84% of Facebook is mine, all mineAn American graphic designer has launched a high profile lawsuit against Facebook, allegedly an old contract entitles him to the vast majority of the company. It’s not the first time CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been accused of dodgy dealings.
July, 2010
Chris Trevor’s protest all bark and no bite
Queensland Labor backbencher Chris Trevor has passionately spoken out against the treatment of his mate Kevin Rudd, but Trevor’s so-called stand was closer to a squeak than a roar, writes David Penberthy.
Vale George Steinbrenner
New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner has passed away, age 80. He had a huge influence in raising baseball’s profile in America and was hated by some for raising other things too - like ticket prices and TV fees, writes Keith Olbermann.
Why Texas beat California in GFC recovery
Texas has triumphed over the economic recession while California remains in a slump. Can liberalism be blamed? Not really. Here are four contributing factors.
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Government types and economic health
A breakdown of government types and economic prosperity presented on a colour-coded map of the world.
Microsoft announces plans for iPad killer
In a bold attempt to break Apple’s stranglehold of the tablet PC market, Microsoft have confirmed that their iPad equivalent will arrive within months. The big question is: will it send Windows error reports?
Media moguls join anti-Obama crusade
Sun Valley’s annual summit of media bigwigs has provided a forum for some of the most powerful Americans in the biz to criticise the Obama government. The consensus is that America won’t be seeing a full economic recovery for some time yet.
Hefner vs Penthouse for Playboy’s privates
Following Hugh Hefner’s proposal to buy out the remaining shares in Playboy, the owners of Penthouse magazine have entered the ring, turning the potential sale into a three-way competition.
Faith in Obama at an all-time low
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll has revealed more bad news for the US government. On the question of whether American people have confidence in the President to make the right decisions, six out of 10 have answered “no he can’t.”
Albrechtsen: Stop spending, Julia, and start reading
Kevin Rudd favoured big spending and big government and it looks like Julia Gillard will do the same. But before she continues dishing out cash Gillard ought to do a little reading, says Janet Albrechtsen.
Gaza flotilla: bad intelligence but no-one to blame
The first official probe into May’s gaza flotilla disaster - conducted by the not entirely objective Israel Defense Force - has criticised the Israeli navy but stopped short of pointing the finger at any specific individual.
Turnbull: Cough up the facts, Wayne
Labor’s so-called super profits tax was slashed shortly after Julia Gillard took office. But exactly how much revenue did the government forfeit to please big business? It’s time for Wayne Swan to give us the facts, writes Malcolm Turnbull.
How does Gillard’s uniform rebate measure up?
Daily Media Wrap: Yesterday Julia Gillard went back to the classroom with an announcement that the government will offer families financial support by covering part of the cost of school uniforms.
First Iran-pressions
Scott Bridges has landed in Tehran, a city full of concrete in various states of disrepair, air conditioner units hanging out of every window at precarious angles and monolithic ’60s-era high-rises.
LIST: Six of the world’s worst theme parks
Finally there’s an alternative to the three park superpass. We’ve got something for all the family here, from a copyright-infringing Chinese Disneyland to a Stalin-inspired amusement park (complete with Gulag train).
How the Spinifex People claimed their land by painting it
Over the next couple of weeks Bob Gosford is focusing on a poorly recognised phenomenon: the collective claiming of rights to and possession of country by Aboriginal people through art.
Forget the ETS, Labor needs to get its Chifley on
The ETS looks like it is staying on the shelf, much to the chagrin of green groups. Never mind, Labor should instead tap into former PM Ben Chifley’s nation-building mythology and consider a large-scale renewable energy project, writes Leigh Ewbank.
Who profits from our foreign aid? From cattle company to global aid
When James’ father Kerry Packer purchased both companies in 1993, GRM was an agricultural company managing rural investments and thousands of cattle in Queensland. Here’s how it grew from a cattle company to a Foreign Aid giant.
Get on with it, Julia: biz needs the election over and done with
The business community desperately wants the election called now and wants it held quickly. The uncertainty is bad news, writes SmartCompany.com.au publisher Amanda Gome.
Crikey Clarifier: What is cloud computing?
The cloud computing revolution is real. But is it really “a radical new business model that purports to slash technology costs by up to 80%”? Let’s check the facts.
Gillard goes back to school
Beneath the otherwise unremarkable announcement about rebates for school uniforms is a central Labor re-election strategy. Thus the prime minister herself launched it, explains Bernard Keane.
A stress-test too far for Europe
Depending on balance sheet growth, the four big Australian banks will have to raise roughly $150 billion over the next 2-3 years — in competition with the rest of the international sector and governments, writes Stephen Bartholomeusz.
Julia might be ‘going forward’, but East Timor is standing firm
The vote by East Timor to oppose an Australian off-shore asylum seeker processing centre should not have come as a surprise. Only Labor wants to “move forward” on this one, writes Damien Kingsbury.
Talking the Town: The Hawkeites assemble to help Blanche pick at the warts
It’s been 14 years since we have had a PM who could really deliver a speech, and it was fitting that the nation’s greatest speechwriter, Graham Freudenberg, was in the audience last night to hear Julia Gillard speak about Bob Hawke.
