Just after 2pm yesterday AAP broke with the news that Carl Williams was suspected to be dead. Cue the beginning of the hysterical and saturated media circus coverage of his death.
April, 2010
Adonis, Cobra, Elle? Just pass the (volcanic) ash tray and enjoy the sunshine
There is something very strange about having your life seriously impacted by a volcano, reports Rafiq Copeland from London.
States stick it up Rudd
All those commitments Kevin Rudd is making to the states to buy their support for health reform will add up to more middle-class welfare. Whoever wins out of this, taxpayers will be the losers.
RBA minutes: prudent not to hold back on rate rise
Could we be on the cusp of more interest rate rises than we thought from the Reserve Bank? Minutes from the latest board meeting suggest it would be “prudent” to be on alert.
Why did the Merak asylum seekers get off their boat?
Yesterday saw an end to the stand-off between Indonesian immigration officials and over a hundred Sri Lankan asylum seekers who have been on a boat at the port of Merak since October. So how were they convinced to leave? asks Crikey intern Elizabeth Redman.
A380 vs. the volcano: who are the crazy pilots who fly into the ash?
Both Airbus and Boeing have a hardcore cadre of test pilots who are paid very, very well to deliberately do insanely dangerous things to passenger aircraft — like, say, fly through volcanic ash…
Political snippets: Waiting for COAG
Failure to convince the Premiers on hospital reform would not really be a failure for Kevin Rudd, a coming of age for the Greens, mixing sport and politics (and Twitter) in India and more nuggets of political news.
How voters feel about state governments: it’s not healthy respect
Voters’ attitudes towards their state governments vary considerably, depending on how they handle important issues. But everyone agrees they don’t handle health well.
Can the Liberal Democrats win the UK election?
The volatility of British voter sentiment combined with the underwhelming quality of its two major candidates for the prime ministership combined last Thursay to unleash “Cleggmania” upon the United Kingdom, writes Dr Aron Paul.
ACCC gets very tough on deals reducing competition
By now you’d think even the slowest thinking Australian businessman, lawyer and media mate would be getting the message that the ACCC is going to knock back any deal that could involve a lessening of competition.
How sick? Fully sick.
Context, as Clare Werbeloff keenly understood, is everything, writes Piers Kelly in Crikey’s new language blog, Fully (sic).
Poland: a week later and it’s moments like these you need a Monty
Here is something to think about as you sit down to watch the coverage of the funeral of Polish president — grief is not a monolith, flags do grow underground and Monty Python still has a place in Warsaw, writes Vince Chadwick from Warsaw.
How will the iPad impact Australian newsagents?
With News Limited and Fairfax announcing plans to create applications for the new Apple iPad, maybe now newsagents will start to take notice of the emerging digital channel, writes newsagency owner Mark Fletcher.
Minister for coal out of step with climate change action
Darren Lewin-Hill led a group of four local climate campaigners meeting with their federal MP, Energy and Resources Minister Martin Ferguson. They weren’t encouraged by his rhetoric.
Exec pay: government gets tough with ‘claw-back’ rule
The long-awaited response to the Productivity Commission’s report on executive pay has been released. It includes a “bonus claw-back” rule, which would allow for the recovery of bonuses paid to executives who provided misleading financial information.
Daily Proposition: Read First Dog on the Moon’s ebook!
Most days, Daily Proposition sends you off gallivanting into the world at large, to see operas and make Yiddish grandmother soups. But today, the suggestion is closer to home!
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Something in the air
Crikey readers weigh in on Iceland’s volcano, the Jeffing of the Victorian education system and the death of Carl Williams.
Morning Market Report: Market reacts positively to Goldman Sachs case
Financials did well on news that the SEC had only voted 3-2 to pursue Goldman Sachs for fraud, suggesting that they may not have that strong a case.
Media briefs: Gold Coast journo not so Smart … tight times at ABC Science Online
Some striking similarities between two AFL stories have set tongues wagging in the tight-knit world of sports journalism. Tight times at ABC Science Online and a Brisbane shock jock in Price’s sights and other media tidbits.
Video of the Day: Early news report into the phenomenon of “internet”
A classic early ’90s news report into the “revolution” of “internet”: “there’s not a lot of cursing or swearing … there’s not screenfulls full of ‘Go to hell’…” LOL. n00b.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: the Tony Abbott Handicap
There I was enjoying a family outing at Pinjarra Park raceway in rural WA, when I nearly woofed my cookies when the man himself appeared in the winner’s circle.
This day in Crikey: Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Tuesday, April 20, 2004, Mal Washer’s sad cyber stalker.
