Before last Friday, Airservices Australia intended to introduce straight line “glide in” lower noise approaches to Sydney Airport by the end of the year. But that ruins the fun for pollies in Canberra, who decide just who gets more loud jets in which electorates.
May, 2010
Crikey wrap: Korea on the brink after ship sinking
The Korean peninsular is on war footing after an attack on a South Korean warship blamed on its rogue northern neighbour. Crikey intern Matt de Neef wraps the global condemnation.
Qld tourism operators left stranded if there’s a major shipping disaster
In the event a foreign-flagged vessel causes a serious environmental disaster in Queensland, local tourism operators won’t have anywhere to turn for compensation
Greg Sheridan was right! About Julie Bishop that is…
Julie Bishop stuffed up Treasury, and now she’s stuffed up Foreign Affairs. Luckily Tony Abbott is on the ball in that portfolio…
IPA’s Wilson brands Media Watch a “disgrace”
In a scathing message, IPA wunderkind Tim Wilson has lashed out at ABCTV’s Media Watch for allegedly distorting his views on the tobacco industry, calling the show “deceptive”.
Who benefits from the millions spent on health department PR?
The federal Department of Health and Ageing has paid more than $2.8 million for a private communications company to run its crisis media management for the past five years.
Possum: Leaders’ attributes and the vote
As you may remember, Essential Report runs a semi-regular set of questions that measure public perceptions on various attributes of political leaders — from positive attributes such as trust and visionary through to negative attributes such as arrogant and superficial. Over the past two-and-a-half years, the following question has been asked six times about the coalition leader […]
Markets question ratings, credit worthiness
Markets are starting to question the ratings and creditworthiness of a growing number of countries, as the Aussie dollar falls below 82 US cents.
Don’t look at what the miners say, look at what they do
That credibility gap between what the miners say and what they do just got $4.85b wider, thanks to the Queensland coal industry, says Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane.
Unemployment down, but Labor’s marginals have suffered
Many of Labor’s most crucial marginal seats are also among the hardest hit by unemployment, with 14 electorates having unemployment rates over the national average, new data shows.
Mayne: Rio Tinto AGM had it all
The Rio Tinto AGM in Melbourne this morning had it all, from the company being accused to killing 20,000 people in Bougainville to the remuneration report suffering a record protest.
Rich pickings on BRW’s list … even average Joes are going OK
Yes, the rich have done very nicely for themselves — with about a 20% increase in total wealth expected for this year’s BRW Rich List — but average Joes aren’t travelling too badly either.
Business As Usual: $1b write-down for Foster’s … Rough time for global markets … iPhones for 97 bucks …
Foster’s to separate wine and beer, tens of billions of dollars were wiped off global markets, US consumers are unmoved, a new iPhone is on the way, so the price plummets and other business news.
They asked, they told — but military gays still too hot in the US
One of America’s culture war flashpoints, the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell military policy, is set for a vote tomorrow for the first time in 17 years, Harley Dennett reports from Washington.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Israel and the spies who scammed Oz
Crikey readers weigh in on the Israeli spies passport scandal and Julie Bishop’s handling of it. Plus, RSPT, find out what it means to Crikey readers.
Morning Market Report: Dow hits lowest level of 2010
The Dow hit its lowest level for 2010, down 292 at one stage, which is even below the recent “Flash Crash” low.
The Media Monitors' Top 20: Who would have thought? It’s David Campbell’s week
The David Campbell issue was absolutely intriguing in media terms, with the initial titillation giving way quite quickly to widespread anger and condemnation of Channel Seven.
Media briefs: Monetising the old media…Conroy goes Google, Facebook
Murdoch reveals how paywalls are going to work for the UK Times, Huge Chavez now has his own blog, viewers take to HDTV and other media news from around the globe.
Daily Proposition: Life after Balibo, the memoir
Shirley Shackleton, widow of journalist Greg Shackleton, has now told her side of the Balibo Five story in an engaging, funny, gutsy and often heart-rending memoir, says Nicola Robinson.
This day in Crikey: Sunday, May 26, 2002
Sunday, May 26, 2002, “Hillary Bray monitors Alan Jones”, by Hillary Bray.
Political snippets: Spycatcher Julie Bishop’s electoral gaffe
Julie Bishop probably regrets having suggested that Australian spies forge passports. Plus, the GFC in historical perspective, Rudd yells at newspaper editors and other political tidbits.
Video of the Day: US soldier caught taunting Iraqi kids
With Facebook’s privacy policies running hot in the headlines, a story that highlight both the upsides and downsides to the site: A local US news outlet catches an American soldier in Iraq posting footage of himself taunting two young Iraqi boys as “gay terrorists”.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: Fixing the insulation mess
One of my best mates has picked up one of the insulation checking gigs. He only has to do five of the inspections per day as the punters need to be at the houses to let him in.
