Melbourne Cup: the little horse that couldLittle regarded Gothic Crown is just one giant step away from taking his place in the Melbourne Cup field. And if it can win Saturday’s Lexus Stakes then his trainer, Todd Balfour, could have a horse alongside sheikhs and Bart Cummings, writes the SMH’s Andrew Eddy.
October, 2010
How the 2007 election doubled the Greens vote
If we trace the Greens vote from 2005 through to the present day what we find is a massive structural change in the level of Greens support across Australia right after the 2007 federal election, writes Possum Comitatus.
Labor finally realises how much it needs preferences
Anna Bligh’s thought bubble, in which the Queensland premier on Tuesday floated the idea of returning the state to compulsory preferential voting, has not gone down very well. Probably because Labor will win from the move, says Charles Richardson.
Petty security lunacy to continue at airports here despite BA protest
or every patently stupid rule imposed by the US, there seems to another equally nonsensical one imposed by the authorities in charge of arrangements at major airports such as London Heathrow or Frankfurt.
How Coalition broadband plan stacks up
Just six weeks since Malcolm Turnbull became opposition communications spokesperson, he’s already sharpened up the Coalition’s broadband policy and provided politically-saleable points of difference from Labor’s national broadband network.
Beecher: dark side of journalism getting a foothold
To what extent should a journalist be prepared to compromise ethical standards in pursuit of a story?
Shareholders advised to sell after Packer’s raid on Ten
The first sign of scepticism in the sharemarket has appeared about James Packer’s raid on the Ten Network and campaign to destabilise management and the board.
Murray Murmurings: is the silent majority in the Basin being sidelined?
Two million people live in the basin. Not all are farmers, not all farmers are irrigators, not everyone is dependent on farming for their well being, not all regions are equally affected and not all impacts of water reform will be adverse, writes Brian Ramsay of Inovact Consulting
Why the Preventive Health Agency should ignore the PC on obesity
The Preventive Health Agency Bill, passed by the lower house last night, is an important element in a comprehensive approach to addressing overweight and obesity, write Professor Boyd Swinburn and Jane Martin.
Hockey proves it doesn’t pay to take policy risks
Yet again serious policy is being overlooked in favour of the media’s obsession with personalities and internal politics. No wonder we have a reform drought.
Former rich lister spends first night in jail awaiting McGurk trial
Federal Court documents show Medich and McGurk were locked in a separate dispute over McGurk’s role in “extricating” Medich from an investment in the then-listed lender Amazing Loans (which has since been de-listed following a takeover deal), reports SmartCompany’s James Thomson.
Rundle’s mid-terms: campaign notes from the New England express
Last week, Levi Johnston, on The View, the ladies around him, male stripper at worst hen’s party ever: “Are you still running for mayor? Republican or Democrat? Conservative? Have you ever voted?” Silence….
The Brumby Dump: hospitals pressured by more cases, GPs cut hours
Hospital emergency departments across the Victoria are under pressure due to declining numbers of general practitioners prepared to work after hours, write Swinburne journalism students Rhys Thomas, Georgia Doyle, Ryan Gardiner, Stephanie Dickson and Jessica Adams.
US spending cuts, cable TV drop-off don’t augur well for News results
Overnight we had a taste of what might be ahead for News when Comcast, America’s biggest cable TV group, revealed a fall in earnings despite higher revenues and advertising income.
Letter from...: Letter from … Argentina, and a death that stopped the nation
Néstor Kirchner opened up an avenue of hope for Argentina, a country that has suffered so much, like all of its Latin American neighbours, writes Leo Codutti from Buenos Aires.
How the 2007 election doubled the Greens vote everywhere
There’s a Victorian state Newspoll out this morning via The Oz that has the Coalition leading the ALP on the primary vote by 40/35, but with the two party preferred running 52/48 the other way. This comes about because the Greens vote is sitting on a high of 19. That’s all good and well, but […]
The MP, the Lamborghini, the dictator … yep, it was a bad day
Yesterday was a very bad day for Robert Furolo, MP for Lakemba in the NSW Parliament, writes New South Wales Labor insider Prue Believer.
When will Australia’s coal run out?
A lot is being invested in infrastructure for coal production and transport to keep this growth going. But how long will this bonanza last, asks Stubborn Mule.
Middle-class free electricity scheme over
The New South Wales solar gold rush is over with the NSW Government suspending the current gross feed-in tariff scheme after it was sold out five years earlier than originally planned, writes Simon Mansfield.
Morning Market Report: Local markets up as US closes down
The $US put on 0.5% on a Wall St Journal article suggesting the Fed would go slowly on its next round of quantitative easing to be announced at the FOMC Meeting next week.
Daily Proposition: Rotting fruit? Make jam
The sun is shining, the days are getting longer and soon fruit will be bending bough, bush and cane as it ripens in the promise of summer. Got mangoes, berries, cumquats and other fruit rotting on the ground? Make jam, says Jane de Graaff of Broadsheet.
Media briefs: Some Age titillation … Crabb on new media … back in, Black …
For men who hate porn, The Age today presents a little titillation on the opposite page, Cairns Post readers discuss lipstick and toilet paper and Derek the angry dugong is at it again.
Political snippets: Labor still fancied in Victoria
The strong performance of Greens has certainly given the two major parties plenty to think about.
Video of the Day: Charlie’s naked hotel rage … NMA style
Taiwanese news animation production studio NMA has delivered another slice of CGI gold with its coverage of Charlie Sheen’s (alleged) naked drug and prostitute related rage at a Manhattan hotel.
