Who is the real Julia Gillard? She should take a look at a survey that states that female bosses need to be “authentic” in the workplace, writes Amanda Gome.
August, 2010
Who won the news cycle? Not the men in suits
In picture terms another winning day for Labor. A lot of men in suits just don’t attract the attention of the casual television news viewer.
$364m bad debts help drag Telstra shares to all-time low
Telstra is struggling to manage $364 million of bad debts, with more smartphone users suffering “bill shock”, refusing to pay as they rack up huge amounts of data and voice usage.
Into the red as we enter the home stretch
Both sides are deep into the red in their election commitments. Their numbers are getting ragged and there’s another seven days to go.
Possum: betting agencies moving in the ALP direction
This week saw the betting markets move strongly to Labor by about 4.5% on the aggregate implied probability of victory, with all agencies moving in the same direction.
Sky’s the limit when it comes to getting up Aunty’s frock
When it comes to Sky and the ABC, there ain’t no friendly play in the sandpit, it seems.
No good news in latest circulation figures
The real story — total newspaper circulation plotted against population growth over time — tells a grim story. Daily newspaper readership is a sharply declining habit.
Meglomaniacal Abbott finally comes out of the cabinet
Generally, Tony Abbott does humility pretty well. But in a couple of questions at the Rooty Hill RSL on Wednesday night his guard slipped and we saw another side of his personality.
Why the Coalition’s health policy on general practice misses mark
It’s easy to see why the Coalition’s policy to take money from primary care programs and give it to individual GP practices won’t work, writes Labor Party member Jennifer Doggett.
Daily Proposition: See the film about the guy in a video game (but not really)
SPVTW (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) is a rom-com more in common with a music video crossed with a video game than a movie. Style over substance? You betcha, but what style.
Trading results indictate recovery not as strong as touted
Perhaps all those increasingly confident consumers should look a little but more closely at what is actually happening in the economy.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Labor’s stimulus was all carrot and no stick
Crikey readers have their say on the debate whether Labor’s stimulus saved Australia from the global financial crisis.
Wankley Awards: Sky’s excruciating Latham cross
It was everything that is wrong with 24-hour television news. Sky, in their perpetual bid for fresh content, were reduced to covering a journalist covering a politician and easy nabbed this week’s Wankley.
Morning Market Report: US markets continue to fall
The Dow has now lost 380 points in four days.
Not a peep on the Pollute-o-meter for two weeks
With huge questions hanging over both major party policies, are we going to get a late surge or will this election be a tale of missed opportunities? asks John Connor, CEO of The Climate Institute.
News to give itself a break not covering its lacklustre earnings record
News Ltd saw no gain in operating profit in the year to June, so its still more than 30% down on the earnings recorded in 2008. And you won’t read that in a News Ltd outlet.
Labor’s hollow pledge to ban ‘dirty’ power stations
Will old king coal hold sway under Labor … or not? asks Matthew Knott on blog site Rooted
Campaign Crikey leftovers: Crikey Campaign Leftovers: Libs’ hidden weapons … Channel Nine’s ‘drama event of the year’
The Libs’ hidden weapons … Forget Kerry and Antony … The Greens will reintroduce industrial thuggery. Apparently … Why are the CDP running again?
Small government? Public service will expand under the Coalition
The opposition has been giving the impression they’re all about slashing and burning to get the federal Budget back to surplus faster than Labor, right down to yesterday copying $1.4 billion worth of Labor savings, causing some momentary embarrassment to Joe Hockey who had bagged one of the measures. But once you tote up its […]
Media briefs: When the brothel burnt down … Time reporter’s war links
There’s a silver lining in every tragedy and Ross Stevenson found it on 3AW this morning with a fire in a brothel. Plus, the Time cover story and other media news of the day.
Political snippets: Richard Farmer’s chunky bits
Our whole system of government has come to a pretty pass if the Coalition really does believe that it cannot trust the officials of the Commonwealth Treasury to act with fairness.
The world’s most irritating film critic
If you thought The Age’s Jim Schembri was an irritating film reviewer, wait until you experience this motor-mouthed 11-year-old American kid who goes by the cringe-worthy mantle of ‘Lights, Camera, Jackson’ and rates the movies he reviews with the equivalent of school grades. Yeck. See more funny videos and Entertainment Videos at Today’s Big Thing.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Is the Morgan poll skewed? Maybe one reason the Morgan poll was so inflated — they were door-knocking in Lyneham, Canberra, the week before last! More GetUp posters and Greens bicycle stickers per square inch than anywhere else in Australia. Bandt’s Batman breakky. Adam Bandt seems pretty confident he’s got Melbourne in the bag. Last Sunday, while his […]
