Uhlmann: The cracks beneath Gillard’s perfect veneerGillard’s Women’s Weekly makeover is a perfect metaphor for the recent movements in the ALP, writes Chris Uhlmann. The scars from Kevin Rudd have had a little concealer rubbed over them, but doesn’t mean they won’t melt under the stage lights.
July, 2010
Digging the joys of Jabiru, Kakadu
When Ben Hagemann was offered a mining job in the NT, he figured it’d be a nice way to see the Top End. He wasn’t expecting radiation poisoning, drink driving escapades and beautiful rainbow serpent stories.
The original Playboy
He may have become a cartoon-like stereotype of himself, but Hugh Hefner has been a critical player in the last 50 years of sex and culture. He helped create the concept of “manhood” in America, says a new doco on the Playboy founder.
What I learnt from quitting the internet
A compulsive internet addict, four months ago James Sturm decided to unplug from it all. What life lessons have been taught? Perhaps not as many as expected.
Controversy at MIFF: festival director defies filmmaker demands
Crikey can reveal through a series of leaked emails that the makers of the acclaimed film Son of Babylon repeatedly requested for it to be removed from this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival, in protest of the festival’s funding associations with Israel. Despite their protests the film remained on the program.
Somber outlook as Macquarie share price continues to founder
The so-called global economic recovery doesn’t seem to be rubbing off on Macquarie Group.
Mitchell’s $120m sale could be his smartest move yet
One of the most powerful figures in the Australian media sector, Harold Mitchell, is going global.
Who won the news cycle? The Coalition, marking five in a row
This is getting serious. For five days in a row by my assessment Labor has lost the media battle of words and pictures.
Journalists in bed with Exxon — it’s a marriage that needs a divorce
The MEAA’s move ito join forces with Exxon Mobil is offensive and a conflict of interest for its members, writes Australian Centre for Independent Journalism director Wendy Bacon.
Trying to limit self-determination is a losing battle
A week has passed so far without the sky falling in. A week, that is, since the international court of justice ruled that Kosovo’s 2008 declaration of independence was not contrary to international law.
Liberal use of pollie speak labours too many points
Alas, in this campaign we’re seeing plenty of repetition, as well as many other insidious aspects of pollie speak. Andrew Dodd examines the rhetoric.
US staring Japanese-style deflation in the face
, writes Karen Maley, of Business Spectator
In Penrith, Bob aside, who cares?
The marginal seat of Lindsay, in Sydney’s outer-west, is crucial to Labor’s chances of seeing off a resurgent Liberal Party. Bernard Keane hit the hustings with Bob Hawke.
Indigenous Times publishing spin from discredited operator
In the modern world of online news and information it appears it’s one thing to put out a wildly inaccurate and possibly defamatory spray on the web — but another to entirely to print it in a newspaper.
Gillard comes from a long line of Labor mental health failures
Gillard knows a lot about mental health but the policy announced on Tuesday is straight out of the top draw of Roxon and the bureaucrats at DOHA responsible for this shambles, writes John Mendoza.
Nine reasons why the rich should give more …
For Australians on the average wage it seems they allocate 2%-3% to charity … So some nice, normal Aussie is allocating three times the amount of their wealth to charity when compared to our most wealthy … Why is this so? asks Daniel Petre, entrepreneur, philanthropist and former vice-president of Microsoft
Cash for clunkers: $1b for clapped-out, world’s worst-polluting coal generator
For the past 15 years Hazelwood has returned profits to its private owners who are not even in Australia. Now they effectively want the state to pay for the replacement of Hazelwood.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: WikiLeaks and the “barbarism that is war”
Crikey readers weigh in on the debate surrounding WikiLeaks and the war in Afghanistan.
Morning Market Report: Markets down as US jobless data is released
Initial jobless claims fell less than expected and company results rather flopped.
Media briefs: Media briefs: Staerk’s back… white-washing the media … CBS comes out of the closet
Surprise today as formally dropped columnist Graham Staerk reappeared in the Gold Coast Bulletin’s Thursday edition. Moving forward into fair dinkum territory, shocking PSA’s only work in Oz and other media news.
Daily Proposition: Upgrade the wardrobe, gents, with a classic sports jacket
What can you buy that would make me look stylish, confident and sexy, all at the same time? The answer is simple, says George L. — go for a sports jacket.
This day in Crikey: Monday, 30 July, 2007
Monday, 30 July, 2007, “Haneef, Andrews and the web of hypocrisy”, by Greg Barns.
Campaign Crikey leftovers: Moving forward overload … politics a drag in the NT … Kernot back from the dead …
The true truth on moving forward overload. Everyone knows Julia Gillard hasn’t been backwards in coming forward over the last few weeks, but has she uttered the infamous phrase more than a thousand times in a month? According to The Australian she has. Chris Pash, resident cliche expert at Rupert’s broadsheet, reckons Gillard has used […]
Political snippets: Getting depressed watching television
If you need a reason to be depressed about our political system watch Penny Wong and Greg Hunt’s performance on The 7.30 Report last night.
