The AP has compiled a chilling expose into the sketchy death of a suspected Afghan militant in the CIA’s secret “salt pit” prison in Kabul in 2002.
March, 2010
Morgan: A turning point for Labor?
The ALP is up one point in this week’s Morgan poll — a two-party preferred of 56.5-43.5. But don’t buy into the pundits’ “OMG TEH ALP IS COMING BACK!!!!” hype, says Possum Comitatus: this one has been trending for a while.
How to fake brain surgery
A fascinating look at Michael Goto, who worked on ER and reveals how he creates realistic looking medical procedures. The monitors are real, the actors lie on sunken beds and the blood comes from the scalpel.
Dead tired in the cockpit
Why haven’t Australian carriers, and the safety regulator CASA, yet applied the significant Australia research into pilot fatigue resulting from sleep deprivation in this country? asks Ben Sandilands.
Sullivan: The Pope must resign
Atlantic columnist and Catholic Andrew Sullivan says the Catholic Church will have to undergo a “wrenching transformation” if it’s going to survive its recent scandals: the Pope must quit, and priests must be allowed to shag.
“Writing is what the men do”: sexism in journalism
It’s been forty years since a landmark gender discrimination case against NEWSWEEK magazine by its employees. So, how much has changed for women? asks current NEWSWEEK journos.
Foil insulation: a lot less scandalous than you may have heard
The media narrative that the Government’s foil insulation scheme was a total disaster is a massive oversimplification — one which ignores history and mathematics, says Rodney Tiffen.
Something’s rotten in the UN’s World Food Programme
News that half of the food aid sent to Somalia ends up in the hands of contractors, militants and UN staffers is just the latest scandal in a long history of corruption in the UN’s World Food Programme.
Crikey Competition: Win a double pass to Dennis Hopper and the New Hollywood
Lonely Planet lays off website team, promises new roles
The axe has fallen on guide book behemoth Lonely Planet’s entire team of website writers, with eight roles made redundant at the whim of the company’s BBC management team.
What newspaper crisis?
There has been a pretty profound change in the readership of national and metro papers over a year, but it’s metro papers that are dropping off in readership, not regional ones, writes Jason Wilson.
Rudd, Abbott and special rights for the religious Right
It’s time for the Commonwealth to lift the bar and provide effective coverage to gay people with anti-discrimination provisions, writes former Democrats senator Brian Greig
Qantas figures confirm: for the suits, the days of luxury are over
Every frequent flyer’s nightmare lurched closer to reality when Qantas reported its February operating statistics to the ASX this morning — Jetstar domestic reached exactly 50% of the size of Qantas.
Video of the Day: A plastic bag struggles with immortality
A lovely short about a plastic bag having an existential crisis
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Less than 50 ain’t a fail
Crikey readers weigh in on Mike Rann’s personal approval rating, Guy Rundle’s fact checking and whether Nick Minchin is retiring due to family reasons or cash.
RBA chief takes tough line on countries with big debts
Is the Reserve Bank tiring of the way some Opposition politicians and some in the media use comments made about other economies and misleadingly apply them to Australia?
Business As Usual: Calling all housing alarmists … newspaper ad revenues continue plummet …
Goldman Sachs giving advice? Oh, pllllease … Where are all the property bubblers? … Former TV CEO has a legal win … Newspaper ad revenues continue to take it in the neck … and more business briefs from around the world.
Morning Market Report: Greece continues to damage Wall St
The Dow lost most of its gains in the last hour of trading. The Dow was up 118 at best and down 3 at worst. Concerns about Greece’s debt issues did most of the damage towards the end of the session.
Wankley Awards: Hey Ratings! the TV sex scandal
A Current Affair hit the jackpot this week in airing actress Sarah Monahan’s allegations that she was subjected to sexual abuse on the set of Hey Dad!. For its ratings-driven exploitation, the show is a clear Wankley winner.
Media briefs: Shanahan’s semantics … How NY Times defamed a nation
Fans of Shanahanigans in The Oz will be aware Dennis can spin any poll result the Coalition’s way, but did you know he’s an expert semanticist? Plus, newspaper defames an entire country and other media news of the day.
A media review? Or a campaign against online and subscription TV?
Another media reform process will soon get under way. And “reform” is likely to mean the regulation of those media that have been most successful in recent years.
Guy Rundle: The Catholic Church goes to hell in a handbasket
As revelation after revelation of widespread criminality, cruelty and cover-ups in the Roman Catholic church continue, the outfit is caught in a bind.
Labor burns the witches of Moreland as Phil Cleary watches on
Phil Cleary, the man who took Bob Hawke’s seat of Wills off the Labor Party, has been watching some extraordinary events at Moreland City Council with growing interest
