James D. Catlin, who acted for WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange in London back in October, told Crikey that Swedish authorities still haven’t provided “powerful exculpatory evidence” — a series of SMS messages and tweets sent by the women involved — necessary to obtain an arrest warrant.
December, 2010
Richardson: rival teams face off in Victoria
Counting continues in the Victorian state election, with two upper house seats still very much undecided.
Life according to Gina: mining magnate brings an axe to Fairfax
Gina Rinehart’s $50 million investment in Fairfax Media would seem to confirm one of the theories regarding her sudden interest in the media sector, and blow up a few others.
Grattan Street intrigue as Assange fingers sharehouse
What’s the relevance and intrigue surrounding 177 Grattan Street, Carlton? Well, Julian Assange for starters.
How the Sex Party disposed of a junketeering speaker
The Greens appear to have been saved the ignominy of going backwards in the Victorian upper house by the Australian Sex Party, which is set to pocket $30,000 of public funding courtesy, in part, of the donkey vote.
Oprah needs Australia as much as Australia needs her
As the Oprah caravan arrives in Australia today to play at our most famous big top, the hype does not match reality, writes Peter Cox of Cox Media.
WikiLeaks and the price of partnership
WikiLeaks is paying a price for hooking up with mainstream media outlets. But eventually the media must pay one too.
Ask a climate scientist: how is the global average temperature calculated?
Got a question about climate science? These next few weeks at Rooted we’re running the Ask a climate scientist series. Keep the questions coming as well, by either leaving one as a comment, or — preferably — emailing me directly.
WikiLeaks update: Corruption in Tunisia, an “Arab force” and the party of the decade
As Julian Assange fronted court in London this morning and the media storm continue to circle around the enigmatic whistleblower, his WikiLeaks website continued its drip feed of secret cables sent from US embassies around the world. Today, more than 100 extra cables were published. Here is a summary of the best of them.
Mental health behind bars: why women prisoners are set up to fail
Incidents of mental illness in our prison system are disproportionately high — particularly among female inmates. In part one of a special report into the NSW female prison population, Inga Ting examines how they find themselves behind bars and why they are disadvantaged while they are there.
No Cancun crisis yet, but an air of resignation descends on climate talks
It’s not yet a crisis, but an air of anxiety and resignation has decended upon the climate talks in Cancun, writes Giles Parkinson, of Climate Spectator.
Combet hits Cancun … time to roll up your sleeves
The final week of critical climate negotiations in Cancun is upon us and Australia’s minister for climate change, Greg Combet, arrived on the weekend and got straight to work, writes Phillip Ireland from Cancun.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: WikiLeaks et al
Crikey readers have their say.
Daily Proposition: Daily Proposition: plan your Christmas viewing
Nothing says Christmas like Christmas movies. Time to carefully plan your festive feature-length treats, says Matt Smith.
Media briefs: Music dies for Murdoch … our unworthy media
How will this be spun in Australian News Corp outlets? News Corporation’s 38% associate, BSkyB, is shutting its year-old Sky Songs service from next February after only attracting 10,000 punters. Plus other media tidbits of the day.
Qantas at (sevens) sixes and sevens over 787 delays
When Continental, one of the few US airlines to order the 787 Dreamliner, publicly contradicts Boeing over its latest guidance about how late the plastic jet is going to be, the impact on Qantas becomes more painfully obvious.
The Media Monitors' Top 20: WikiLeaks controversy gets Rudd unwanted press
Kevin Rudd up to number two as the main Australian politician caught out so far by the WikiLeaks.
Political snippets: Forget smaller classes, pay the teachers more
Having studied test results, the OECD reached the conclusion that school systems considered successful tend to prioritise teachers’ pay over smaller classes.
Video of the Day: The robotic adventures of a freelance writer
Two robots star in this eerily accurate depiction of an editor’s relationship with a freelance writer, which is “dedicated to beleaguered journalists everywhere.”
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Getting up early to monitor for Burke. Tony Burke’s department (was DEWHA, now SEWPAC) have just sacked an external contractor, a full-time media monitor (junior position) who previously worked at AAP Canberra, because he didn’t agree to change his start time to 5.30am (half an hour earlier than his contract specified) during sitting weeks . […]
Crikey Says: Mr World Press Freedom Day
As we were mulling over the idea of an editorial about WikiLeaks and the importance of the free flow of information, we stumbled across a media release this morning that captured the essence of the subject far better than we could put it …
