Former prime minister John Howard has dumped on “multi-cultural” continental Europe, “irrelevant” UN veto nations and the Islamic world while lauding the moral superiority of the English speakers in a speech in Washington. Harley Dennett reports from Washington.
September, 2010
Rooted: a hopeful tale for climate change policy
At this time, we have a lot to be optimistic about, but only if laggards such as Australia and the US start coming to the party, writes Ellen Sandell.
Maley: the gold-plated curse of the greenback
‘Dump the dollar, buy whatever’ now appears the dominant mantra in financial market. Investors believe the Greenback is now caught in a downward spiral because the US Federal Reserve will keep applying fresh rounds of monetary stimulus, writes Karen Maley.
Guy Rundle: Lip readers send Milis E and D to war
Labour’s hopes for a smooth and confident launch of new leader Ed Miliband have been thrown into turmoil after remarks made by brother David during Ed’s inaugural speech became the main story.
Guy Rundle: Burqa ban is a mass displacement
Why is a burqa now offensive and its opposite — the bikini, which used to be banned in NSW — now acceptable? Now Italy is talking about a burqa ban.
The ‘unintentional’ reason why Australian babies consume GM food
The reason why Australian kids eat GM food without their parents knowing it goes back to a decision by the Howard government in 2000, and the apparent impossibility of guaranteeing GM-free food sources.
Letter from...: Hong Kong, where democracy has stalled
As well as being a base for international finance and banking giants who want proximity to mainland China, Hong Kong has its own business interests to facilitate, writes freelance journalist Simon Roughneen.
Listen to the market, not the stars of the cringe festival
Bring a group of rich businessmen, all mates of Forbes magazine and owner Steve Forbes, and plunk them down in Australia and watch the local media slather over their every utterance.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: To pseudonym or not to pseudonym?
Crikey readers have their say on the Grog’s Gamut debacle.
Morning Market Report: Markets up, US dollar drops, Aussie dollar rises
The Aussie dollar continued its rise == now at 96.73c compared to 96.05c.
Daily Proposition: Take a course at Stanford
As someone whose education ended up more lantana patch than Ivy League, Crikey reader Jim Forbes appreciates Stanford University’s Stanford to Go podcasts. They cover a phenomenal spread of academic topics and disciplines.
Media briefs: The Model screw-up … The Oz ‘campaigning’…
The good thing for Sarah Murdoch is that only 196,000 people saw her live stuff-up on Foxtel last night. Plus, Channel Seven will book millions of dollars in advertising for its unexpected AFL grand final replay on Saturday but no high definition and other media news of the day.
The Media Monitors' Top 20: All the talk is about the Speaker
Well so far its been all sound and fury, signifying nothing, as the Parliament of the Cat Wrangling begins…
Video of the Day: ‘Hey, you guys wanna wax this guy or what?’
A chilling video of a US solider Spec. Jeremy N. Morlock being interviewed, talking about how he and other soldiers killed a Afghanistan civilian and then threw a grenade at his body after alleged pressure from their superior Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Who’s still got a job in Canberra? As the 43rd Parliament fires up, federal advisers are still waiting anxiously to find out whether they still have a job after new Special Minister of State Gary Gray announced a two-week extension for ministerial appointments last week. The usual practice is to make all advisers redundant on […]
Political snippets: When pressed, Abbott discovers he has a pair
Refusing to grant Simon Crean a pair so he could address the National Press Club today was not such a good idea by Tony Abbott.
Crikey Says: The political world has changed
When paradigms change, the world itself changes with them — Thomas Khun. Last time we use the p-word, promise, but who can resist the temptation to pluck a quote from Philosophy 1?
liveblog 
Join Crikey’s Question Time day one live blog
Join the Crikey gang as we live blog the first non-ceremonial day in Question Time with Australia’s new (and very well hung) parliament.
Why I quit HuffPo
There’s only so long that bloggers and citizen journalists can write original journalism for free. Journo Mayhill Fowler published her resignation email trail with a HuffPo editor, discussing the lack of support she received.
rumour 
AOL to gobble up TechCrunch
US media giant AOL is currently doing a deal to purchase blog network TechCrunch. The news is expected to be officially unveiled at the TechCrunch conference currently under way in San Francisco.
An illustrated waterside tour of the Victorian countryside (Part 2)
The second installment in W H Chong’s water tour has him visiting previously dry central Victorian locations such as the refilled Lake Wendouree and the stunning Lake Burrumbeet.
