Rudd secretly sounded out party supportKevin Rudd left nothing to chance when he spoke early this week about maintaining party support. After all, his chief of staff has spent the last month sussing out the caucus.
June, 2010
McChrystal quits?
Top US Commander to Afghanistan General Stanley McChrystal is rumoured to have offered his resignation to Barack Obama, following a damning Rolling Stone profile of McChrystal where he ridicules the White House. Or will he have to wait until tomorrow?
VIDEO: BP spills a coffee
Yes this video has been viral for awhile now, but it’s such a good one, it’s a shame if you haven’t seen it yet: BP’s board room cope with a coffee spill.
Journalists are overly precious
Many professions face public criticism, yet journalists seem to take personal offence when their own work is called into question. How can they dish it daily but not take it themselves?
Dumb gun myths from films
There’s very little fact-checking going on when it comes to guns being used in films. Silencers don’t make make a gun shot silent and machine guns only last five seconds before they run out of bullets.
Which current affairs shows actually talk about current affairs?
A Current Affair and Today Tonight may brand themselves as the two big national current affairs programs, but when it comes to discussing real news, The 7pm Project wins hands down.
Hudson: Press the snooze button during QT
Politicians could do with a few lessons in brevity and wit. Question Times has declined into a mass of childish games and pollies trying to protect their media image, says Phillip Hudson.
Hats off at the races and rodeo
Brunette Downs is a huge cattle station in the heart of the Northern Territory’s Barkly Tableland and Bob Gosford was there, amongst the Akubras, for the 100th annual ABC Amateur Race Club meeting.
Trash & treasure, Iraq style
Garage sales aren’t just limited to the junk filled house down the block. The U.S. military in Iraq are staging their own everything-must-go spring clean out — with fridges, air-cons and other items for sale while stocks last.
Will Belinda Neal run as an independent?
Dumped Robertson MP Belinda Neal has again refused to rule out running as an independent at this year’s federal election after Central Coast residents were push-polled over the prospect of a potential Neal solo tilt.
Guy Rundle: Rundle’s World Cup: Riding the vuvuzela from Sandton to Sun City
Guy Rundle has touched down in South Africa amidst the carnival that is the FIFA World Cup. Supporting Ghana (not the Socceroos) he finds himself comforted by his Lonely Planet guide as he finds a bar in which to watch the game.
Henry more suited to a bad Korea move and less scrutiny
The Resources Super Profits Tax, the monstrosity devised by Ken Henry, is certainly not the solution. And yes, pesky economists and commentators will continue to criticise it.
Why we want out of Afghanistan
Most Australians want us out of the Afghanistan conflict. It doesn’t matter how old they are, how they vote, or how much they earn, says the Essential Research results.
Joint Strike Fighter strafes thousands of homes with noise
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has destroyed the value of thousands of homes in the Port Stephens area through revised noise exposure boundaries imposed last week.
Four Corners: we stand by our story
Wendy Carlisle, of the ABC’s Four Corners responds to Crikey’s Bernard Keane. Facts weren’t cherry picked and ignored in the “Lethal Miscalculation” story.
Raising disposable income will counter the housing bubble
Given that price/income ratios must return to earth for housing prices, and that governments are loath to allow the price to fall, the only remaining option is to increase incomes, writes Gavin R. Putland.
Memo to ABC journos: how to file 24/7
More news, or the same news spread more thinly? That is the question ABC watchers are asking about the new 24-hour news service. Crikey has the leaked internal memo to journos.
Why the Green vote is soft — and why the Libs are doing everything right
The movement of ‘soft’ voters between Labor and the Greens represents a big opportunity for the Greens. But where can the Liberals get that extra support they need to edge ahead of Labor?
Business As Usual: China well and truly in the driver’s seat … BP spill bill jumps to $2b …
Golbal markets are dancing to China’s tune. Plus, the US is still lurching towards a slowdown, a failure for Macquarie,Germany has changed the dealine for its iron ore project with BHP and other business news.
Daily Proposition: Get crafty, and the Force will be with you
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the Force was strong with craftspeople. Here’s some fun, easy projects floating around the internet, like objects in the air under a Jedi’s mental control.
Voters looking for a liberal choice
It’s always risky to bet against the sympathy vote, and sure enough, it seems to have given a boost to Poland’s Jaroslaw Kaczynski in the Polish election.
Israel in the dock — but what do Israelis think?
Despite the country’s “siege mentality” image, a few days in Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem shows that many people are sensitive to what the world thinks. Simon Roughneen reports from Tel-Aviv.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Men behaving badly
Crikey readers have their say about former David Jones CEO Mark McInnes and sexual harassment in the workplace. Plus Tony Wheeler talks about his experiences of aviation in Africa.
This day in Crikey: Friday, 22 June, 2007
Friday, 22 June, 2007, “Malcolm Fraser and Lowitja O’Donoghue: Without respect, this will not stand”, by Malcolm Fraser and Lowitja O’Donoghue, co-patrons of the Stolen Generation Alliance.
