Patrick Baume gives his tips for this weekend in Super 14. The monster game will be when second plays third, both coming off a loss and both still to play the competition leading Bulls in Pretoria.
April, 2010
Ant’s NRL analysis: Round 8
Anyone else had enough of the Storm’s salary cap breach story? Even the tea cup, salary cap and meteorological puns are getting tired. Back to the footy, says Ant Halstead.
Lethal’s AFL tipping advice: Round 6
It’s rivalry round this weekend in AFL. Leigh Josey offers up an authoritative and reasoned analysis of why all the non-favourites will win this week. Well, except for Richmond.
Dear Main St: We will eat you alive. Love, Wall St.
This email, allegedly written by a “Wall Street trader” to the rest of America is doing the rounds of the Street today: “What’s going to happen when we can’t find jobs on the Street anymore? Guess what: We’re going to take yours.”
Finally: the Pentagon is developing a flying car
The US military is finally putting its time and money into something worthwhile: creating a flying car. The project, codenamed “Transformer”, is attempting to create a prototype SUV-helicopter hybrid within four years. Now, about those jetpacks…
Chomsky: Why the US won’t allow peace in the Middle East
Israel and Palestine could reach a settlement, but the United States is unwilling to agree to it. It is the US who are continuing to fuel the Gaza war, writes Noam Chomsky.
North Korea: this time, it’s serious
North Korea threatens to attack; must be Tuesday? Not so fast, says Bradley K. Martin: North Korea has a new plan of attack for Seoul, and this time, it’s not bluffing.
How corporate America cashed in on Naomi Klein’s No Logo
Naomi Klein’s anti-brand manifesto No Logo became the unofficial bible of the anti-globalisation movement. Ironically, it also became a research manual for brands looking to market themselves to socially-conscious consumers.
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How Sandra Bullock blindsided the paparazzi
With winning an Oscar and then her cheating husband, Sandra Bullock has struggled to keep out of the headlines this year. So how did she manage to keep quiet that she adopted a baby boy months ago?
Crikey liveblogs the 2010 Logie Awards
Join Crikey’s resident team of Logies tragics — deputy editor Jason Whittaker, cultural commentator Mel Campbell, and national institution First Dog on the Moon — as they liveblog Australian television’s night-of-nights, the 2010 Logie Awards. Kicking off at 7:30pm, Sunday May 2.
Putting a stiletto through the glass ceiling
Finally, gender diversity on company boards is back on the national agenda, writes Paul Quinn. Companies listed on ASX now have to discuss their gender split and the BCA have started a mentoring program for women.
Rudd’s tobacco laws get the world huffing and puffing
The Rudd Government’s tobacco control announcements are running hot in headlines around the globe, as Australia becomes the world leader in tobacco control, reports Melissa Sweet.
The day the squid was grilled
CEO Lloyd Blankfein took the stand at the SEC hearing against Goldman Sachs, seemingly surprised at the criticism levelled against him. Goldman Sachs’ reputation is looking as dodgy as its deals.
Enron: The Musical
Wall St isn’t the only street full of stories of the GFC, dodgy business deals and shonky accounting, now that Enron — a musical about the rise and fall of the US giant — has hit Broadway.
Is Rudd going to copy Abbott’s climate policy?
The dumping of the ETS leaves a large gaping wound where the government once had a climate policy. Now Wayne Swan’s suggestions sound distinctly similar to Abbott’s controversial plan, writes Robert Merkel.
The TIME 100 List 2010
TIME magazine has announced its 100 Most Influential People list for 2010, with the likes of Sarah Palin, Jet Li, Banksy, Glenn Beck, Neil Patrick Harris, Michael Pollan and Salam Fayyad making the cut.
UK election debate III: Cameron steals the show
UK’s party leaders have had their third and final televised debate, and the pollsters are calling it a win to the Torie’s David Cameron. Check out all the least boring bits.
UK leaders debate: the scorecardCigs up: just a puff of hot (smokey) air?
Daily media wrap: Australia has gone into a cigarette-buying frenzy, with news that smoke prices would jump 25% overnight. But is the country also buying into Rudd’s ETS smokescreen?
Fran Kelly: Political satire is no longer a joke
From Rudd ditching his grand ETS plan to Tony Abbott criticising him for it and the Greens dropping the ball on climate policy, this week in politics could have been an episode of Hollowmen, writes Fran Kelly.
Inside the Liberal Senators infighting
Eric Abetz is expected to be named as Nick Minchin’s replacement as Senate leader, but fighting has broken out over the deputy position. Will the conservative Mathias Cormann beat the moderate George Brandis? asks Latika Bourke.
Shanahan: Why the ETS was doomed to fail
Kevin Rudd’s climate policy was never going to work because it was all about show, not effective and practical policy, says Dennis Shanahan. Simplifying climate change into a “moral challenge” just created a series of errors.
Eating the hands that feed them: feral dogs in the NT
Barely a week passes without some new reports of serious injury — even death — from some corner of the NT arising from an attack by uncontrolled dogs. Bob Gosford examines the Coroner’s report.
Why Australia is more addicted to coal than tobacco
Today Kevin Rudd took on a powerful and hugely cashed-up lobby group — too bad it was the tobacco lobby and not the coal industry, says Tim Hollo.
