Ancient Aussie craniums illuminate marsupial historyResearchers from the University of New South Wales have found fossils more than 15 million years old and, by comparing their skulls, have pieced together the lifespan of an extinct wombat-like marsupial.
July, 2010
100 years of ’3D’ Tour de France
In 1910 the Tour de France entered the Pyrenees for the first time, giving the race a ‘third dimension’. In the 100 years since, the infamous mountain range has provided many of the Tour’s greatest moments, writes Alasdair Fotheringham.
A fairytale victory for golf’s new kid on the block
Louis Oosthuizen may have been nicknamed Shrek because of his toothy grin, but the South African golfer who took out his first major championship at the British Open last weekend is anything but an ogre, writes Bill Dywre.
Social networking and businesses big and small
Big corporations have long understood the value of social networking websites, but small businesses are increasingly joining the revolution too. Here are six case studies of different businesses with different online needs.
Bombers coach to go the way of Kevin Rudd?
While it may be tempting for the Essendon Football Club to dispose coach Matthew Knight in a Rudd-esqe leadership spill following the club’s recent dismal performance, any kind of knee-jerk reaction will hurt the club indefinitely, writes Rohan Connolly.
MEDIA GALLERY: the greatest cinematic mind-benders
Director Christopher Nolan’s new blockbuster Inception is the latest in the noodle scratching genre of movie mind melts. Here are some of the best, most confusing cinematic excursions into the land of “what the hell just happened?”
Tears and torment: when internet celebrity goes awry
11-year-old Jessi Slaughter has achieved internet celebrity status for all the wrong reasons. Picked on by cyber bullies, a video of her and her father freaking out only secured her notoriety.
People, planet and profit: the things new companies care about
Benefit corporations, which care about environmental and social responsibilities as well as turning a profit, are the latest trend in the social enterprise sector. But is the tech world ready for these ‘triple bottom line’ businesses, asks Leila Janah.
Goodbye to Hello founder: Junco dies, age 67
Eduardo Sanchez Junco, the man behind Hello magazine - one of Britain’s most widely read celebrity rags - has died, leaving behind the legacy of a shrewd businessman with a hefty checkbook.
Farmer: imagine an election without opinion polls
Just imagine for a moment at the start of this election campaign that we had to pick a winner and there were no opinion polls to guide or confuse us. Richard Farmer thinks big.
The front pages: how the newspapers are leading
A snapshot of what the nation’s newspapers have on their front covers this morning.
Election tracker: tracking the pollies on day 1/2
Here at Crikey we’ve been pin pointing the movements of Gillard, Abbott and co as they zip around the country on our Election Tracker.
Keane: and we’re off, with little policy to speak of
The 2010 campaign has kicked off with the least auspicious start we’ve seen for many elections. Neither leader offered a compelling performance in their initial outings, writes Bernard Keane.
Crikey Says: Campaign Crikey: welcome to day 2
Welcome to your very first early morning campaign edition of Crikey on this, day 2 of federal election 2010.
Keane’s Talking Points: could this be the most negative campaign ever?
Even when the parties are being positive, they’re being negative.
For sale while stocks last: US passports for Chinese babies
A Shanghai based consultancy firm dabbles in a particularly specialised trade, selling pregnant Chinese women three month residencies in Californian baby care centres. The business proves US passports remain a powerful lure for Chinese people.
Empty slogans won’t cut it
Daily Media Wrap: lock up your babies and get ready to avoid MPs hovering around your local Gloria Jeans — the 2010 federal election campaign is on.
Gordon Brown and Labour’s cone of silence
The British Labour Party needs to break the deafening silence about Gordon Brown and his failed election leadership if they have any chance of moving forward, writes Andrew Rawnsley.
Racing for big statements about small visions
Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott are falling over backwards to endorse their views on border control and restrictive immigration policies. Both are using the population debate as a political football, writes Mark Kenny.
Vote one Labor = vote one science
Science, technology and space activities do not fit within the Liberal Party’s vision of Australia. Labor however understand the importance of science and will invest significantly in astronomical ventures, writes Richard Marles.
Gillard the gambler’s risky dice roll
Julia Gillard’s decision to rush to an election after only a few weeks in the top job seems both opportunistic and desperate. Burdened by the failed policies of Kevin Rudd, she is taking a big risk and going for broke, says John Wanna.
And so the baby smooching begins
Even though Julia Gillard is presumably against prodigious mass child-bearing - sustainable population and all that - she was nevertheless seen on the weekend drenched in a sea of baby craniums. She’s not exactly the first pollie to have kissed an infant.
Galaxy: a pox on both houses
The first full day of the campaign brings us a Galaxy poll that reveals more voter dissatisfaction with both the major parties, with the Coalition in a considerably worse position, writes Possum Comitatus.
Both sides hit the ground running – away from former policies
The 2010 campaign has kicked off with the least auspicious start we’ve seen for many elections. Neither leader offered a compelling performance in their initial outings.
