The Chinese government yesterday saved Brisbane-based Macarthur Coal from having to face a $3.8 billion takeover proposal from Peabody Coal of the US.
May, 2010
Guy Rundle: Rundle in Cannes (yes, we hate him too), where money talks and parties rule
Crikey’s intrepid Guy Rundle has made his way to Cannes — where you don’t need to see any films, but you do need to talk about film funding.
A bad day (and maybe a bad year) for incumbents in the US
Americans voted overnight in primary elections in four states and one congressional by-election, and this morning as results come in they are being eagerly watched for pointers to the likely direction of mid-term elections in November.
More LNP antics — this time from our old friend Michael Johnson
While Tony Abbott has done spectacular work to get the Coalition into a competitive position federally, the Liberal National Party has been quietly but effectively undoing all his work in Queensland.
Memo, ‘Cockroach’ Kev, show some leadership on asylum
If people arrive here from Sri Lanka, there is a good chance they have fled a well-founded fear of persecution. They deserve a helping hand; not a deaf ear, writes Jake Lynch.
‘Miaow, Prime Minister’: the bureaucats of Downing Street
As David Cameron prepares to move into No.10 Downing Street, a vastly more important British civil service post has yet to be filled: the resident Downing Street cat. It has strong historical significance.
‘They don’t give a shit about young people’: the shelved welfare report
Federal youth minister Kate Ellis ordered the Salvation Army to shelve a report slamming her department’s treatment of disadvantaged young people, fearing pre-Budget backlash.
Roger Corbett: front page news one day, vanished the next
An RBA board member and prominent businessman backs the RSPT. How does the media cover it? It doesn’t.
Labor’s ‘dodgy’ SA election win heads for the court
The result of the South Australian election is being challenged by a political outsider in a reticent court and the South Australian public is being left in the dark by the local press, writes David Donovan.
Another Labor rent tax gaffe
First it was Wayne Swan who mistakenly equated the risk-free rate with a company’s cost of capital when defending the rent tax. Now Lindsay Tanner has made the same worrying mistake, writes Stephen Bartholomeusz.
Shareholder unrest leads to call to oust Everest board
The largest shareholder in Everest, Wingate Financial Services, recently sent a letter to other Everest shareholders encouraging them to vote against the incumbent directors.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The Kevin Rudd vs. Tony Abbott true truth smackdown
Crikey readers weigh in in Tony Abbott and the question of truth in politics. Asking why Tony Abbott is one big conundrum is like asking why a chameleon changes its colours, says one reader.
Morning Market Report: Markets fall as Germany bans naked short selling
The big news overnight was Germany temporarily banning naked short selling of several financial stocks, credit default swaps and government bonds, bringing back memories of the global financial crisis.
Thailand: where soldiers sing karaoke, joke, and shoot people
The Thai riots are at a critical stage. Yet nobody offers a clear way forward, or a reason why tensions that had been bubbling in the background for years had come to a head now, writes Brett Debritz from Bangkok.
Media briefs: The blogger banned from parliament … Nine’s live — from the carpark
The recent block on a SA corruption whistleblower’s blog has been lifted. Plus, The Age’s confusion at phone-cancer link, Seven News takes a dig at Nine and other media news.
The Media Monitors' Top 20: Rudd and Abbott battle for press supremacy
It was neck and neck in media coverage between the PM and Opposition Leader this week, but there was lots of change in the bottom half of the list with a variety of ministers fighting it out.
Political snippets: Ken Henry and fear walk different paths
That Ken Henry is clearly prepared to give fearless advice was shown by his speech yesterday to a group of business economists. Plus, calling the miner’s bluff and other political snippets.
This day in Crikey: Friday, 19 May, 2006
Friday, 19 May, 2006, “Why Rupert should have followed his own advice”, by Stephen Mayne.
Postcard from a ‘yuppie refugee camp’ in Bangkok
Craig Knowles lives in Bangkok and is sheltering friends in his living room which has become a defacto yuppie refugee camp. He writes to Crikey as the violence in Thailand is becoming dangerously unpredictable.
Business As Usual: DJ tops chain store list … Greece safe, sacks tourism minister … Euro down as shorts banned in Germany …
The loan arranger comes through for Greece, inflation becomes a headache for the new UK government, US wholesale prices take a tumble plus other business news of the day.
Video of the Day: Wedgies, geeks and rodents: bullies in the ’80s
“You’re dead meat, you nerd!” yells the bully as he trips over/throws in a pool/gives a wedgie to the dorky kid in front of the cute girl, in this magnificent tribute to the bullies from ’80s teen movies.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: Newspaper free-for-all!
Is anyone actually paying for a newspaper these days? From the University of Sydney to Fyschwick Markets in Canberra and the McDonald’s in Cairns, free papers are everywhere.
Daily Proposition: Become the monarch of lame jokes
You don’t have to be a dad to take pride in telling lame jokes. Today, add some joy to your life and learn some terrible gags to impress your family, friends and colleagues!
