If Gillard gets the sort of win I am now predicting for her, then there will be a new Mackerras law of electoral history, says Malcolm MacKerras.
July, 2010
The speech Julia Gillard should give on climate change
Here’s the campaign speech that Julia Gillard should deliver on climate change — but won’t, writes Paul Gilding of Climate Spectator.
‘Open government’ declared in Australia
Australia now has open government, though you’d be forgiven for not noticing.
Political snippets: Richard Farmer’s chunky bits
When a politician fronts up on television around 7am as Tony Abbott and Julia Gillard did on the Seven Network this morning it is not really to influence the hundred thousand or so desperates who like looking at pictures while they eat their toast.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Renewable vs. non-renewable energy
A battle breaks out in Crikeyreaders over one reader’s comment yesterday about non-renewable energy. Who’s right? Plus, Crikey readers on the theatre of politics and Abbott’s electorate.
Are interest rates on the rise again?
The Reserve Bank will lift rates at its August 3 meeting if inflation shows signs of getting out of hand when the consumer price inflation figures are published on July 28. That, however, is not saying that the bank will lift rates.
Morning Market Report: Earning numbers encouraging
Earnings numbers were a lot more encouraging overnight. Technology and energy stocks outperformed. The market is up 1; the SFE Futures were down 3.
Daily Proposition: Read the Lonely Planet guide … to Mars
There has been much talk about whether the human race could successfully settle on Mars. If this day ever comes, Mars: A Survival Guide will be our Lonely Planet-style guide, writes Kimberley Allsopp.
Farmer: the reluctance to debate
For the front-running Labor team it is a happy coincidence that debate night will coincide with the showing of the grand final episode of MasterChef. That will substantially reduce the risk of Abbott making any gains from a superior performance should he manage one.
Media briefs: Oz TV makers sue Apple … if the Courier readers were PM
The Courier Mail roll out their new election campaign gimmick. Also, Sky’s cameraman is either a Julia Gillard supporter or drunk, and are young journos burning out?
This day in Crikey: Tuesday, 20 July, 2004
Antony Green on party registration, Tuesday, 20 July, 2004
Video of the Day: The Abbott Family
They’re tricky and sneaky, dishonest and freaky. They are … The Abbott Family.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Seven management shake-up? There’s talk in TV circles about a possible change in the senior ranks of the Seven Network. Apparently Kerry Stokes and his KKR mates are worried about a lack of ratings oomph and overly expensive production costs. The most outlandish of all the stories is that Adam Boland, the wonder child of […]
Crikey Says: Straight from Kerry’s mouth
Today’s editorial is brought to you by a visibly frustrated Kerry O’Brien, emperor of 7.30 Reportland, during last night’s interview with Prime Minister Gillard.
The hall of shame of food packaging
Fancy yourself as environmentally friendly? Rate your environmental credentials against this list of the six least green types of packaging from The Daily Green. Time to make some changes?
Curry spices key ingredient in climate change recipe
Scientists in Britain have found that spices such as turmeric and coriander may help to reduce the amount of methane gases released by cows and sheep by up to 40 per cent. Curry anyone?
First photos of a presumed extinct primate
After 65 years of seemingly disappearing from the face of the earth, new photographs taken in central Sri Lanka prove the existence of a furry red eyed primate - the Horton Plains slender loris.
Biopics: walking the line between fact and fiction
Gainsbourg and I’m Not There are two recent examples of biopics that have deliberately avoided realistic depictions of real-life protagonists. In a genre becoming increasingly postmodern, what sort of responsibilities do filmmakers owe their subjects?
Peeking into top secret America
After two years of investigation into America’s top secret counterterrorism operations, The Washington Post has arrived at some startling conclusions.
The secret of Old Spice’s success
The ever-wise, ever towel-clad, immaculately physiqued Old Spice achieved near instant internet celebrity. His success owes to a mixture of absurdism, sex appeal and bridging America’s racial divide, writes Tricia Romano.
Can BP ever save itself?
BP is now intrinsically linked with the word “spill.” The company may have capped its oil leak but salvaging whatever is left of its reputation will prove infinitely more difficult.
Film review: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse – listless and lethargic
The pasty-faced twerps from Twilight bear more in common with K Mart models and Mills and Boon protagonists than traditional vampires. The latest installment in this blockbuster franchise is dull as ditch water, says Luke Buckmaster.
