red ink caused by the GFC. All the biggest funds turned in dire results, but the in-house bank employee funds fared better. Why?
