The Dow finished higher for an eighth straight session on light volume.
February, 2011
Morning Market Report: Markets up as US warns of high unemployment remaining
Political snippets: Jobs not quite keeping pace
An increase in part-time employment of 32,000 in January as reported today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics just failed to be enough to prevent the number of people unemployed increasing by 8900 people to 606,500.
Daily Proposition: Take a colourful dance through Russia
Ballet Russes, a new exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, is packed with modern and folk art costumes, from medieval ball gowns and carnivalesque clowns. It’s a surreal and fascinating experience.
Media briefs: Marieke’s undies … iPads with cameras …
ACMA has officially cleared Seven News over complaints about last year’s story in which the network revealed that NSW MP David Campbell had visited a gay sauna. Plus, Marieke Hardy celebrates her new show Laid and other media stories.
Video of the Day: How many times did Bill O’Reilly interrupt Obama?
Conservative shock jock force of nature Bill O’Reilly isn’t exactly known for patient and nuanced conversations, so when he interviewed Barack Obama for a Super Bowl special no one was surprised when he interrupted the President more than once. But how many times, exactly? Wonkette kept count.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Taylor’s still reporting on Ombudsman. Eyebrows were raised again at last night’s extensive report by ABC Victorian political reporter Josie Taylor on the latest Ombudsman report on serious child protection failings by the Office of Corrections, Victoria Police and DHS. The problem is the perceived conflict of interest arising from Taylor’s father being the deputy ombudsman — raising […]
Ask a climate scientist 
Rain, rain, go away
What areas of the plan will receive more rainfall as climate change continues and will this offset the desertification in other areas? Do water vapor emissions need to be reduced? Amber Jamieson asks the climate scientists.
Hairy reflections from a man who was always a cut above
Crikey’s sub-editor Michael Vaughn has always had a great head of hair. Many moons ago it even drew the attention of Rupert Murdoch, who looked at the then copy boy and said “get a haircut.”
Debunking the myth of Obama the spendthrift
The GOP would like the American public to believe Barack Obama is a spend spend spend prez addicted to dipping into the national purse. However exclusive estimates from Newsweek and The Daily Beast suggest a different story.
Grammar nazis, get reading and clicking at WashPo
As of next week, every time a reader spots a factual error, typo or grammar mistake on a WashingtonPost article, they can immediately click on a feedback form to fill out and report it straight back to the paper. One way of dealing with dropping sub-editors numbers?
HuffPo’s SEO mojo won’t last forever
One of the reasons AOL CEO Tim Armstrong loves The Huffington Post is because of the site’s clever (and sneaky) use of search engine optimisation techniques. But the days of dodgy SEO are numbered, says Farhad Manjoo.
The Australian Computational and Linguistics Olympiad
The Australian Computational and Linguistics Olympiad is helping to change the public’s lack of knowledge about the term “linguistics” by running linguistics competitions every year in most state capitals for students in years 10-12, writes William Steed.
Thems fightin’ words from Qantas and its pilots
A meeting between the senior management of Qantas and the Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPA) has been followed by grim words on both sides, with Qantas calling for a change to its business model and the AIPA for more job security, writes Ben Sandilands.
The 400 Club Podcast: The Biggest Loser, Community and more
In this week’s The 400 Club television podcast Dan and Prue discuss TV programs The Biggest Loser, Community, Chuck and more.
US grand jury investigating Anonymous
Bloomberg is reporting that evidence collected by the FBI about Anonymous, which attacked websites of four companies to punish them for blocking contributions to WikiLeaks, will be considered this week by a U.S. grand jury, writes Richard Farmer.
‘Egypt should not show this face to the world’: the perils of reporting from Cairo
He wasn’t arrested or severely bashed while covering the Egyptian protests for Al Jazeera, but journalist Gregg Carlstrom encountered angry crowds of pro-Mubarak supporters who jabbed knives into his chest and tried to keep him away from Tahrir Square. It’s a chilling tale.
The Coalition plays Monopoly with the flood recovery package
In its response to the flood recovery package, the Coalition has pursued all the negatives of cutting spending without any of the positives.
Fresh from the e drug scandal, Firth fronts the Balmain forum
Twenty-two retiring MPs can’t be wrong. Campaigning to be elected to NSW parliament as a Labor MP in 2011 is a bitch of a task. Crikey went to an MP forum in Balmain to see just how tough it will be for one embattled Labor member.
How shit happened for Tony Abbott
Seven had given Abbott’s office two-and-a-half hours notice of the story’s angle, including the “shit happens” remark in relation to the death of Australian soldier Jared MacKinney, and Abbott’s office had agreed to the interview.
In Congress, Americans debate patriotism and enforcement
A showdown in the US House of Representatives over extending the controversial Patriot Act fell narrowly to civil libertarians today, foreshadowing a larger fight over a permanent extension. Perhaps for the first time since September 11, Americans are questioning the need for heightened security, says Harley Dennett.
Breaking the law shouldn’t be a necessity in Australian aviation
Avtex has now been exposed for having an appalling record of unsafe practices by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Pilot bullying, deliberate rule breaking and corner cutting were amongst the unsafe practice allegations.
Hosing down the hype on wireless internet technology
There are two reasons the opposition is such a fan of wireless broadband. One is political: fibre equals National Broadband Network equals Labor equals something to destroy. The other is that the Liberals are being sucked in by the wireless vendors’ glossy brochures.
