Crikey’s resident wonk, William Bowe reveals his predictions for this weekend’s SA election: Labor will lose four seats, the Libs will gain seven, independents will lose two, and the Nats will lose one: resulting in a one-seat Labor majority.
March, 2010
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Crazy letters to the Pentagon
Stars and Stripes sifts through some of the craziest letters ever sent to the US Defense Department. Suggestions include building a “Noah’s Ark Biosphere”, a raft of 9/11 conspiracy theories, and parachuting trained bears into the Middle East to capture Bin Laden.
Signs: pretty darn interesting, actually
Slate’s six-part series on signs (yes: street signs, exit signs, railway signs) is unexpectedly fascinating: what makes a good map? Should exit signs be red or green? And could GPS spell the death of signs?
Costello: Abbott’s parental leave plan is a race to the bottom
Former treasurer and couldabeenacontenda Peter Costello savages Tony Abbott and his paid parental leave scheme in an op-ed for today’s SMAge: it’s all just a big pissing contest with Rudd.
Coorey: This could seriously hurt Abbott Crikey Competition: 
Create a soundtrack for Newspoll
Tim Dunlop reckons Dennis Shannhan, the Newspoll entrails reader at The Australian, needs a soundtrack. Send him your suggestions and win some Crikey swag.
MySpace goes into meltdown
Anonymous MySpace employees are flooding TechCrunch with tales of how the once-cool company is crumbling: “idiots are running the company into the ground” says one disgruntled staffer.
Modern manners: how we all became rude bastards
People have become lax about RSVPing to social occasions these days, says Rand Richards Cooper. Is an e-invite just not worth replying to or are people just ruder these days?
The best websites to watch
Bored of Facebook and need a new internet distraction? Check out the winners of the SXSW top website awards, from BooneOakley, the best experimental website to Atlas Obscura, winner of the amusement award.
@anywhere: Twitter reveals its next big move
Twitter has unveiled its next big plan: allowing websites to integrate the service straight into their own pages. Amazon, Digg, eBay, The Huffington Post, The New York Times and YouTube — just to name a few — are already on board.
Tassie’s forests should not be plundered by politics
Both major parties in Tasmania are equally hopeless on environmental issues, says John Biggs. It’s up to minor parties and independents to save it from complete destruction.
Gay, Gunns and logging — just what nobody wanted to talk about
Gunns chair John Gay is fighting back days out from an election. His bid to fend off concerns over corporate governance issues is a pivotal development in Tasmanian environmental politics, writes Bob Burton.
Spinning the Media: The editors fire back. Or don’t.
Newspaper editors respond to the results of Crikey’s Spinning the Media study, which found over half of their news is generated by PR.
Research physicist despairs: on climate change, and beyond, the media fails science
The most important science story in the media right now is climate change, says quantum physicist Ben Buchler — yet the black and white eyes of the media seem totally incapable of reporting this issue with the nuance that is required.
Chris Mitchell on pervasive PR, press releases, and paywalls
Yesterday, Crikey revealed that over half of Australia’s newspaper stories are driven by PR. Editor-in-chief of The Oz, Chris Mitchell, fires back at the claims.
Bloody-minded promises in Bangkok’s sea of red
There will be blood in Thailand, with protesters from the Red Shirt movement preparing to donate their blood and then throw it on Government House. The tension belies a largely carnival atmosphere, writes Simon Roughneen from Bangkok.
The honeymoon is over at your ABC
Compare and contrast some recent ABC efforts with those of talkback radio. The results might surprise.
Seat by seat thru Tasmania: Braddon
Forestry is big here in Braddon, and even in the urban parts there’s quite a rural, untrendy feel – it’s perhaps symbolic that the TV in my hotel room refuses to give me SBS.
Budgie smugglers the new fast suits as swim champs dive in
With the banning of the controversial fast-suits by FINA, the Commonwealth Games swimming trials, which start today, will see our top talent laid bare … almost literally, writes Kim Crow.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Media spin and Crikey
Crikey readers weigh in on our special “Spinning the media” section yesterday: did Crikey not verify its own work? Or has it presented a tawdry PR scam?
Business As Usual: Lehman launches repayment plan … Indian revolt hits housing prices …
Lenhan has announced plans to repay a lot of money, but it’s a move likely to make the lawyers rich, the US job market may soon experience a spike, how food prices will affect inflation in the US, and more business briefs.
Morning Market Report: Market, Wall St up, as Dow keeps rising
The Dow was up 20 at best and down 54 at worst yesterday, finishing higher for the 5th consecutive session.
