While the press gallery was busy tapping out tens of thousands of words on what yesterday’s events meant to every conceivable sector of the economy, punters were readying themselves to assault talkback radio to offer their considered on-the-ground perspectives of the tumult. Here’s a snapshot of what was bellowed on talkback radio this morning as […]
September, 2010
Will the regional agreement help lead to a fairer distribution of health?
Broadband’s importance for a population’s health also lies in its ability to connect individuals and communities, and to disseminate information (and thus, as the saying goes, power).
Climate change policy set to steam up Canberra
One of the biggest questions for arising out of the ALP’s day of deliverance by the two country independents is this: what does it mean for climate change and clean energy policies?
‘Stick It Up Your Junta’ could go way of the dodo
Yesterday the Federal Court found that, despite the skill involved, there is no copyright in headlines — the first time anywhere in the world that a court has fully considered whether copyright is breached when newspaper articles are abstracted and aggregated. The implications are immense.
Business groups jostle for attention of new government
Now the lobbying can begin. That is the message from Australia’s business community, which has welcomed the chance to work with Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s new minority Labor government.
If the Liberals want to blame anyone, look at the Nationals
If there’s anyone to blame for Tony Abbott failing to get over the line, it’s the Nationals. Abbott himself performed far better than expected and deserves credit, but he has let down by the long-term failings of the Nats.
Come in Spinner: What a minority government means and why it won’t stay on the front pages for long
AFL and NRL finals are in train, the spring racing carnivals are near, Christmas is coming, so the political election hysteria might get pushed off the front pages in coming months, writes Noel Turnbull.
What the NBN will deliver to Windsor’s mob
“You do it once, you do it right and you do it with fibre,” independent MP Tony Windsor said of broadband yesterday. From his New England vantage point, the differences between Labor’s National Broadband Network (NBN) and the Coalition’s late entry are stark.
How the world viewed Oz politics’ Mad Tuesday
Julia Gillard has snuck over the line to become Australia’s prime minister, in a day of epic negotiations, excruciating press conferences and massive injections to rural funding. But how did the rest world view yesterday’s whirlwind events, asks Crikey intern Jeremy Venosta?
And now, let the wild rumpus start
Canberra has never seen anything like it. Three men sent everyone in Parliament House into a spin as they determined the next government.
Guy Rundle: Rundle: honour killings of women keep the war off the front page
Though we condemn the horrific floggings and prospect of stonings in Iran, similar laws in Saudi Arabia, our political and military ally, attract no attention.
China boom could turn to bust
Why does the world think China’s past performance is a guarantee of its future results?, asks Adam Schwab.
Possum: the great unhinging begins
This will not be an exercise in political analysis, but an infection of pathological political syphilis … There will be an angry that we haven’t seen for a long time, from a group of disgruntled political zealots.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The election washup
Crikey readers have their say on yesterday’s big political day.
Morning Market Report: Markets down as bad data emerges from Europe
There was renewed concern surrounding European bank debt on a Wall St Journal article saying July’s bank stress tests understated debt issues.
Media briefs: Gillard and Leigh Sales fashion watch … online race to be first …
Was Leigh Sales wearing the same jacket (with a touch of satin) as Julia Gillard last night? One of our readers seems to think so. Hard to disagree. Plus, Footy and sex shame beats Gillard and other media news.
The Media Monitors' Top 20: Gillard is back in the limelight
Julia Gillard returned to the head of the table this week.
Then and now: how the dailies told you to vote vs. today’s front pages
So here we compare today’s newspaper front pages to whom the newspaper endorsed before we went to the polls on August 21:
Political snippets: Legislative inaction? No worries!
A year or two of relative legislative inaction will be a consequence of minority government and that might be no bad thing.
Video of the Day: Oakeshott’s never-ending speech
It was the speech that enthralled and aggravated the nation. Enthralled because it marked the final point in Australia’s ‘when will this end?’ federal election saga, and aggravation because it just went on and on … and on. Viewers wanted a simple ‘Labor or Liberal’ response. Instead, independent MP Rob Oakeshott delivered a sprawling speech […]
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Could Turnbull challenge the Bishop? In the aftermath of Tuesday’s events our national press has yet to pick up on the next big story: the shakeup in the Liberal Party on Thursday morning. Don’t be surprised if Malcolm Turnbull makes a play for Julie Bishop’s position. She has outlived her usefulness as the standing, politically […]
