Legal recognition of de facto couples back in Italy could cause problems for Italian diplomats in the Sunshine State, writes James Panichi, producer of the National Interest, on ABC Radio National.
November, 2010
Workers say they’re being ripped off under indigenous housing program
Aboriginal people say they are working for the BasicsCard on the federal Government’s $672 million Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program (SIHIP) in Northern Territory communities, writes Paddy Gibson, senior researcher, Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning, UTS.
University reps appalled by draft legislation at confidential briefing
A special government briefing in Canberra on Tuesday and Wednesday on crucial legislation covering the operations of post-secondary education institutions across the country turned out to be a debacle, writes higher education expert Geoff Maslen.
Possum: how the once-mighty ALP fell
One of the more astonishing things about the federal election result is how the ALP managed to destroy such an enormous amount of public goodwill over such a relatively small time frame.
Latest newspaper circulation figures: not a nice set of numbers
Only a fool would say that circulation figures don’t lie, given all we have learned in recent times. But even so, these numbers tell us the dead tree ship is sinking.
The Brumby Dump: 20% of young Victorians not on rolls to vote
The Victorian Electoral Commission has failed to meet its target for achieving youth enrolments, writes Swinburne University journalism student Thomas Bradford.
Labor’s Greens obsession on show over preference deals
The more Labor tells voters that Greens and Liberals are in bed together, the fewer qualms Greens voters in the suburbs will feel about giving preferences to the Liberals.
Expert to government: dump cash for clunkers
An expert tells the Government to dump cash-for-clunkers, Greg Hunt goes cherry picking. The Government’s carbon price committee is warming up.
Death in Brunswick for Jane Garrett and the ALP
With Brunswick’s finest, Shane Maloney, in the chair it was standing room only in a sweltering Brunswick community hall last night where 10 candidates slugged it out over planning.
Wankley Awards: And the Wankley goes to… a press packed with Rafters
Mel Rafter, a character from TV soap Packed To The Rafters, has been written out of the script so an actress can try her hand at Hollywood. So, who cares? Well, we do apparently. Why else would the media relentlessly cover the ‘death’ of a television character as news?
Schwab: Gottliebsen got it wrong on bank executives
Perhaps Business Spectator’s legendary columnist Robert Gottliebsen isn’t reading Steve Keen’s columns (or these ones) particularly closely. If he did, he probably wouldn’t be blaming the bankers’ communication skills for their current public relations foibles.
The deeper sleeper issue for QR National
With the closing of the retail offer, the float of QR National is entering its final phase. There remains considerable confusion about how well the attempt to raise between about $3.6 billion and $5 billion in the biggest privatisation since Telstra is tracking.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Climate change and global poverty
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Tech stocks fall sending markets down
The market is down 2. The SFE Futures were down 8 this morning. The Dow Jones closed down 70 overnight. Bellwether, Cisco Systems provided a disappointing outlook (it fell 16%) and sent tech stocks lower. Chinese industrial production data supported metals — gold was up $4 and copper hit a record high. The US dollar rose as […]
Daily Proposition: Daily Proposition: stumble around the web
Whether you’re stumped for something to do tonight or avoiding doing something else, at least you know the cause for this type of stumbling won’t give you liver disease, writes Cat Wall.
Media briefs: Spinning the bad news … Ray Hadley’s decade … Rupert does lunch …
The newspaper and magazine sales audits are out and publications are crowing about their success. Or at least those few who have anything to crow about. Also, Ray Hadley’s job for life, Rupert’s lunch and other tasty media morsels.
Political snippets: The tie between bankers and footy club bosses
Central bankers and those other guardians of the world’s monetary system at the International Monetary Fund have one thing in common with the chairmen of football teams.
Video of the Day: A Facebook life
Lovely little look at a life lived on Facebook. From incriminating photos to inane status updates and beautiful photos of newborns, it really has it all.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Driscoll for parliament? Don’t you worry about that… Is Scott Driscoll — Retail Federation boss and long-time Labor Party Twitic — making a run for the Liberal-National Party at the next Queensland state election? As one tipster reports today: “A well-known powerbroker within the party, Driscoll has already been in touch with key members of the executive.” So what […]
Crikey Says: Crikey says: life-and-death questions — for all kinds of journalists
“In an age when a deadly drone can be piloted from half a world away, can the journalist justify the risks of being right in the midst of things?”
What to do when a major crisis threatens your business
NSW solar hot water company Apricus was thrown into crisis when the tanks it had installed started leaking. How does a business cope when 1000 of its customers are suddenly stuck with a faulty product?
PHOTO GALLERY 
The world’s smallest solar-powered cinema
The Sol Cinema in Kent, UK belongs to a particularly niche form of architecture: the solar-powered cinema. And not just your average corner store solar-powered cinema - it’s also the world’s smallest, with room for up to eight adults.
