Legendary American athlete and symbol of the American civil rights movement Tommie Smith is selling his gold medal, made famous by the iconic Black Power salute photo. But there’s an Australian angle to this story we should never forget, writes Leigh Josey.
October, 2010
Simons: Grog the mockingbird is back … and that’s a good thing
Grog was also back blogging last night with a spate of posts that gave the impression they had been cooking throughout his enforced silence.
Our moral duty to stay in Afghanistan
Everyone knows that much of Afghanistan’s current misery can be traced back to the willingness of the Soviets and the US to fund various groups of cut-throats during the cold war. We’re doing exactly the same today.
Come in Spinner: Come in Spinner: a question of perspective
The more detailed online media monitoring statistics become, the greater sense of perspective we get about what people see as important, writes Noel Turnbull, adjunct professor, media and communications, RMIT university.
Cox: gender blindness and corporate incompetence
The World Economic Forum released its latest gender-gap rankings this week, with Australia ranked 27th overall. We have fallen from 17th in 2007, despite having a female PM, G-G and two premiers.
Miners reborn as President Piñera inspires national fervor
Mining and Chile. It is more than fair to say that both words are absolutely synonymous. Just like Chile and its lamentable right-wing leaders, writes Leo Codutti from South America.
What’s in a name? UNSW fracas over school naming rights
A storm is brewing at UNSW over the decision to bequeath the naming rights of a school to a private benefactor, after the university announced last month that it would name a College of Fine Arts facility and gallery after two arts patrons.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The Afghanistan quagmire
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Gold and Aussie Dollar at record highs as markets react positively
he Aussie dollar rose to a new record high overnight as gold was up to another record.
Daily Proposition: Pick The Right One — the Swedish original
Last night I attempted to conquer a debilitating flu that has plagued me this week by indulging in two remedies: a round of hot totties and a re-watch of director Tomas Alfredson’s terrifically eerie Swedish vampire thriller Let The Right One In. As you do.
Media briefs: Kerry to host Four Corners … the Chile mine rescue — Nine v ABC
Never fear Kerry-watchers, the ABC has announced today that Kerry O’Brien will return in 2011 as the new face of a rejigged Four Corners, also Nine v ABC in Chile, the ‘dirty digger’ exposed and much more in a bumper media briefs.
Political snippets: A bit late for that Kevin
The kind of warped judgment we came to know and love from Prime Minister Kevin Rudd survives now he is Foreign Minister.
Video of the Day: Paul Kelly (the musician) at the Wheeler Centre
On the promotional tour for his new book How to Make Gravy, Australian singer/songwriter Paul Kelly sat down for a candid interview with Robert Forster to discuss his influences and inspirations.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
The paper trail to Lundy. Much dismay presently in the Department of Immigration and Citizenship as attempts are made to supply and come to terms with the stationery demands of parliamentary secretary Senator Kate Lundy and her new office staff. The standard Reflex type product that is good enough for Minister Bowen (about $25-$30 a […]
Crikey Says: Being prime ministerial
Is Julia Gillard ‘prime ministerial’? And if she isn’t, does it matter? Gillard formulation of national leadership, in both style and substance, is entirely different to anything we have known before.
Gutsy wall-climbing goats
Incredible photos and video footage from northern Italy show Ibex mountain goats climbing up a 160 foot stone dam wall as if they were just taking a simple stroll.
Google’s out there inventions: innovative or idiotic?
Wind energy farms and cars that drive themselves aren’t exactly standard business activities for online enterprises. But Google is investing in plenty of outside the square initiatives and some of them are paying off, writes Michael Liedtke.
When the political gets personal
Liberal MP Greg Hunt impressed Greg Jericho (the blogger formerly known as Grog’s Gamut). And perhaps surprisingly — since Hunt is shadow minister for climate action and the environment — it was his thoughts on mental health that were the most compelling.
What do voters think of the US midterm political ads?
Remember Roy Morgan’s Polliegraph that Channel Seven used in its coverage of the leadership debates in the last election? That technology is being used to track US audience response to a number of midterm elections political ads, explains Possum Comitatus.
Cassidy: Why Kevin Rudd is wrong about me
This week on The 7:30 Report Kevin Rudd lambasted journalist Barry Cassidy, describing him as a “bloke who declared war on me before I became Prime Minister.” Here is Cassidy’s rebuttal.
Train whistle blowin’
The Wild West of Colorado wasn’t exactly what Amber Jamieson expected. She took a ride on the tourist train that helped to transform a Rocky Mountains town, with McMansions on one side of the tracks and trailers on the other.
