Extending from the Chapman Valley near Geraldton to the far south coast, the Western Australian wine region seems a distant place for many east coast dwellers.
June, 2010
An August 28 election?
Place your bets. Possum Comitatus is calling an August 28 election and he’s got a document from the Parliamentary Secretary to back him up.
Bartlett: Lies and leaflets from the LNP
The Liberal National Party is constantly labelling asylum seekers and refugees as “illegal immigrants”. No point letting accuracy get in the way when an extra few votes can be won by inciting hatred, writes Andrew Bartlett.
PHOTO GALLERY: Julie & Julia
Perhaps the most amusing photo gallery to come out of Australian politics in years. Julia Gillard and Julie Bishop lead their prospective parties during Question Time, with lots of bitchy glares and finger pointing.
Public perceptions of media, bias and accuracy
This week’s Essential Report questioned public perceptions of influence and trust. Possum Comitatus took a squiz at polling data on public perceptions of the media in the last five years.
Apples and oranges: the tax is a matter of ROCE
The debate on the RSPT, to date, is not getting to the heart of the matter. For whatever reason, the wrong financial metrics are being used, says Munif Mohammed.
World Cup: Why Ghana is a must win for the Socceroos (and their sponsors)
Forget the fans, Australia’s 4-0 loss to Germany was more devastating for Australian marketers who have committed millions to World Cup 2010 sponsorships. Marketing guru Stephen H Downes reports.
Blandthorn lobs a bomb as battle for Vic ALP president hots up
Victorian ALP pro-life warrior Lizzie Blandthorn has lobbed a bomb in the direction of the senior apparatchiks ahead of Labor’s state conference on Saturday, in an eleventh hour bid to become party president.
Midwinter Ball red carpet special: fashions on the hill
After last year’s colourful train wrecks, it seems black, ruffles and old-fashioned glamour were the order of the evening for the Midwinter Ball. With not a fedora in sight.
Marr on Rudd: ‘BHP and Rio Tinto want to destroy the government’
David Marr is a man not short of an opinion.
Can the Liberals win? And win with Tony Abbott?
Kevin Rudd’s problems are handily distracting attention from the fact that Tony Abbott appears to be dragging the Coalition vote down.
Vote Last Steve Fielding
Steve Fielding’s buffoonery in the paid parental leave debate has given way to something altogether more offensive. Labor has a special responsibility to put him last this election.
UK chancellor spends the night rearranging the deckchairs
It’s a case of back to the future in London as the new Conservative-Liberal Democrat government decides to give more power to the country’s central bank and its governor Mervyn King.
Origin: New South Wales at a loss to find a win
So that’s Origin for another year. It’s clear that NSW is just too complicated a place to have a successful State of Origin side, writes Steve Mascord.
$1 billion: it’s Basis Capital versus the vampire squid
What happens when the smartest guys in the room are shown to be the dumbest? They sue.
Possum: mining profitability (part II) … size does matter
Yesterday we had a quick squiz at the profitability of the Australian mining industry compared to other domestic industries as well as the world’s largest 40 mining companies. Today, it’s worth a taking a closer look at how mining industry profitability in Australia plays out on the basis of business size as well as a […]
Business As Usual: BP seen as co-operative … Rumours of RSPT deal and Rio, BHP shares jump …
BP has gone from “wicked British petroleum” to “co-operative BP”, manufacturing is still holding up the US recovery, soccer the great leveller and other business news of the day.
Stewart didn’t breach ethics on source: journalists’ union
The journalists’ union doesn’t believe The Australian reporter Cameron Stewart breached ethical undertakings to his source during the Victorian Office of Police Integrity investigation into the scoop on the Operation Neath anti-terrorism raids.
Morning Market Report: Wall St up, Aussie market down
BP has agreed to put $US20bn into a fund for victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The Oil price hit a 6 week high — up 73c to $77.67.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Abbott, like Menzies before him, will ruin us
Crikey readers weigh on on the RSPT, the battle of the nerd vs. the bruiser and is the PM a licensed financial advisor?
Media briefs: More journos lost at The Age … the battle for Helen’s seat
Another eight journalists at The Age will be made redundant. Plus, Bloomberg and Fox News fight it out for Helen Thomas’ seat, Limewire in trouble and other media news of the day.
Daily Proposition: Take a U-turn with an evocative romance memoir
Towards the end of her engaging travel memoir cum self-help book, Love and Other U-Turns, Louisa Deasey refers to her year-long road trip with Jim as ‘Survivor — Romance Style’. But don’t be put off, says Toni Whitmont.
This day in Crikey: Wednesday, 17 June, 2009
Wednesday, 17 June, 2009, “Vanstone on the hunt for the dog leaker”, by Barry Everingham.
