Mining giant BHP Billiton could be guilty of paying $US2.5 million in bribes to the Cambodian government. Is this a repeat of the Rio Tinto saga, or are we seeing a pattern emerge? asks Georgia Wilkins.
April, 2010
Carl Williams broke the criminal code — that’s why he’s dead
Putting Carl Williams on the front page of the Herald Sun outraged at “benefits” he was receiving was a mind-blowingly stupid idea and it was no surprise he was killed on the same day, writes Lionel Elmore.
Business As Usual: D-day for CSR appeal, and for Greece where the jobless rise … Squidettes to defend The Squid …
The souvlaki is due to hit the spit in Greece … US Sec has found another big Ponzi scheme … unemployment in the UK has hit the highest level in 15 years … and the rot starts for the Squid.
Anzac Day: when commemoration becomes commerce
Francis Leach asks whether Collingwood and Essendon should have the automatic rights to play footy in honour of the ANZACs if they continue to abuse it.
Official: carbon leakage is wildly overstated
A new report does the numbers on the handouts to big polluters proposed in the government’s emissions trading scheme and finds they would have been a colossal waste.
Memo ASZ, ASIC: no pussyfooting … get tough with BHP
ASIC and the ASX should force BHP to reveal all board briefings and advice on its recent disclosure about a possible involvement in corruption.
Proxy advisers need to draw the lean, er line, somewhere
The attacks on proxy advisers stepped up once more last week after two corporate partners from law-firm Mallesons penned an op-ed piece in the Financial Review.
Housing: another bloody review
COAG announced its “reform agenda” for addressing housing supply this week. It has a familiar ring to it.
Tony Burke: lies, damned lies, and net migration figures
Population minister Tony Burke wants to make some things clear: there is no 2050 population target; natural growth rates are different to birth rate; and net migration rates are different to permanent migration rates.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Why Federalism is stuffed
One Crikey reader writes that all the brouhaha, posturing, chest beating, and COAGulation, shows what is wrong with federalism. Plus, readers weigh in on the GST, the ABC and human rights.
Morning Market Report: The market is getting belted
The market is getting belted today, despite Wall St being up.
Daily Proposition: Go to church, where the arts take the pulpit
Church was never like this. The Bible-bashing seems to have given way to a more genteel, understated approach at the Uniting Church’s Bondi Beach Mission. Chapel By The Sea is a great night out, says Lloyd Bradford Syke.
Media briefs: ACA jumps the gun on MasterChef … 2UE program boss aims for Sky
A Current Affair launched an embarrassingly premature attack on a MasterChef contestant that was booted hours later. A South African journo shows how a Q&A should be done, fashion advice for The Oz and other media news.
Political snippets: Rudd sitting (minimally) pretty for a July election
Why Rudd should keep sittings of the House of Representatives to an absolute minimum, climate pledges are still falling short, and should alcoholics get their own version of “injecting rooms”?
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: Garrett’s next bat problem about to take flight
There were nearly 300 public submissions of comments on the draft public environment report that Botanic Gardens Trust produced late in 2009, which detailed their proposal to evict the flying-foxes from Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens.
This day in Crikey: Sunday, April 22, 2001
Sunday, April 22, 2001, How to not really say sorry Bush style, writes Hillary Bray.
Tamils vote for independence — and will vote against Labor
Australian’s Tamil community want an independent homeland in Sri Lanka. And they want respect from a federal government here that is now denying visa applications to their people.
Three’s a crowd at Deakin, ‘reducing quality of education’
Changes to teaching periods at Deakin University will reduce the quality of education at the Melbourne-based institution, students and staff have told Crikey. Elizabeth Redman reports.
Crikey Says: Classy, real classy Tony
Tony Abbott isn’t a big social media user. He doesn’t tweet much. But he was quick to tweet the Coalition’s border protection billboard. Oh good, a return to grubby politicking over vulnerable people.
BHP’s tea money, Carl Williams broke the code, the PR driving Anzac Day, Greenies see red 
Should you rent or buy?
A very clever interactive calculator by the NY Times showing exactly when is the best time to make the switch over from renting to buying a property. It’s aimed at the US market, but it’s fun to play with anyway.
