The latest Victorian Newspoll has Labor’s two-party vote down 52-48 from 54-46, while Premier John Brumby’s disapproval rating is up four and now higher than his approval rating for the first time, reports William Bowe.
April, 2010
PHOTO GALLERY: Why hipsters are bad for the planet
They may eat organic food and ride fixed-gear bicycles, but hipsters aren’t always so green for the environment. Unsustainable, constantly changing clothing trends and smoking doesn’t make mother nature happy.
Goldman Sachs debacle for dummies
Having trouble figuring out exactly what Goldman Sachs did wrong and why its being sued by the SEC? Daily Beast has brought together the best simple commentary to understand what’s at stake.
What you can really learn from My School
The notorious My School website may not say anything about the effectiveness of schools, but it does give fascinating information into the type of schools we have, the students they allow to enrol and staffing levels.
Why you’re not a social media expert
“Social media expert” isn’t just a wank term because any fool who uses social media can claim to be one. It’s because it’s actually more likely that you are an expert in one area, like Twitter, not the entire social media spectrum.
Morgan: Labor takes another polling hit
The latest Morgan poll comes in with the ALP’s two-party lead down 56-44 from 58-42, and sees the party take a five-point hit on the primary vote, reports William Bowe.
America’s scary new toy
The US has designed a new weapon called Prompt Global Strike, capable of striking anywhere on earth in under an hour with pinpoint accuracy and the power of a nuclear warhead.
Philip Davis goes into bat for his timber industry mates
Prominent Victorian upper house powerbroker Philip Davis has been accused of push polling to drum up public support for a controversial wood-fired power plant in the Eastern Victorian town of Orbost.
The interest rate killer: learn from Shirley’s mistakes
Interest rates can kill. What is one of the world’s great investments for credit card providers is the world’s worst financial decision for you, writes Business Spectator’s Mark Carnegie.
The buck stops with News Ltd in the Melbourne Storm scandal
News Limited executives should have been paying far more attention to the way the Storm was being run than they obviously were.
Guy Rundle: Rundle’s UK: Nick ‘Jesus’ Clegg, Watford, and waffles
It’s bollocks that Nick Clegg is an Obama figure, even if he did hold his own in the debate.
Lotto promotion has Anzac Day by the balls
Anzac Day has been sold out by the NSW Lotteries with a “Marching On” OZ Lotto promotion — and the RSL says it’s “perfectly legal”.
Is ACMA chair’s ‘telco hell’ acceptable?
It’s all too easy to blame “the internet” when things go wrong. But we should all be taking responsibility for the networks we set up and attach to the public internet.
Peter Garrett is exonerated, nobody cares
A detailed report on the insulation saga shows what went wrong — and, incidentally, just how badly wrong the media was in savaging Peter Garrett.
Richardson: can the Greens go where Labor once did?
This week, the Greens are celebrating their own milestone, with two Greens yesterday sworn into office as members of a predominantly Labor cabinet in Tasmania.
Business As Usual: While young Murdoch loses the plot, Thomas the Tank Engine and Barney the Dinosaur are broke …
James Murdoch gives The Independent a piece of his f-cking mind … Greece asset prices fall right across the board … In Asia, Japan is still king of the debtors … Austar is making money hand over fist … Thomas the Tank Engine and Barney the Dinosaurare all but broke
The forgotten heroes of war. An Anzac Day special
The Anzac legacy is a contentious one, but if there’s one aspect of war we can all agree on, it’s that military animals — goats, elephants, dolphins and bear cubs! — are pretty adorable, writes Mel Campbell.
The spirit of sport is money … and the scandal is inevitable
The salary cap scandal was inevitable, writes Dr James Connor: the desire to win overrides any ideas of personal or corporate ethics.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: When Anzac Day is unAustralian
Neil James, Executive Director of the Australia Defence Association, writes about the common myths associated with Anzac Day. Plus Tamils, hoodies, the Wilderness Society and more.
Morning Market Report: Greece is the bad word as markets fall
The market was down on the open on a Moody’s downgrade of Greece’s debt rating and news of a bigger Greek deficit than expected.
Media briefs: Murdoch not feeling Clegg-mania … Google boosts local team
Want to work for Google? Plus, South Park creators could ‘wind up like Van Gogh’ for showing prophet, how much carbon emissions does Twitter emit and other media news of the day.
Daily Proposition: It’d be un-Australian not to eat them
If there’s one way to celebrate the diggers, it’s with rolled oats and golden syrup and a cuppa after the dawn service. So make your own Anzac bikkies!
Political snippets: That spineless fellow Kevin Rudd
Australia’s government is being run by a spinning wimp, the storm over Murdoch’s naivety, BHP and RIO should be put in the hot seat, and what little black bugs will emerge from the Carl Williams murder?
Video of the Day: Eyjafjallajokull: the song
A musical tribute to molten carnage.
