Since early last year, the Crikey website has prided itself on collecting really interesting articles from everywhere. In that spirit, here are five really great reads for tonight.
April, 2010
Daily Proposition: Five great articles to read from the couch
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: If you support Rudd’s hospital plan — you don’t understand it
Crikey readers take Bernard Keane to task over his coverage on Rudd’s health reform plans. Plus: SMAge journo Dan Oakes defends his coverage of the Thai riots, Simon Fuller continues to fuel debate and more.
Business As Usual: China property prices soar … gold prices to be driven down …
China property prices hit record highs … Greece is in worse shape than most thought … Plane sailing for Macquarie … A bonus for the hard-working South Korea … An embarrassing time for Morgan Stanley … Fluctuating fortunes of the gold market …
Bernanke’s warning falls on deaf ears
In their current euphoria, American markets believe they are in the midst of a great recovery that will solve all; Americans don’t want to be told that it will take at least the next 10 years for the debt and deficit mountains to be controlled.
Popular spending policies not necessarily a good thing
The problem with having popularly elected politicians determining economic policy is that, in economic terms, they generally do a pretty bad job of it.
Morning Market Report: Wall St up on back of Bernanke’s interest rates stance
Bernanke maintained the Fed’s stance on low interest rates for an extended period of time.
Spot the difference — Crikey reveals the future Wynners
Art collectors around the world have been in near hysterics as Sotheby’s grasped the prize, so to speak, and announced it will auction Sam Leach’s Proposal for Lanscaped Cosmos (2010) and Adam Pynacker’s Boatmen Moored on a Lake Shore (1668) in tandem. Since Leach’s piece won the $25,000 Wynne Prize — for “the best landscape painting of […]
Media briefs: Slicing and dicing at The Age (copy, this time) … report and drive and you’re a bloody idiot
Barristers have raised eyebrows over the colourful court report in today’s Age, you’ll have to wait a little longer for your iPad, careful, your tweets are forever and other media news from around the globe.
Thailand: election won’t solve problems but it will let tempers cool
In remarkable scenes across the city, Red Shirt protesters have been driving around Bangkok in convoys, chanting political slogans and calling on the government to resign — but also joining in the New year festivities, writes Gavin Brown.
Canberra contest heats up over abortion claims
An old tactic is being used by a Labor faction in the ACT to thwart the preselection of an non-aligned candidate, with a prominent Left faction figure raising issues about the candidate’s views on abortion.
Political snippets: Bolt boots Rudd, News follows
Did News Ltd confirm the Boltian message about Kevin Rudd not really being a nice kind of bloke? Plus: Twitter gets archived, the Philippines election campaign goes into full swing, the AHA puts on a sober face, and more.
Guy Rundle: Rundle’s UK: The Tories’ 2010 manifesto
The Tories have launched their 2010 manifesto, along with the idea of “Big Society” — the argument that the state and the atomising market have failed, and a third force needs to be revived.
AAP choked by China cyber attack
Yesterday Australia’s only national newswire, Australian Associated Press, was brought almost to a standstill by a cyber attack stemming from China, writes Isabelle Oderberg.
‘Dishonest’ Rudd puts detainees’ mental health at risk
The current direction of Rudd’s asylum policies will not only damage the mental health of detainees, they will further damage our well-being as a nation, says child psychiatrist Dr Jon Jureidini.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: not just NT hospital staff not getting paid
After working with the NTG for over a year I suddenly stopped being paid. This went on for almost six weeks and only ended after I went (alone) on strike for five days.
Vintage First Dog: Internet censorship and the Irukandji Jellyfish
This classic First Dog on the Moon from our Cartoon Vault was first published on Friday, 21 November 2008.
This day in Crikey: Thursday, April 15, 2004
Thursday, April 15, 2004, Howard’s death or glory plan?, by Hillary Bray.
Crikey Says: Conroy fighting internet battle on wrong front
Stephen Conroy slams Google for its hypocritical stance on the government’s proposed internet filter. But the Minister has a little China problem of his own.
Chinese attack on AAP, why Brumby looks bad on health, Rundle on the Tories’ campaign 
The Webby Award nominations announced
The nominations for the 2010 Webby Awards have been announced — Crikey once again being overlooked for the predictable NYT and BBC. Check out all the contenders and vote for your favourites.
What box do you tick if you’re not male or female?
Not everyone can easily tick either the male or female box on an official form, yet bureaucrats seem unsure of how to cope with gender ambiguity. Should documents have a third sex options? asks Benjamin Law.
Why assassinating terrorists won’t win the war on terror
Sending targeted missiles into Pakistan to kill individual terrorists isn’t just legally dubious — it’s counterproductive, explains Robert Wright: they’ll just be replaced by newer, angrier terrorists.
