Obama on The View: a blow-by-blow accountBarack Obama has again landed himself in the history books, this time for becoming the first US president ever to grace the couch of a daytime TV chat show. Here’s a detailed account of his appearance alongside - gasp! - Whoopi Goldberg and Barbara Walters on The View.
July, 2010
How would you choose to die?
Everyone will eventually die, yet we spend billions on healthcare for patients to delay the inevitable. Death is no longer a brief process, but a lengthy and painful medically aided struggle. It shouldn’t be like this, argues surgeon Atul Gawande.
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China’s secret death penalty shame
China executes more citizens than every other nation in the world combined, with thousands getting the death penalty in 2009 alone. Iran is a distant second in the execution stakes.
Australian-built detention centre isn’t holding terrorists after all
Reports that a senior Afghan al-Qaida-linked figure is being held in Tanjung Pinang immigration detention centre are false, according to sources inside the centre.
Climate change … the business schism grows
The EU’s future competitive advantage lies in encouraging and enabling its businesses to help drive the transformational change that will occur in the world economy within the next couple of decades, not to hide from it, writes Giles Parkinson, from Climate Spectator.
Crikey Clarifier: Crikey Clarifier: what do South Korea’s war games mean for the region?
The United States and South Korea have just wrapped up a four-day naval exercise in the Sea of Japan in response to the March 27 North Korean torpedo attack on the South Korean warship Cheonan. Crikey asks Craig Snyder from Deakin University to explain.
Big earlobes DO matter: a Crikey scientific study
All the evidence available on the subject suggests that good looking people tend to beat ugly looking people. Crikey conducts its very scientific ‘hot or not’ poll of the Aussie pollies running for election. Richard Farmer provides the evidence.
Our Goldilocks economy moment … if you believe the CPI figures
While the CPI figures indicate that cost of living rises have been minimal, in real terms, Australia quietly become one of the most expensive countries globally.
A new cable brings the promise of more internet capacity
A new joint venture announced yesterday will double Australia’s international data capacity by 2013. Such a vast improvement to key national infrastructure is newsworthy in itself, writes Stilgherrian.
Campaign cash commitments sees the opposition surge ahead
The Liberals’ company tax cut has rocketed them into the lead in the campaign race to spend taxpayers’ dollars. Follow the promises dollar-for-dollar in Crikey’s election campaign commitments guide.
What would you ask a climate scientist?
What climate change questions would you want answered? A specific question that would require a specific, fact-laden response.
Letter from Hanoi: freedom of speech fails as net filter falters
Vietnam is acting like what some have called an enemy of the internet is true. Whether it’s doing a very good job is up for debate, writes a Hanoi resident.
Come in Spinner: Why populism is so popular with politicians
We’re in the thick of the campaign and again populism is more popular with politicians than almost any other form of political activity except alliteration, writes Noel Turnbull, adjunct professor, media and communications, RMIT University.
Knock knock, Greens’ calling: Door knocking in Melbourne
In the first of a two-part guide into the battle for left-wing supremacy in the federal seat of Melbourne, Andrew Crook looks inside Adam Bandt’s bid to dislodge Labor from its safe seat and goes door knocking with the Greens.
BP: not dead yet
BP boss Tony Hayward stepped down this week. The spill has more or less stopped leaking. The company has lost $17 billion in the last quarter. But is this the end for BP or can it get mop up the brand’s damage?
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: A leak in Labor’s bucket
Crikey readers weigh in on Labor’s leaks and the Dean of Arts from Melbourne University weighs in on the Latrobe University/Spanish subjects saga.
Morning Market Report: Markets down as bad data released
Disappointing economic data stalled the Dow’s recent run.
Daily Proposition: Inspire a new generation of politics wonks
It is a universally accepted truth among the teaching profession that Civics and the Australian system of governance is one of the most mind-crampingly boring subjects imaginable to the average teenager. They need some inspiration, writes Michael Stuchbery.
Media briefs: Fairfax goes on holiday … the return of Iguanagate … WikiLeaks friends the press …
Seventy of Fairfax’s favourite real estate advertisers are jetting off on their annual junket, while the company bleeds money. Plus, how WikiLeaks did a deal with the press and other media news of the day.
Political snippets: New-found passion? Take it as red, but …
Wonderful to see the redhead firing up a little at her press conference yesterday.
Video of the Day: The Gillard impersonators come out
Oh how the Crikey team wishes we had an Australian equivalent of Tina Fey’s brilliant Sarah Palin impersonations. We’re looking at you Jane Turner. Until then, we’ll have to make do with Gillard impersonators such as this…
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Norfolk Is administration collapsed? Yesterday in the Norfolk Island Assembly the Finance Minister tabled a letter to Brendan O’Connor indicating that the Norfolk Island has effectively collapsed. Does Brumby have a smoke screen? With Victoria’s Bushfires Royal Commission due to report this Saturday, be on the lookout for hot issues that get released by Premier […]
