Greece’s debt rating was downgraded to BBB — but an EU/IMF offer of a 45bn Euro loan at below market rates helped the Euro to rally.
April, 2010
Morning Market Report: Good news from Greece
Malthouse has form when it comes to losing his temper
As a former chief football reporter for the West Australian, Charles Happell has seen Mick Malthouse’s temper many times first hand. And Malthouse’s latest spray — calling St Kilda’s Stephen Milne a “f%cking rapist” — doesn’t surprise him.
leaked Contribs budget says miserly Fairfax does have money to spend
Crikey has its hands on The Age’s recent contributor budget and payments. Which sections have blown their budgets and which have underspent? And what are contributors being paid?
Daily Proposition: Eat breakfast (or dinner) with the staff of the Junior Gazette
Press Gang was intended to be an issues-based teen drama about some high school kids working on a teen-oriented newspaper. 20 years on, the fashion has dated but the storylines haven’t.
Media briefs: Crunching the value of web ads … The Oz readies its iPad app
The Oz gets set to launch its iPad app, work at Maccas — you’ll earn more than a journalist!, Rupert prepares an aggressive attack on the NY Times and other media tidbits of the day.
Democracy — and the Greens — show the way in Hungarian election
The Hungarian people have gone to the polls for the sixth time since the 1990 shift from communism to democracy. Er, to capitalism. Anna Saulwick reports from Hungary.
Rudd’s re-election campaign powers up in Queensland
The Prime Minister’s re-election campaign is already underway up in north Queensland. The conservatives risk being left looking flat-footed.
Political snippets: When the stimulus stops
New ABS figures show things are really slowing down in that house-building industry, polls are predicting a landslide victory for the ALP, India heats up, pollies get on their bikes and more chunks of political news.
Mungo MacCallum: Rudd, despite handing out health biscuits, has hard calls to make
Kevin Rudd has finally admitted what everyone else realised some time ago: fixing the health system is going to cost a huge amount of money and it’s no good pretending otherwise.
Coalition lags on foreign affairs — and voters want to cosy with China
Despite recent events, many Australians actually want a closer relationship with China, the latest Essential Research polling shows. But they’re not so keen on India.
Essential Research: nervous voters back Budget spending cut
Voters are urging the government to cut spending programs, according to new polling, as they brace for a federal budget most believe will hurt them personally. Crikey has the latest Essential Research results.
Beecher: The iPad won’t save newspapers
The iPad is a wonderful device that will bring joy and utility to millions of people. But it won’t — and can’t — save the economic fate of newspapers.
Immoral? Evil? Maybe, but that’s politics for you…
The Government had no alternative but to respond to the political reality of surging boat arrivals. And it will go further if it needs to.
Warsaw mourns by the blaze of thousands of candles
The past two days in Poland have been a lesson in private and public mourning, as sirens wail and the street fill with thousands of candles, writes Vince Chadwick and Paulina Olszanka from Warsaw.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: Hell hath no fury like a real estate agent over-charged
Some interesting context for Fairfax’s Melbourne Weekly v real estate agents stoush: a similar situation nearly occurred in Canberra a couple of years ago.
This day in Crikey: Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Tuesday, April 12, 2005, The age old, old-age question: reform, writes Stephen Mayne.
Crikey Says: Your government is listening
Immigration minister Chris Evans on Friday, announced the temporary suspension of processing of asylum claims by Afghans and Sri Lankans. So what do the voters think?
The NYT spends a weekend in Sydney
The New York Times’ take on how to kill 36 hours in the Harbour City: climb the bridge, eat at Rockpool, swim at Manly and stay at the Park Hyatt. Yawn.
Poland mourns its leadership wipeout, voters back spending cuts, Kerry Stokes’ Seven spins Sticky, catchy, different: playing the brand name game
It’s not easy to come up with a snappy business name which isn’t already in use, has an available website domain, conveys essential info and is easily spelt. Bruce Buschel recalls his seafood restaurant naming drama.
Messi puts the boot into Maradona
Argentinean soccer player Lionel Messi is getting a rep as the best footballer in the world, yet gets barely any love in his home country. So how will Maradona — now coach of the Argentinean team — deal with his title-pincher?
Cox: The political risks of polling
Professional researcher Eva Cox explains why the importance and accuracy of opinion polls is over-rated — yet, once published, their results can be deeply damaging to society.
The Jock Wrap: Behold the purple love mist
First Dog on the Moon and Leigh Josey get together to blab about the sporting week. Further proof the Apocalypse is heading our way as Fremantle continued its winning ways and the AFL fights homophobia. And a caption comp!
