The latest weekly Essential Research survey has the Coalition gaining a point on two-party preferred after three weeks at 51-49. This sets a new record for their best ever Essential performance, writes William Bowe.
December, 2010
Drunks or spiritual gurus: media (mis)representations of Indigenous Australians
The way the indigenous people of this country get portrayed in media reports continue to be along the “the savage and the noble” lines. We need to move beyond these simplistic stereotypes, particularly in the post-2007 NT Intervention media landscape.
Bob Gosford’s Bird of the Week: the killer owls of Durham County
A few weeks ago Bob Gosford noticed a report about a novelist’s wife being allegedly murdered by an owl. In Australia we’re used to being swooped by less dangerous birds, but that didn’t stop Gosford for delving into an owlish investigation.
A family holiday outside the box
What if you’re the parents of tweens, who have already travelled to many of the typical Gold Coast et al Aussie destinations. What if you want to holiday somewhere a little different? The Cocos Islands aren’t just for asylum seekers, says Alison Drew-Forster.
Essential: Coalition extends lead, and on whom do we rely for news?
The Coalition has extended its 2PP lead in the latest Essential Report poll. And we don’t trust blogs when it comes to news — or newspapers.
Doug Cameron joins Labor Left rally to support Julian Assange
Two leading ALP Left faction MPs have added their voices to a chorus of dissent rejecting the prime minister’s official line on WikiLeaks, telling Crikey that renegade publisher Julian Assange should be backed to the hilt on freedom of speech grounds.
Bartholomeusz: the risks in Swan’s reforms
Glenn Stevens has helped the cause of those who think Wayne Swan’s banking “reforms” are a response to a problem that has yet to be demonstrated.
Swan’s wave of reform breaks gently onto frolicking bankers
Wayne Swan’s banking reform package would have been a good step six months ago, as part of a longer-term reform agenda. Now it looks inadequate, politically and in policy terms.
Richardson: the empty chair wins a prize
Any PR consultant could have told the Chinese government that the least damaging thing it could do for its own reputation would be to quietly release dissident Liu Xiaobo and allow him to travel to Oslo to accept his Nobel Peace Prize.
Guy Rundle: Assange accuser wrote of need for revenge against cheating lovers
Julian Assange’s Swedish lawyer has delivered his strongest broadside yet against the prosecution of his client for rape and misconduct.
Could WikiLeaks be prosecuted under copyright law?
Any copyright action leveled against WikiLeaks for the release of a quarter of a million secret United States government cables would be a “grotesque misuse” of copyright law, says an expert in intellectual property.
Mungo MacCallum: Mungo: WikiLeaks principle critical, but contents … oh well
Julian Assange may not merit a Nobel prize, but he sure as hell doesn’t deserve to be persecuted either. If we are serious about defending democracy, he is not our enemy but our new best friend.
Rundle: timeline of Assange’s visit to Sweden and events that followed
The following is a timeline and summary of the public record of Julian Assange’s visit to Sweden, incidents therein, and accusations arising therefrom.
climate change UN climate talks get some Mexican mojo
Without a domestic pollution limit and price Australia will not be in a position to fulfill the commitments made in Cancun, writes Erwin Jackson, deputy CEO of The Climate Institute, from Cancun, Mexico.
Funding illegal Israeli settlements?
Priceless.
Visa, Mastercard and PayPal have all blacklisted Wikileaks, but they enable donations to West Bank settlements that breach both international and in some cases Israeli law - and worse.
Wikileaks Life and death under WikiLeaks: what we learnt in Kenya
As ever with WikiLeaks, the moral implications in the Kenyan case remain ambiguous, writes Rafiq Copeland from Kenya.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The Orwellian campaign against Assange
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Markets up as Nasdaq continues rise
The Nasdaq closed higher for the eighth consecutive day to reach its highest close in three years.
Daily Proposition: drive your children out of home
Here are some tactics you can use to edge your child closer towards adulthood, or simply to torment them for pure enjoyment, writes Crikey intern Caroline Zielinski.
Media briefs: Latika tweets for Aunty … Oprahmania … new deal on election debates …
In today’s Media Briefs: Latika Bourke to join ABC as social media reporter, Oprah has a VB with the boys at a good ol’ fashioned BBQ, how AP got its Charles and Camilla money shot and more….
Political snippets: November and the heat is on
The monthly global temperature data from NASA shows that it was easily the hottest November in the temperature record.
Video of the Day: When Oprah and Cancun collide
What happens when you cross an Oprah crowd with a wrap-up of all the news of climate change from the Cancun climate talks?
Crikey Says: Over to you, Combet
Just before the Mexican dawn on Saturday, the UN got its mojo back in guiding global action on pollution and climate change…
