The days of mass-membership political parties are over. Instead, it seems like we’ve decided to outsource politics to a new class: professional politicians.
March, 2010
Spinning the Media: The line between advertorial and content just got blurrier
While advertorials put together at the request of the advertising department have run for many years at the Sydney Morning Herald, the distinction that they be clearly marked as an ‘advertising feature’ seems to have softened, reports Emma Kemp.
SA election a vote on hubris, trust, crushed cars and friends with yachts
The single most memorable image of the South Australian campaign, the one that sums it all up? Mike Rann and his Attorney-General, the certifiably wonderful Michael Atkinson, standing on top of a crushed car, writes Hendrik Gout.
Crikey Clarifier: What’s with Welcome to Country?
Aboriginal people have for thousands of years formally welcomed people onto their country. When other Aboriginal nations visited to trade, it was accompanied by welcoming ceremonies, explains Chris Graham.
Tas election: no-one comes out of this with a majority
All you really need to know about tomorrow’s election in Tasmania is that no-one will have a majority, so what happens next will be out of the hands of the voters.
Madden green lights Windsor and Manningham’s Chinese nursing home
Victoria’s Planning Minister Justin Madden has proved his sacked press secretary wrong by approving the 91-metre, 26-storey glass hotel tower at the back of Melbourne’s historic Windsor Hotel and across the road from State Parliament.
Wankley Awards: The media on Borders’ Control a Woman
Press a button and a woman’s boobs will grow and she’ll fetch you a beer. Yes, such a product exists! And as lawyer Katie Robertson learnt this week, you can just press a button and create a little media storm as well.
Media briefs: Glenn Milne gone from News … Kim Williams used to love the ABC
Glenn Milne is no longer working for the News Limited Sunday papers? Plus, Foxtel boss Kim Williams and his ABC conflict, Sarah Palin’s reality TV show and other media news of the day.
In race for rapist, Seven caught with its pants down
There’s nothing quite like a child-rapist-on-the-loose story to get the tabloid media baying for blood. Too bad that Channel Seven appeared to take leave of the facts in the frenzy.
Business As Usual: How to raise profits through PR … the FedEx economic index … another bombshell at Lehman …
How Asia is dragging the world out of the GFC hole, FedEx delivers some good economic news, a new Lehman bombshell and more business briefs from around the world.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Crikey not serious on climate change
Crikey readers weigh in on climate change and Rundle’s call for a climate change Mao, Crikey’s love for The Oz and TV ratings.
Morning Market Report: Wall St up for eighth straight session
Another positive session on Wall Street overnight and it finished in positive territory for the 8th straight session. But concerns about Greece’s debt issues remain.
A challenger emerges for make-or-break sports rights
Upstart television business Fetch TV has emerged as an over-the-top bidder for the TV rights to the AFL from 2012. Malaysian billionaire T. Ananda Krishnan could shake up the local television landscape.
Poll Bludger: SA Labor holding on by skin of their teeth
However, the trend to the Liberals which began when Isobel Redmond became leader last July has continued to gather pace, to the extent that Labor now hopes for little more than to hang on as a minority government.
Government and Opposition trade blunders
Suddenly we’re into election debating season. For that you can thank the dud Parliamentary tactics of both sides.
Political snippets: It’s touch and go in Tassie
If the Greens in Tasmania get anything like the 25% that Newspoll predicts this morning then Labor everywhere has plenty to worry about. Plus, Kevin Rudd and his three election debates and other political news.
This day in Crikey: March 19, 2007
March 19, 2007, Where’s the anti-doping regime for politicians?, by Charles Richardson.
Daily Proposition: Election night cocktails — try the Rann-dy!
Given this weekend’s 2 for 1 election special, we thought we’d give you cocktails to watch the elections with tomorrow night, no matter what state you’re in.
Video of the Day: Obama talks to Fox
After months of a well documented White House vs Fox News spat, Barack Obama sat down for an interview with Fox’s Bret Baier. There was a lot of interrupting.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: Turnbull still Google leader
If you Google ‘Malcolm Turnbull’ his official site is the first result. But its description in Google reads “Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia”.
What if policy was based on fun?
Should governments consider the growing body of research into what makes people actually happy when creating policy? Is it better to be rich and miserable like Americans, or poor but content like Nigerians?
Don’t get lost in the spin
Let’s just ignore the spin and pay attention to the facts: current polling shows that not only will Kevin Rudd easily win the next, he may even pick up extra seats, writes tigtog.
