While the results of Irish general elections often fail to make international headlines, this year it is different as next week will mark the first time Ireland has gone to the polls since its economic meltdown, writes Keshia Jacotine, an honours student at Monash University in Irish politics
February, 2011
Essential: Labor only facing disaster, not apocalypse, in NSW
Labor’s vote is worsening in NSW, according to Essential Research’s new poll, although it’s only facing a shattering defeat, not the annihilation suggested by other polls.
Maley: a frightening replay of 2007
Surging global equity prices, junk bond yields at record lows, the return of “covenant-lite” deals — for many observers we’re seeing a replay of the heady first months of 2007, writes Karen Maley, of Business Spectator.
Online reader polls on life support at Holt Street 2.0
Online polls may be a thing of the past at The Australian after the powers that be at Holt Street 2.0 conceded it was likely the results of two recent polls run on its website were manipulated.
After the peace in Bahrain it felt like the start of Gulf War I
Bahrain’s people went to the streets on February 14 … and all the while it was peaceful, writes an Australian expat living in Bahrain
Wankley Awards: And the Wankley goes to… current affairs Houso’s war
An uncensored, taxpayer-funded TV show about housing commissions. By gee, if that’s not a recipe for tabloid TV gold, then nothing is.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: A return to a more moderate multiculturalism policy
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: The Dow hits a two yeah high
The Dow continued its rise, setting new 2-year highs.
Daily Proposition: Daily Proposition: run for the covers
Old blokes playing covers has led the odd brush with fame.
Political snippets: Ignoring what the people think
My own observations and conversations suggest the anti-Muslim sentiment is both strong and growing.
Video of the Day: Helen Thomas fronts up to CNN
In her first interview since retiring last year after telling the Jews to “go home” former White House correspondent Helen Thomas fronts up to the Joy Behar show on CNN, describes herself as a Semite and defends her controversial comments.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
The word from branchland. My friend in a Commbank Bank branch just sent this from their head honcho… Hi everyone One of our competitors continues to focus on us as part of their latest campaign. Let me say I welcome and thrive on a competitive market. It’s also great for our customers. Competing on price […]
Crikey Says: Crikey says: who killed REDgroup?
Everyone’s in a lather this morning over the collapse of REDgroup retail, the owner of Borders Australia and Angus & Robertson.
Google Books and the rise of culturomics
‘Culturomics’ is a paradigm for studying cultural trends using large amounts of textual data. An exciting new project will draw over 500 billion words from many languages from Google Books, writes James McElvenny.
AFL North Melbourne Football Club more viable than The Age
The Age published an agenda-driven story this week about the finances of the North Melbourne Football Club. It’s a shame they didn’t observe the most basic tenet of journalism and check the story with its target, writes Jamie Johnstone.
Why Van Gogh’s yellows went to brown
Scientists have discovered that UV and sunlight are the reasons some of Van Gogh’s paintings have deteriorated over time. UV can affect oil paintings by turning yellow into brown pigments, reports the BBC.
Media briefs: Worst front page ever? … correction of the week … too-dear journalism …
In today’s Media Briefs: Who falls next in the Borders aftermath? … Is pure journalism unaffordable? … Magazines pick up, newspapers struggle. … Newspapers respond to Google One Pass
It’s all in the taco: social media sector schooled by Taco Bell
No comment? Pffftt. In high profile lawsuits social media can play a lead role in influencing public opinion and Taco Bell’s recent use of Twitter and Facebook to defend its reputation sets a powerful example for other companies to follow, writes Patrick Kerley.
Superheroes and the age old act of finders keepers
From Lord of the Rings to Green Lantern, innumerable characters in comic books and literature have accidentally stumbled upon magical power-granting items. But what would the legal ramifications be if this occurred in the real world?
The Filipino obsession with Presidential romance
Despite fighting terrorism, corruption and fires the topic on the tip of everybody’s tongues in the Philippines is the President’s love life. Bachelor Prez Benigno Aquino, 51, is balding, dorky and hot to trot.
Sarah Palin hires new chief of staff
Former Bob Dole adviser Michael Glassner has been recruited as Sarah Palin’s new chief of staff. The addition of the cool-under-pressure Glassner suggests Palin’s team recognised it wasn’t functioning properly, says Shushannah Walshe.
