Friday, 29 June, 2007, “Funding the latest weapon in PM’s emergency”, by Darwin insider Henri Ivrey.
June, 2010
Political snippets: Crikey comp: pick the election date
Think you can predict when the Federal Election will be held? Email Crikey and you have a chance to win!
Video of the Day: Australian Politics — The Musical
Kevin Rudd, Tony Abbott and Julia Gillard star in what can only be described as the worst version of Bohemian Rhapsody so far in recorded history.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: Gillard’s powerful advisers
A Canberra Labor insider has submitted to Crikey their list of the top ten most influential advisers in the new Gilard government.
Vintage First Dog: Sex and the City for dogs
For the next two weeks we’ll be bringing you a collection of First Dog on the Moon’s finest work. Here is a vintage piece from November 3, 2008.
Crikey Says: Stacks on redheads, roll on Election 2010…
But with the bookies pointing their wallets at a late August election, it’s time for the Liberal Party to hastily dispense with 50,000 Rudd stress balls and get gingeing.
Richardson: Rudd only has himself to blame
Prominent ALP identity Graham Richardson says Kevin Rudd’s undoing was completely his own fault. Rudd couldn’t see that his RSPT plan was useless and he treated his colleagues terribly.
The sour business of being a food critic
Restaurant critic for UK’s Telegraph Matthew Norman writes on his odd profession, from the lack of official skills required to the terrible standards of many English restaurants.
Internet hijackers: stealing content and avoiding blame
Why did Time.com and Politico, two well respected news sites, completely violate copyright and publish the infamous Rolling Stone McChrystal profile on their sites?
Taiwan: soon to be made in China?
The new China/Taiwan free-trade agreement is causing tension in Taiwan, with protesters claiming its simply a move to encourage economic dependence and tighter Chinese rule.
Kiddie Facebook website rapidly growing up
Dubbed “Facebook with training wheels,” emerging website Togetherville, targeted at children, is quickly developing a presence online. But should parents really be encouraging their kids to jump on the social networking bandwagon?
Internships: no longer a boozy, money filled summer
A few years ago being an intern at a big US law firm or bank meant good cash, lots of job opportunities and fancy parties. Now there is little or no money and the wining or dining is dead.
How to really ‘close the gap’
With all the talk about “closing the gap” between mainstream and Aboriginal health and life-expectancy outcomes in this country, the Shalom Gamarada scholarship program is a good start, writes Bob Gosford.
Westpoll: Labor up in WA
The new Westpoll paints a much rosier picture for Labor in WA, who have narrowed the two-party deficit to 54.5-45.5 to the Coalition, writes William Bowe.
Coorey: The queen of Queanbeyan
When pollies need a quick meet and greet with the working families of Australia, they pop over the ACT border into Queanbeyan, the bellwether seat of Eden-Monaro, writes Phillip Coorey
must read The best blogs of 2010
Update those RSS feeds and bookmarks people, with Time’s annual list of the best blogs of the net. Check out the essential reading picks and the totally overrated blogs.
Leaked email reveals more dodgy dealings at Downer
Downer EDI’s financial reporting processes have been called under question following the leak of an internal email from a senior exec. It’s not the first time they’ve been accused of toying with end-of-year accounts.
The post spill polling roundup
Another Galaxy, a Newspoll and an Essential Report have come into the field. The two party preferred is up for Labor by a smaller amount and the Coalition’s primary vote has barely budged, writes Possum Comitatus.
Rundle: Has Gillard’s rise screwed up the Right?
In espousing the virtues of Julia Gillard before last week’s coup, the media Right may now be wondering if they have overplayed their hand, writes Guy Rundle.
rumour Google to launch a Facebook rip off?
Google may be more determined than ever to crack the social networking market. Rumours abound for a new site called ‘Google Me,’ but will it have what it takes to beat Facebook?
newspaper death watch Hartigan: Why we should fight The Fiji Times closure
It’s a sorry day for press freedom with the Fijian government forcing the sale of The Fiji Times, writes chairman of News Ltd — which publishes the paper, John Hartigan.
The trouble with Kevin
Daily Media Wrap: Julia Gillard is determined to get the Gillard government underway, but a dejected Kevin Rudd is making it difficult. How should Gillard deal with the Rudd dilemma?
Grattan: Rudd and Turnbull are the odd couple of Oz politics
Both ousted largely due to their stance on an emissions trading scheme, Rudd and Turnbull are now the Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau of federal politics, awkwardly relegated to the peripheries of their party’s battle plans, writes Michelle Grattan.
Pornographers and Christians unite
An unlikely coalition has emerged between the porn industry and the Australian Christian Lobby to fight an international decision for pornographic websites to be given .xxx domain names.
