Pearson: PM Abbott the Right choice for aboriginesHistory shows that the best person to make progressive policies is a conservative. And Australia’s indigenous people need right-wing leadership — like Tony Abbott and Bob Katter — to bring bipartisan support to resolve the big issues , declares Noel Pearson.
September, 2010
Trawling the Ten News rumour mill
With Ten launching its new 2.5 hour evening news lineup soon, speculation is mounting as to who will take the anchor role in their 6-6:30pm national news bulletin. Will it be Jennifer Byrne or Sandra Sully? asks Dan Barrett.
You thought leg room was lacking now? Here’s a glimpse of the future
The vertically stretched torture tube for economy class flight gets its public debut this coming week, although that is not how its designer describes it, notes Ben Sandilands.
Dancing at the Bush Bands Bash
Bob Gosford heads off to the Alice Springs Desert Festival for a rollicking good time of contemporary Indigenous music, aligning of the stars and a plethora of different mother tongues.
Palin for president?
From the popular Glenn Beck-Sarah Palin roadshow rounding up the conservative faithful to the crucial Republican dinner that Palin is hosting in the powerful political state of Iowa, all signs are pointing to a Palin 2012 presidential campaign.
Praying for peace: the Muslim prayer room in the Twin Towers
The twin towers of the World Trade Center held a Muslim prayer room, a popular and calm place. It’s an important fact to remember amongst all the mosque near Ground Zero vitriol: Muslims and Islam have always been a part of life there.
Doing the ministerial shuffle
Crikey media wrap: Julia Gillard stamped her prime ministerial footprint all over the government on Saturday, by shaking up her ministerial cabinet as she did the ministerial shuffle.
Is this lampshade made from human skin?
It’s a grisly tale. A lampshade bought at a garage sale after Hurricane Katrina was apparently made from the human skin of Jewish people killed in a Nazi concentration camp. Mark Jacobson goes through a Holocaust investigation.
PHOTO GALLERY The best astronomy photos of the year
A glorious look at space and astronomy, from the full moon solstice over ancient ruins to a coloured swirl of galaxies far, far away, in this collection of photos from the astronomy photographer of the year awards.
Should Sudan split?
The split of Sudan into two different states is inevitable, says Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. But should the US encourage the divisions? Atlantic Wire examines the different coverage.
Trumping offers for Ground Zero mosque
Investor Donald Trump put in an offer on the land where the controversial New York mosque is supposed to be built, “not because I think the location is a spectacular one (because it is not), but because it will end a very serious, inflammatory, and highly divisive issue.”
Wankley Awards: And the Wankley goes to … the Herald Sun’s Fev ‘charge’ beat-up
It was panic stations at the Southbank offices of the Herald Sun yesterday when its front page Brendan Fevola exclusive was torpedoed by the cops just hours after the little paper appeared on the streets.
New Paradigm Politics may not change a thing
The mainstream media clearly dislike the new political paradigm. This is what you get when you mess with them.
Tuckey 2.0: Ironbar’s foray into the blogosphere
Wilson “Ironbar” Tuckey officially broke the internet yesterday when he announced during a press conference from his home in Western Australia that he was going to start a blog. So what will Ironbar blog about?
Medium-term survival of Virgin Blue at risk
It’s backs to the wall time for Virgin Blue, with the ACCC today making a draft rejection of its proposed trans-Tasman route-sharing deal with Air New Zealand.
Did the Independents opt for fiscal responsibility over pork barrelling?
Crucial information has emerged today on what the Coalition was prepared to do to get the votes of the Independents: spend up big.
Fin misses point on Telstra pay freeze, exec pay hikes
Australian remuneration committees continue to make Orwell proud — for it very much still appears that some employees appear far more equal than others.
Letter from...: Letter from Greece: life not travelling too well … unless you have olives, sheep and can fish
Tourism is the third biggest export earner for Greece, but this year has been, well almost, a catastrophe, writes Crikey reader Tony Barrell.
Grog’s Gamut: why the Blair book leaves me cold
Grog’s Gamut explains why offering a free copy of the Tony Blair autobiography is a disincentive to subscribe to Crikey. And it’s not just his attitude towards the Iraq War (but that certainly didn’t help).
Katter’s rural suicide focus shows his heart’s in the right place
Bob Katter is the kind of guts-n-gusto personality who speaks a little too freely and shoots a little too much from hip. But on the subject of suicide his conviction is unquestionable, and his efforts are — at the very least — meritorious.
Guy Rundle: Rundle: how the other September 11 shaped our lives
For Melburnians, there’s another September 11, that of 2000, when the self-styled World Economic Forum came to town and got its a-se handed to it, by tens of thousands of protesters.
Crikey Wrap: using extreme measures to tackle extremism
America is divided over the plans for the Mosque and the plans to burn the Koran. Today, Crikey intern Jeremy Venosta takes a look at media coverage over the controversial event.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Your bias is unbelievable
Crikey readers have their say
Morning Market Report: Markets continue gains
It was Wall Street’s sixth rise in seventh sessions.
Gillard thanked us for being fair and balanced: The Oz editor
The Australian editor-in-chief Chris Mitchell claims Julia Gillard praised the paper’s “fair and balanced coverage”, dismissing renewed criticism from Bob Brown and press gallery veterans over its editorial agenda.
