Daily Media Wrap: It’s the unofficial election season as Rudd heads of to WA and QLD to sell the mining tax to a confused Australian public. Will his pork barrelling work?
June, 2010
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“Tweets” banned at the NY Times
It’s official: the word “tweet” has been banned by the standards editor at the NY Times. Instead, journalists are to say “writes on Twitter” or “a Twitter message”.
The Gulf spill is drowning the Tea Party
It’s not just Barack Obama suffering politically from the Gulf spill (although he is looking terrible). Has the ship sailed for the Tea Party with this latest environmental disaster?
Album review: The Paradise Motel’s Australian Ghost Story
This new album from enigmatic Hobart/Melbourne band The Paradise Motel is the sort of thing that I’m inclined to view favourably, just because it exhibits some real ambition, says Tim Dunlop.
Bird of the week – the Night Parrot (maybe) resurfaces
There’s been a recent sighting of the Night Parrot Pezoporus occidentalis. For a dedicated sub-set of Australian birders the Night Parrot is a “grail” bird, says Bob Gosford.
iLeak: Apple exposes 114,000 iPad owners
It’s Apple’s worst security breach ever. The email addresses of top US military officers, CEOs, journalists and politicians — all iPad owners — have been leaked through a security hole in AT&T.
Putting a steak through the heart of US-UK relations
The US and British Ambassadors are putting a wager on their World Cup match. “You should know that the Ambassador takes his steak like American soccer victories — somewhat rare,” warns the Brits. Game on.
Technical difficulties? No prob for Jobs
What do you do when technology lets you down at the critical moment? Learn from Steve Jobs — who had Wi-Fi problems during the latest iPhone launch — and quickly move on and forget about it.
Wikileaker was no happy camper
Records of the alleged Wikileaks killings leaker intelligence analyst Bradley Manning’s internet conversations show an emotionally distressed 22-year-old. What were his motives for the leak?
Jobs growth still strong, despite the rising tide of bad news
The Australian economy continues to create jobs at a rate faster than most market forecasts. Employers gave jobs to another 26,900 people in May, more than most market estimates.
Victoria still talking to controversial geoengineering scientists
The Victorian government continues to engage with scientists on climate manipulation techniques, despite vehement criticism that it funded a conference looking at the last-resort geoengineering methods.
Vendetta journalism? The murky story behind The Oz, the OPI and Overland
Evidence in The Oz’s campaign on Overland and the OPI has been used selectively what is missing is understanding and context. The final result is something warped and dangerous in journalism.
The Twiggy that broke Rudd’s
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If Kevin Rudd can actually win the RSPT debate and put it in place, it could transform him from a NSW Labor-style hack into a genuine reformist leader. The alternative is the political equivalent of living death.
Fairfax skirts terror — and the law — on junket kickbacks
Fairfax Media continues to court Melbourne real estate agents with multi-million dollar offers of marketing cash that may raise eyebrows legal circles.
More ammunition for action against banks over fees
More ammunition for the gathering class action against Australian banks over fees, especially exception fees, with the Reserve Bank today issuing its 2009 survey of banking fees.
Holland’s strange love for Geert and his ‘head rag tax’
For those of us grown used to the background whir of the PR machine, it might at first be tempting to consider the technocratic political approach of the Netherlands as a quaint throwback. Not quite, says Anna Saulwick from Holland.
Out of the jungle, another bright idea from California
America’s long, drawn-out election season continues, with primary elections in 11 states yesterday (Australian time) to choose candidates for November elections. The results were largely equivocal.
Guy Rundle: Holland stays Right, but slashes back the Christians
The voters of the Netherlands went to the polls today and delivered a result that is very confusing to anyone trying to read off the implications for the rest of Western Europe.
Why Leonora? ‘There are a range of considerations’, apparently
Nearly 90 asylum seekers recently arrived at the small town of Leonora in outback WA. We’re still not sure why, since it’s in the middle of nowhere and has few support services.
Business As Usual: Kiwis up interest rates … Nigerian scam tied to BP spill … Is the US the new Greece?
Kiwi interest rates up for the first time in three years, leaks out of China have a big say in market performance, Nigerian scammers move on the BP oil spill and other business news.
World Cup: SBS TV dumbs down the World Cup
SBS management is basically saying that football (aka the World Game) is not a mainstream sport and remains just a game for “sheilas, wogs and poofters”, writes an SBS insider.
Come in Spinner: On the road to Canberra
Ah, lobbyists. Ringing mates to get something fixed still has some relevance in NSW but elsewhere in Australia it is nearing its use-by-date, writes Noel Turnbull.
Morning Market Report: BP’s lowest close since 1996
Energy stocks underperformed once again with BP closing at its lowest point since 1996 — down 15.8%.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Courtenay vs. Carey
Crikey readers weigh in on the Bryce Courtenay vs. Peter Carey stoush. Plus, Helen Thomas, Xstrata and readers give their take on the US economy.
