He’s Kim Jong-un and, if yesterday’s provocative shelling attack on the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong is any guide, North Korea’s leader-in-waiting may not too far removed from his father, Kim Jong-il.
November, 2010
Measuring the ‘crises’ in health and education
Our health and education systems are in crisis, we’re told, even by the politicians who run them, but some funny results emerge when you look at how they compare internationally.
With the stench of death in the air, Phnom Penh hurries along
This morning the sun rose on Cambodia just like every other day. People began their business just like every other day. Today is not like any other day. Australian tourist Trevor Simons reports on the strange calm in Phnom Penh.
Our banks will share Ireland’s pain
Australian banks could face hefty losses on their $4 billion of loans to Ireland, as part of the restructuring of the country’s failed banking system, writes Karen Maley, of Business Spectator.
Why it’s not safe to go home: one reluctant Tamil’s story
In July the Australian government announced that, with the resumption of its processing of Tamil asylum applications, many would face deportation in line with its view that conditions had improved in Sri Lanka, writes freelance journalist Catherine Wilson.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The Victorian election gets dirty
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: North Korean aggression troubles markets
North Korea fired artillery shells at South Korea and the markets reacted negatively.
Daily Proposition: See some slashing good schlock
Exploitation movies don’t get much more deliriously exploitative than pulpy auteur Robert Rodriguez’s high-octane tribute to grindhouse cinema.
Media briefs: Sarah’s scapegoat … Grog and the gatekeepers
It helps to be the boss when you make a mistake. One Herald Sun reader suggested an alternative headline to the new production company for Next Top Model: “Spoiled little girl fires production company to make herself not seem stupid.”
The Media Monitors' Top 20: It’s all about the NBN this week…
It’s all about the NBN this week, and interestingly it’s the Shadow Minister who got more coverage than the Minister.
Video of the Day: “It Gets Better” — from Pixar
In the latest installment of the It Gets Better series, which aspires to build strength and resilience in young LGBT communities, staff from American production company Pixar Studios contribute some inspiring words of encouragement for gay teenagers.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Haneef could pocket plenty. The rumour around the Maurice Blackburn offices is that Dr Mohamed Haneef will leave Australia with around $10 million in his pocket in “go away” money from the government. Given the strength of the dollar, he is going to do alright back home Langbroek on shaky ground. It has been more […]
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Crikey Says: Does Gina want to have her say?
Why has Australia’s richest woman, who inherited and built her fortune from digging up iron ore, bought 10% of the Ten TV network?
Americans up in arms over airport pat-downs
The potentially unhygienic consequences of the use of latex gloves by American airport security staff to pat-down travelers has caused uproar on internet blogs and forums, with tens of thousands of Americans protesting against them, writes Bob Unruh.
Reinventing the Styro-wheel
Styrofoam cups are one of the least environmentally friendly products consumed on a mass scale, with Americans alone turfing around 25 billion of them every year. Scientists at a university in Ohio may have found a solution in “Milk Styrofoam,” reports Amanda Hinski.
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Who was the real Philip K. Dick?
A new biography of Philip K. Dick by his ex-wife Anne Rubenstein describes the late SCI-FI writer as a “psychomorph” who had a troubled domestic life and a personality that fluctuated wildly depending on his company.
Meanjin 
Little mag David vs. uni Goliath
Former editor of literary journal Meanjin, Jim Davidson, made damning remarks about ownership of the magazine, its takeover by Melbourne University Press and interference by management, in a speech about the history of Meanjin — with all the management listening from the front row, reports W H Chong.
Twitter How to build integrity with Twits
Diana Adams has sent out more than 35,000 tweets since March ‘09 and has learnt a lot about how to make and foster “tweet cred.” The first rule is: you make your own rules.
The ten worst MPs of 2010
A tumultuous year in federal politics presented unusual challenges to our MPs. Some survived with a shred of cred, some crashed and burned and some disappeared completely. The Punch picks 10 of the worst.
Leigh Josey’s Morning Media Maulings
In today’s Media Maulings Shepparton News issue a front page FAIL, The NT News combines a lost dog and a cave of crocs, First Dog on the Week strolls into The Age’s sport section and more.
Lithium ion’s last rites: why batteries cark it and who’s to blame
Every battery begins its steady course towards death the second it leaves the factory. But why do they die and who do we blame? Gizmodo explains.
