Inspired by the “don’t just vote for them…pray for them” sign at his local Presbyterian Church, W H Chong invents a new line of cheap shot political posters.
August, 2010
IPad competitors: hurry up or else
Having witnessed Apple establish a massive lead in the tablet PC market, time is running out for competitors to catch up with the company and break the iPad’s stranglehold. Early glances at offerings from HP and Samsung don’t look promising, writes Erica Ogg.
RIP World Wide Web
Here’s an opinion you don’t hear very often: the internet is either dead or dying. The public’s penchant for sleek gadgets with simple functions has irrevocably turned the focus away from developing what we used to call the world wide web, writes Chris Anderson and Michael Wolff.
Flint: My experience with the real Tony
The camera doesn’t capture Tony Abbott’s true charm, says David Flint. Abbott’s an intellectual with a common touch, not the aggressive barbarian depicted in the media.
Afghanistan voting booths to remain closed
In an effort to prevent wide scale violence at next month’s parliamentary election, Afghanistan officials have decided to keep around 900 booths across the nation closed. Critics are warning that the already violent election is in danger of becoming a fraudulent and illegitimate disaster.
Crikey Sports: love rugby league? Then vote Liberal
Labor has been working against rugby league despite the money they are now prepared to throw at it.
The front pages: Abbott fishes for the headlines
How some of the nation’s newspapers are leading this morning.
Election Tracker: Day 31
Yesterday Gillard was in marginal north Queensland and Abbott was in Canberra. But all the talk was on Saucegate, which eventuated after a Townsville journo quizzed the PM on free condiments at bakeries.
Keane’s Talking Points: are we there yet? … Maxine might not get there at all
Are we there yet? At the Press Club yesterday, Tony Abbott claimed Australia was now less safe an investment destination for mining than “Tanzania, Zambia, Ghana, Namibia and Botswana”. No journalist appears to have picked him up on this patently nonsensical claim, and as you’d expect it was faithfully carried in The Australian. The source? […]
Crikey Says: Campaign Crikey morning edition: Day 32
NT News readers speak for us all as the two major parties continue to debate over a debate that’s not actually a debate.
All eyes are on Rooty Hill 2
Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott chase marginal voters as they madly dash around western Sydney, Queensland’s coast and Western Australia for last minute votes. They even agreed to a last minute people’s forum tonight in Brisbane.
Russia’s dual anniversary: the Kursk sub and Putin’s power vertical
This week’s ten year anniversary of the sinking of Russia’s Kursk submarine, in which 118 people died, also marks roughly a decade of Vladmir Putin’s so-called “power vertical” - his controversial and much maligned military-style system of government.
Gittins: Labor’s weakness is communication
Most economists agree that the government’s management of the GFC was a resounding success, so why isn’t it cruising to an easy victory? The problem lies in the ALP’s lackluster communications abilities, writes Ross Gittins.
Parliamentary gene pool draining away
More and more politicians are being recruited through conventional party machine ranks: unions and staffers for Labor and business and employer groups for the Libs. This means fewer and fewer “real” people are entering the political fold, writes Ben Schneiders and Royce Millar.
Crabb: Save the debate about having a debate
If plans for a televised debate eventuate this week, it will in one fell swoop eliminate one of the core issues at the heart of this election campaign: whether or not we should have one, writes Annabel Crabb.
If you love rugby league, you must vote Liberal
Long forgotten, rugby league is starting to become more of a draw card for politicians on the hard chase for votes. Labor is no longer the obvious party of the rugby league fan, says Nick Tedeschi.
Circumcision vision cut short
The World Health Organisation advocates male circumcision as an effective preventative measure against the spread of HIV. But with American circumcision rates on the decline, their vision for a clean-cut populace is dwindling. Are Americans now more at risk of AIDS?
Stellar merger plan for Jetsetters
The ACCC is investigating the proposed merger of travel powerhouses Stella and Jetsett to ensure it doesn’t limit competition. Darrell Wade of Intrepid Travel thinks consumers shouldn’t be alarmed.
Why you should quit Twitter
The Crikey office may be pathetically obsessed with Twitter, but you shouldn’t sink to our level. Here’s five good reasons why you should either quit Twitter, or avoid the 140 characters altogether.
I hate Ben Cousins
I think everyone everywhere knows that Ben Cousins retired today. And I am going to add to the many eulogies to his career, writes Leigh Josey, but perhaps from a different perspective. That of a Fremantle supporter.
Carbon-free reporting? Not when it’s about old king coal’s new palace
Readers of media reports on the Queensland government’s go-ahead late last week for the Caval Ridge coal mine in Queensland could be forgiven for thinking that the BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) project will be carbon free, writes Bob Burton, a Hobart-based freelance journalist.
Who won the news cycle? A victory for a dull and boring speech
Sure Julia Gillard had a winning campaigning day but what a dull and boring address to the nation!
Friends fall out as DFO teeters on the edge of collapse
The competition czar losing a majority of his family fortune, two rich listers going down, a bunch of political heavies in the mix — welcome to the troubles of DFO.
Crikey Clarifier: how did China become an economic superpower?
China has overtaken Japan as the second biggest economy in the world after the United States. Crikey intern Jasmin Pfefferkorn asked Dr Michael Paton, from the University of Sydney, how China has solidified its position as a world superpower — despite the growing impost of environmental regulation.
