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December, 2010
Google launches open source e-book store
Google has entered the proliferating e-book industry with a new store that offers hundreds of thousands of books to purchase. The good news for skinflints is that there are millions more available for free, writes Julia Boorstin .
Should journalists be trained in mathematics?
A recent article published in the Columbia Journalism Review emphatically argued the importance of journos being trained in maths, particularly statistics. That argument has more than a little currently here, writes Jeremy Sear.
travel Following Gaudi to Mallorca
Dr Terry Cutler takes a stroll around the Spanish island of Mallorca. It’s much more than Christopher Skase’s hideaway, instead a treasure trove of architectural gems, Catalan Gothic cathedrals and touches of Gaudi.
Is the new National Preventative Health Agency facing bureaucratic capture?
Discontented rumblings from public health advocates suggest that questions about the form and direction of the Australian Government’s commitment to preventative health extend beyond the nitty-gritty of diabetes care plans and Medicare Locals, writes Margo Saunders.
Essential: 51-49 to Coalition
The weekly Essential Research poll has the Coalition with a 51-49 two-party lead for the fourth week running. The Coalition primary vote is up a point to 45%, with Labor steady on 38%, writes William Bowe.
Newspoll: back to 50-50
The latest Newspoll has the two-party vote at 50-50, after an anomalous 52-48 in Labor’s favour a fortnight ago. The Labor lead from a fortnight ago may have proved ephemeral, but the improvement in Julia Gillard’s personal ratings has mostly stuck, reports William Bowe.
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The world’s most energetic cities
A look at the most dynamic cities in this post-GFC world, judging each city by employment and growth of income. Melbourne is the only Oz addition, with the rest mainly being in China, India, South East Asia and South America.
Fairfax Media CEO resigns
Head of Fairfax Media Brian McCarthy quit today, effective immediately, after he refused an offer to stay on for 3-5 more years. Fellow board member Greg Hywood will act as a temporary replacement, until a permanent is found.
Political snippets: Ted’s still firing on law and order
It is clearly hard to get out of that election mode when posturing about tough on law and order is seen by politicians as a pre-requisite for success.
Essential: climate change — more people don’t know, and don’t trust Labor
New figures show just how badly damaged Labor’s “brand” is — especially on climate change. Asked who they trusted most to understand and deal with climate change, 29% of those polled said the Coalition, well ahead of 23% for Labor.
Gottliebsen: Axing our Asian advantage
Prime ministers rarely open buildings, but back in August 2008 the contents of Rudd’s speech showed that this was a deliberate, strategic move — the Australian AXA company was a great chance for Australia to play a major role in the Chinese and Asian services industry.
The printing is on the wall for The Age, former execs agree
Former senior Age executives have backed the release of a document calling for a radical restructure of the ailing Melbourne daily’s management team, following the launch of a public campaign to save the newspaper from oblivion.
Here we go again: Labor and the Greens, part XXVI
Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad.
The Cancun climate talks sting: it may not mean much
Don’t pay too much attention to the emission abatement targets coming out of Cancun at the end of the week. They may not mean much. Giles Parkinson of Climate Spectator explains from the sidelines of the climate talks.
Banking reform isn’t just about empowering consumers
Wayne Swan has to go beyond Labor’s focus on empowering consumers to focus on the government’s role in banking. The problem is more substantial than a mere oligopoly where consumers need to be on their toes to maximise whatever is left of competition.
The Canberra Cables
This will not be end of Kevin Rudd’s starring role in the WikiLeaks Canberra cables, writes Luke Miller.
Guy Rundle: Bob Brown supports WikiLeaks, is Phillip Adams in the frame?
Should the government decide that it wants to pursue action around the ‘Cablegate’ material, other Australians involved with WikiLeaks may well be liable for prosecution. The most prominent of these is the broadcaster Phillip Adams who is, or was until recently, a member of the advisory board of WikiLeaks.
Mungo MacCallum: Nuclear debate will end, not with a bang but a phut
It must be the silly season. The old arguments are all back on the agenda, and none of them is more thoroughly worn than the one about Australia going nuclear.
Rudd deserves points for confronting some brutal truths
The leaked conversation between Hillary Clinton and Kevin Rudd contradicts the perception that the former Australian prime minister was “soft” on China, writes Dr John Lee, a foreign policy fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies
Letter from...: Letter from … Ghana, home of bright lights and deep-water dreams
The sea breeze swept in as we drew closer to the southern-most tip of Ghana and the closest point on land to the Jubilee oilfield, which holds an estimated 1.6 billion barrels in oil reserves, writes freelance journalist Clair MacDougall.
John Hartman … from insider trading to the hard cell
ASIC has finally claimed a scalp for its insider-trading mantelpiece.
Possum: public opinion on same-s-x marriage
With three separate polls released over the past couple of months gauging public opinion on same-s-x marriage, it’s worth taking a squiz at how opinion has changed over the past few years.
How long will Labor hold its anti nuclear line?
The Labor government is holding firmly to its anti nuclear platform for now but the rumblings of dissent from within the party are growing.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Has WikiLeaks changed everything?
Crikey reader have their say.
