Investors are turning towards to gold in the hope that the yellow metal will maintain its purchasing power, even if paper currencies end up being seriously debased, writes Business Spectator’s Karen Maley.
September, 2010
Housing bubble and banks … time for disclosure and context
There’s nothing wrong with exploring the issue of high home prices and their impact on our banks and the economy, just that the claims have to be given full context.
NBN: why Conroy and his department are fibre zealots
The case for fibre to the home in Australia has been pursued largely by the beneficiaries, writes Peter J. Cox, of Cox Media.
Newspaper free-for-all: Crikey’s guide to the great giveaway
For years now, Crikey readers have made a hobby of writing in to us to report the stacks of free newspapers they’ve seen in their travels. Now we’re putting them on the map.
Climate denialist is an awful term … let’s stop using it
There’s been a massive sh-t storm in the blogosphere since a left-leaning Melbourne lawyer, Legal Eagle, outed herself as a climate change sceptic, writes Alan Davies/b of the Melbourne Urbanist.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Rebutting Crikey’s asylum seeker coverage
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: The biggest rally since 1939 ends
September’s rally in the US has been the biggest since 1939.
Daily Proposition: Go bananas in a moshpit!
Next time you’re looking for a memorable night out, go to a gig, push as deep into the moshpit as you can get, and let yourself go wild, writes Crikey intern Nick Johns-Wickberg.
Media briefs: Tele goes a little bit Usain … Satin Watch …
Crikey has always been a keen watcher of TV presenters in satin, so its a joy to see Kylie Gillies keeping the flame alight. Plus, other media news of the day.
The Media Monitors' Top 20: Are these the six key figures for this term of parliament?
An interesting top seven for the first week of the Second Gillard Government…
Political snippets: Rudd’s no mouthpiece for Julia
We really are close to accepting a presidential style of government when the pundits start worrying that a Foreign Minister might actually start making foreign policy.
Video of the Day: Getting jiggy with the North Korean people’s army
Who ever said being part of a draconian communist dictatorship can’t be fun? So clap those hands, wave those arms, blast your cannons and kick your legs to ge-ge-get funky with the North Korean people’s army.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Disquiet over desalination plant. Labor MPs in South Australia are starting to feel uncomfortable about the Adelaide desalination plant after a work-related death was recorded earlier this year and recent rumours of cost blowouts and massive delays. A sub-committee of caucus will be touring the site soon. Hopefully they don’t just scratch the surface and […]
Crikey Says: Advertisers short-changed by the great paper giveaway
For years Crikey readers have reported bundles upon bundles of papers at various locations across the country. Well we’re going to start mapping them…
Full statement from The Age
Full statement from The Age.
The secret cameramen who filmed atomic explosions
The US Energy Department has recently released 100 previously classified films from “atomic filmmakers” who risked their lives to capture atomic explosions during the Cold War.
Does climate change cause wars?
Linking climate change to extreme weather or famine is like linking smoking to lung cancer. Smoking doesn’t make cancers grow, but it significantly raises the possibility of them occurring, writes David Roberts.
Renaming Prisoner, seriously, Ten?
Today comes news that Channel 10 are remaking the Australian ladies-in-prison series Prisoner. It’s a well known classic, so why is Ten choosing to call it Inside Out? asks Dan Barrett.
Doing more with less: the perils of the 24 hour news cycle
Fewer reporters, fewer editors, more copy and less time make the daily news cycle more of a grind for journalists than ever before. Dean Starkman discusses quality versus quantity and the futility of the media’s perpetual “hampster wheel.”
Want to double the average income in four years?
Welcome to the WA mining boom! 18 of the top 20 local government areas across Australia that experienced the largest wage and salary growth were in WA. Possum Comitatus investigates the latest Estimates of Personal Income for Small Areas report.
Crabb: Coalition hovers in suspended animation
Tony Abbott isn’t quite sure how to cope with this near-win election and it feels like — minus Malcolm Turnbull nabbing the role of shadow Communications minister — he’s pressed the pause button on ideas, says Annabel Crabb.
