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March, 2011
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The Libyan quagmire
Morning Market Report: US markets close down despite good news
The Dow broke a 3 day winning streak even though US Federal Reserve officials saying the recovery in the US economy is underway.
Media briefs: ABC news taunts … Hun Xanadon’ts …
In today’s Media Briefs: Richard Stubbs mocks newsreader, Xanadu Zanadon’t, Front Page of the Day and more …
Political snippets: The danger in addressing rallies
Whenever I think back to John Hewson’s bold attempt to become Prime Minister with an honest policy to introduce a goods and services tax the image that comes to me mind is of the Opposition Leader standing on the tray of a truck shouting a speech at the gathered crowd.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Newman precedent: Sallyanne Atkinson. Campbell Newman’s unorthodox push to transform himself from Brisbane lord mayor to Queensland premier has a precedent, albeit an unsuccessful one. Sallyanne Atkinson once enjoyed an even higher approval rating than Newman as the city’s first Liberal lord mayor and encouraged by a motley bunch of white shoe property developers and […]
Crikey Says: The holy trinity of Hawke/Keating/Howard
Did the holy trinity of Hawke/Keating/Howard do it differently?
These Are The Isolate — a masterclass in handling an intimate space
Winner of last year’s Theatre Works Melbourne Fringe Award, These Are the Isolate is restaged here as part of Theatre Works’ exciting 2011 season. But there are crucial differences in this latest production, writes Andrew Fuhrmann.
Only in Qld… Campbell’s the new man in the hot seat
Events these past couple of days concerning state politics of the non-Labor kind, again give credence to the view that Queensland is different, writes professor Scott Prasser, executive director of the Public Policy Institute at Australian Catholic University.
Daily Proposition: see a playful baroque opera
George Frideric Handel was a serious man and muso, notwithstanding the most ridiculous wig. But he let his absurd hair down even more than usual with the playful Partenope, which hardly rates as one of the most famous operas of all time, but is definitely one of the most fun. And Opera Australia’s co-production with […]
Eltham: Mandatory detention is morally bankrupt
Our treatment of asylum seekers is akin to the totalitarian dictators that Australia normally stands against. Just because oppressing asylum seekers is popular with voters, doesn’t mean it’s right, declares Ben Eltham.
Michael Palin: On the etiquette of diary writing
Monty Python’s Michael Palin explains the dos and don’ts of keeping a regular diary. Don’t pretend your life is more interesting than it is. Do write every day. Don’t write about your involvement in the Nazi Party…
That damn polar bear drove me Knuts
Popular polar bear Knut died in Berlin Zoo this week. But for Roger Boyes, a foreign correspondent in Germany, Knut’s death comes as a relief. No more ditching serious stories about the euro collapse in favour of cute updates of Knut, says Boyes.
Following the news, Simpsons style
Over the years a litany of newspaper headlines have appeared in The Simpsons. Funny or Die lists 55 of the best, including ‘Incontinent old man wins Miss Teen America.’
The beard bringeth power and respect
Hey gentlemen: want to become one of history’s most powerful and influential leaders? Before you start campaigning for votes or overthrowing governments, you’d better grow a thick and plentiful beard, explains Spook Magazine.
Facebook a haven for fibbing young’uns
Facebook is the cyber equivalent of a nightclub regularly frequented by underage patrons, with more than 20,000 users KBed by security everyday, reports Barbara E. Hernandez.
Even amongst the Japan rubble, print isn’t dead
With no power and phone lines down, residents of Ishinomaki, Japan couldn’t access social media or television news. Instead, the local newspaper staff wrote out — by hand — the latest news for the community.
aviation industry What if the Qantas unions asked for nothing?
What would happen if the pilots, the engineers, the refuellers and the baggage handlers all withdrew their current pay claims? asks Ben Sandilands.
film reviews Griff the Invisible — offbeat superhero storytelling
Debut writer/director Leon Ford’s Australian superhero piss take Griff the Invisible is a quirky low-fi adventure about Griff, a mild-mannered schmuck by day and a hero - of sorts - by night, writes Luke Buckmaster.
NSW election minus 3 days
Only a few more days before the long-awaited NSW election — and the assumed bollocking of the NSW Labor party. William Bowe collects the latest news and election updates.
You blur their faces but give their names
Two schoolkids — one 12 years old, the other 15 — have been shamelessly used by the national media this week as ratings fodder, after a schoolyard fight was filmed and uploaded to the internet. The current affairs shows are the real bullies here, writes Jeremy Sear.
Nucle-yay or nay? How Japan has divided critics
One interesting thing to come out of the Japanese quake and resulting ongoing difficulties at the Fukushima nuclear plant, is the two vastly different takes on the issue of nuclear power, writes Amber Jamieson.
Inside Story moves from web-only to web and print
The not for profit university-based Inside Story magazine has reversed the usual direction of news publications by moving from being web-only to both web and print, reports Margaret Simons.
