Seems to me that on Saturday, we will be voting blind on many of the issues that matter because nobody has explained them to us, or pressured the parties to state their positions.
August, 2010
The Insider: Stellar merger plan for Jetsetters
The travel industry is abuzz with chatter about a merger between travel powerhouses, Stella and Jetset, writes Darrell Wade co-founder and CEO of Intrepid Travel.
Interest rates: opposition’s claims a ‘crock’
We know Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey and Andrew Robb operate in a universe parallel to the realities of the marketplace, even though they are supposed to be the party of free enterprise.
Climate change: one-on-one with the elephant in the room
Over the past 10 days, everywhere Julia and Tony have turned, the Climate Elephant was there. Its message is simple: you can’t ignore the elephant in the room — the lack of action on climate change, writes Ellen Sandell.
Abbott’s bonding exercise seems like a neat trick, but …
With Australia’s federal election looming, the Opposition has proudly announced a new policy to fund infrastructure without actually increasing government debt! What are we to make of this? asks Stubborn Mule.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The stimulating difference between a tax cut and a windfall
Crikey readers have their say on the election, Essential Media corrects an error in yesterday’s poll and NAB responds to its alleged support of the Liberal party.
Morning Market Report: US markets up (for a change)
The S&P 500 had its biggest gain in two weeks and the Dow was up as much as 178 at one stage on positive results and OK economic data.
Daily Proposition: Read about the Pickerings’ practical joke war
Impractical Jokes is the story of a real-life feud between Charlie Pickering’s dad and his dad’s best mate, who enjoyed a 10-year battle of prank-pulling one-up-manship, writes Lee McGowan.
Media briefs: No drugs for Hughesy … Copyright Timewarp …
Comedian Dave Hughes has traded off the comic value of his bong-smoking dole-bludging days for years, but it seems The 7pm Project only like the dole-bludger bit. Plus, a timewarp of copyright problems and other media news.
The Media Monitors' Top 20: Tony Abbott sneaks ahead in the coverage stakes
The coverage in the week leading into the last moments of the campaign has been so equitable that Tony Abbott has actually snuck fractionally ahead.
Political snippets: Farmer: running the circus from the monkey cage
Call me old-fashioned but I’m continuing with my commitment to try and put all opinion polls out of my mind as I make my guess about what is happening in the electorates of Australia.
Video of the Day: Vote one Levi Johnston
A tsunami of sniggers washed over America earlier this month when Levi Johnston, the ex-boyfriend of Sarah Palin’s daughter Bristol, announced he had plans to run for Mayor of Wasilla in 2012. What might his campaign commercial look like? A little something like this.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Kelvin Thomson a one-man-show. Voters in the Melbourne seat of Wills, comfortably held by Kelvin Thomson, received a brochure in their letterboxes this week featuring commendation of Thomson by a range of local people from varied backgrounds and interest groups. The back page reproduced news clippings promoting Thomson’s views on climate change, Essendon airport, local […]
Notes on the fridge – a love story
For an hour long debate on the economy sized version of this cartoon click here…
Crikey Says: The guy in the elephant suit
Dressing up a volunteer in a furry animal costume is what it took for the media to pay attention to climate change in this election.
Lindy Chamberlain: 30 years on, I forgive everyone
Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton pens “a letter to open-minded Australians” about the death of her daughter Azaria and the public slandering of her name.
PHOTO GALLERY: Everyone gets the Royal treatment
For an old bird, she sure gets around. Queen Elizabeth II has nodded at a remarkable amount of people over the years, from every US president since Harry Truman to pop star Lady Gaga.
Germany’s economic outlook on the decline
After a strong performance in recent months Europe’s largest economy appears to have taken a sharp turn for the worse, with a recent poll revealing investor sentiment in Germany has fallen rapidly and unexpectedly.
Meet the elephant in the room
This election, there’s been a horrifying lack of action on climate change. But the Australian Youth Climate Coalition’s Elephant in the room is keeping climate change alive as an election issue, writes Anna Rose.
The most ludicrous album covers in history
Think you’ve seen some ridiculous album covers in your time? Well, they probably aren’t as ridiculous as these ones. Huffington Post compiles the most ludicrous of all time.
Tony Martin: Byron, books and bombing out in public
If you thought being an author on the panel of the Byron Bay Writers Festival was a glam affair, Tony Martin will prove you wrong. There’s little signing of autographs or selling books, but lots of jealously for Bret Easton Ellis’ popularity.
PHOTO GALLERY 10 self-made CEOs
If the great American dream still exists, these are surely the people who are living it. Here is a collection of rich and powerful CEOs who started out with nix and ended up with millions.
Literary review: Harvest: issue 5 – sweet, elegant and lacking vitality
Literary magazine Harvest contains the kind of gentle and reflective writing that appeals to Gen Y romantics drawn away from mass media and towards the poetic. The fifth edition is gracefully written but a little lacking, writes guest book reviewer Raili Simojoki.
