The allegations of a match-fixing scandal that has embroiled Pakistan may not come as a surprise … but the fact that it was English an tabloid that exposed it may have surprised a few.
August, 2010
Bird of the week: Rufous-crowned Emu Wren … and a big day ’round Alice Springs
Twitchers are the real hard-core birders who will drive, fly, walk or crawl across the country, or the world, to get the briefest glimpse of a rare bird.
A pain in the a-se: a diary about living with cancer
This is the third in a irregular series about journalist Jonty Este’s experiences with cancer.
The independents mean we’re doing it differently
The sudden rise to influence of the independent MPs is a challenge to the two-party system and how it’s reported, writes Peter Browne.
Kohler: the government we’ll have to have
The shifts in society that have been caused by the 2007-08 financial crisis are permanent, and need to be faced up to by politicians who have become used to the political stability that has accompanied relative economic stability over the past 30 years.
Possum: swings, margins and indie heterogeneity
If we break them down by state, just what occurred at the election becomes really easy to visualise (at least as an alternative to the visual of a train derailing at high speed).
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: And the election rolls on…
Crikey readers continue to have their say on the election.
Morning Market Report: US markets rebound, Australia follows
Wall Street closed up 164 overnight and the S&P 500 rebounded from a seven-week low.
Daily Proposition: Wake up to Paul Weller
The Rolling Stones are an embarrassment. Paul Wellers shows them how to igrow old(er) and retain some credibility. His new album Wake Up The Nation is one of the best of the year, says Neil Walker.
Media briefs: Desperate times, desperate ads … sad day for USA Today
It seems The Age will accept any advertiser who’ll pay the big ones these days. Plus, maaaaate, check out Seven, UK TV “lacks balls” and other media news of the day.
Political snippets: Caretaker looks promising
When you start thinking about it, this caretaker type of government fits in pretty well with the promises of the two major groups.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: Unpaid GST bigger than Hoges
The Australian Tax Office wants to pursue Paul Hogan for unpaid taxes. Why is it that the ATO has not pursued the $250 million-plus estimated GST that has not been paid by a certain industry?
Crikey Says: What the devil? Oakeshott gets Heffed
Tony Abbott, coalition leader, potential Prime Minister, currently negotiating with the four independent MPs in order to obtain minority government, six days ago…
Video of the Day: All the single men, now put your hand up
Before online dating, there was video dating. Check out these great catches from the 1980s, with patterned jumpers, glorious mullets and plenty of men who’ve never had a girlfriend. Ladies of Crikey, are you the goddess?
Why the US requires one more cash injection
The US economy desperately needs another stimulus package, declares Laura Tyson. Homes and businesses are desperately saving, unemployment benefits are lacking and more infrastructure projects — and jobs — are required.
Pakistan match fixing scandal: what now?
International cricket is in turmoil. The allegations of a match fixing scandal that has embroiled Pakistan may not come as a surprise to everyone, writes Leigh Josey.
Bird of the week: Rufous-crowned Emu-wren
A pre-dawn trip east along the road to Santa Teresa in the NT resulted in Bob Gosford spotting a beautiful Emu-wren hassling with a plumaged male Fairy-wren over preferred breeding territory.
With our powers combined: team old/new media
It shouldn’t be a war with old vs. new media. Instead, new media start-ups should hook up with bigger, traditional media organisations to collaborate, not compete, particularly when covering hyper-local news.
Social media is egg-cellent for recalls
It’s always awkward when companies have to announce a recall — think of last week’s major egg recall following salmonella outbreaks in the US — but at least social media has made it far easier and cheaper to spread the message.
Grattan: Please god, not another election
The stakes are high right now in Canberra and it’s still anyone’s guess who will grab the top job. But heading to the polls again would not guarantee a more secure political future, warns Michelle Grattan.
Is this the beginning of a new gay Republican movement?
Last week former George W Bush campaign strategist Ken Mehlman sent ripples of controversy throughout American politics when he announced he was gay. Historian Timothy McCarthy discusses whether Mehlman may have inadvertently generated a new LGBT Republican movement.
