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November, 2010
Austin: Labor wants all eyes on Ballieu
In this year’s Victorian election neither party are campaigning from a position of strength. Labor have attracted too much baggage to campaign on their record, so they are endeavoring to make it all about Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu, writes Paul Austin.
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Three days in the southern Tanami
Bob Gosford spent three days driving around the southern fringes of the Tanami Desert to the north-west of Alice Springs. Check out his incredible photos of blood-red sunsets, starry nights and dazzling blue outback skies.
Sarah Palin and reality TV: what’s she up to?
Sarah Palin is the star of a new reality TV program about her life helmed by the producer of Survivor and The Apprentice. It’s kind of hard to see how a move into prime time TV-tainment could help her political career, writes Nancy Franklin.
US air travellers vent their spleen on social networking
The anger of Americans at having their genitals manually checked by airport security officials is turning into a social media protest movement, writes Ben Sandilands.
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Fairfax claims readers love autoplay videos
You know that irritating video autoplay that happens on most Fairfax online news stories? According to the boss of Fairfax Digital media sales, readers enjoy videos automatically playing with no warning. Popular opinion says otherwise.
Morning Media Mauling: Geelong doesn’t forget … cane toads in NT News … Derek the Angry Dugong …
In today’s Morning Media Mauling The Geelong Advertiser aka The Geelong Ablettiser expresses its love/hate relationship with footy coach Mark Thompson, cane toads dressed as human dominate the NT News and more…
Marr: Should ministers make life or death decisions?
Canberra waits nervously for today’s result to the High Court case involving the processing of two Sri Lankan asylum seekers. It could fundamentally affect how refugees are processed in Australia, explains David Marr.
Introducing Julia Gillard, PM of Austria-alia
Julia Gillard touched down in Seoul yesterday for the annual G20 leaders summit but a version of her has been standing in the city square for some time: a Gillard figurine that was mistakenly clothed in Austrian garb, reports Malcolm Farr.
What has happened to cricket photography?
Has any sport been so blessed by those who freeze its frames for today and posterity? Not from where I’m sitting, writes Cricinfo’s Rob Steen.
What content makes people want to use sports websites? (a thesis)
A Masters student at Louisiana State in the USA ascertained what makes sports sites popular. Deadspin has published her thesis.
Why boxing has still got it
Fanhouse’s David Whitley prefers the sophisticated slugging that is boxing over MMA. After all, writes Whitley, “they don’t call it the sweet science for nothing.”
The professional footballer sex fiend paradox
Why do elite soccer players (and their managers) seemingly find it impossible to remain faithful for more than ten seconds?
George Brandis’ idea of legitimate political comment
George Brandis declared on Q&A this week that he didn’t think anything said by people in the Tea Party or The Republicans has gone beyond legitimate political comment. Here are some examples that may suggest otherwise.
Climate Institute: foundations for a low pollution, clean energy economy
There’s a lot of heat in the Australian polity at the moment, but not much light. Yesterday’s mid-year economic forecast shows there’s also a fair amount of heat in the Australian economy. However, as the Department of Climate Change’s ‘Red Book’ warned the incoming government, this growth is coming with increasing carbon pollution. Our economy belches […]
Gillard takes tentative steps on the vision thing
While Karl Bitar appeared in denial about Labor’s wretched election campaign, Julia Gillard gave an inkling that - egad! - she’s actually worked out where she needs to go.
At Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar, there was always pressure to pair with boys
Two Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School students in a relationship were told they couldn’t go to the school formal together. Former student Jessica Crouch remembers a homophobic culture pervading the school.
Not much to gain from Victoria’s new boundaries
There is more confusion for election watchers in Victoria, with a new set of Electoral Commission proposals to argue about, this time in the middle of the state campaign.
Meanjin editor breaks silence on departure, MUP
Departing Meanjin editor Sophie Cunningham has told Crikey she only met Melbourne University Press (MUP) chairman Alan Kohler once during her three year reign and that she was locked out of formal discussions about the publication’s future.
The great lie of anti-siphoning: it doesn’t work, and it rips off sports
It’s pretty simple: anti-siphoning isn’t about protecting free-to-air viewers, it’s about ripping off sports and stifling competition. Too bad politicians and the media don’t get it.
Gottliebsen: bankers must leave their bunkers
The boards of the four major Australian banks have appointed chief executives with a communication skills gap, writes Robert Gottliebsen from Business Spectator.
Aussie banks let off the global capital, liquidity rules hook
Australian banks look like they will escape the full weight of the new, stringent global capital and liquidity rules.
Airport security: welcome to the US of hey, I have to feel your bum
US security procedures for passengers who refuse body scans by machine are now being given pat downs that would bring a charge of s-xual molestation or indecent assault in most criminal jurisdictions.
