From Japan, video editor and producer Paul Johannessen writes that, post-Japan earthquake, this is a phenomenal opportunity for humanity to realign itself, much like the planet literally just did.
March, 2011
Government facing crisis of perception over Christmas Island
After a week of violent protests on Christmas Island, it’s clear the federal government is facing a humanitarian crisis with no clear resolution.
Health and the hollowing-out of the economy
The real “hollowing out” of the Australian economy is likely to come from the health sector, which is our biggest employer and one of our fastest growing.
Media wrap: Libya at war, as coalition attacks key targets
It’s been three days since the UN Security Council mandated a no-fly-zone across Libya. French fighter planes led the attack, with over 100 fighter jets attacking planes flouting the mandate.
Maley: will hot oil fry the recovery?
Sharemarkets around the globe now stand on an important cusp, writes Karen Maley. If the bulls are correct, the recent 7% drop in the US sharemarket into Thursday morning’s low is long-overdue.
For Victoria, nuclear power was oh so close
A secret report for the SEC by British Electricity International in November 1980 envisaged the construction of a nuclear power station, which could have been operational by 2000, writes Bill Birnbauer, senior lecturer in journalism, Monash University
How the corporate world looks after its own
Corporate Australia appears to be suffering from a terrible dose of amnesia. Or perhaps boardroom figures have simply given up being responsible stewards of shareholder monies and instead, simply look after their own.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Fukushima, Chernobyl, damned lies and statistics
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Markets down as Allied forces intervene in Libya
The Dow was up 153 at best but closed the week down 1.5%, its biggest weekly fall since August last year
Daily Proposition: Food out of Africa, out of this world
There are few things to know before entering your local East African restaurant. The first is that you’ll probably be eating with your hands, writes Mike Stuchbery.
Media briefs: Oz’s Sky agenda … BBC wins US funds …
Sky sets the agenda, The Australian declares. Plus, Crikey’s front page of the day and other media news from around the globe.
Political snippets: Move to the centre but not past it
I am a firm believer that a successful political leader moves to occupy the centre ground of public opinion on any issue.
Video of the Day: Nuclear Boy and his Stinky Farts
It’s the tale of Nuclear Boy, the boy with a sore tummy who’s notorious for his smelly (read: radioactive) poo. This cartoon may be used to explain the nuclear situation for Japanese children, but it offers some lessons for all of us.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Reports from detention. I’m currently on Christmas Island. I have just been speaking with a photojournalist who has been staking out the detention centre. He reports that, at most, 60 refugees were protesting and they only retaliated (with a store of Molotov cocktails) when tear gas was fired at them. He felt that this was […]
Crikey Says: Crikey says: by boat was a bad choice
For decades now, Australia’s asylum seeker policies have been built to cater to certain perceptions.
Libya: where missiles land in fields of daisies
In a confusing juxtaposition in Benghazi, Libya, writes Fareen Kahim from the troubled town, where fields of wildflowers get turned into bombed out junkyards, littered with dead bodies and rising anger.
Top start-ups from SXSW
Back in 2007 an obscure little start up called Twitter appeared at the South by Southwest interactive conference. Who’s next? Oliver Milman outlines the most exciting and promising businesses from this year’s crop.
The paywall war: the big US papers compared
Last week the NY Times announced how its new paywall system would work. But how does it compare to other major papers like the Wall Street Journal and the Boston Globe?
PHOTO GALLERY 
Japan: one week on, a normality returns
These aren’t the pictures of tsunamis hitting the coast and people fleeing ruins. Instead, this photo gallery looks at the ordinary — and extra-ordinary — life of evacuees living in evacuation centres, cooking meals and trying to get on with life amongst the chaos.
Peter the Wild Boy? More like Peter the Disabled Child
More than 200 years ago, a crazed child found wandering naked through a German forest was adopted as a pet — complete with collar — by King George I. But scientists have just unearthed that ‘Peter the Wild Boy’ suffered from a rare genetic condition.
mental health 
Going mental at the NSW election
The Mental Health Coordinating Council has been analysing the mental health policies of the major parties in the run-up to the NSW election (at least those released so far). Croakey offers a summary.
The ultimate passenger 747 is airborne
Flight 08, the first flight of the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, has taken off from Paine Field at Everett north of Seattle. This is the ultimate version of the Boeing 747 family, writes Ben Sandilands.
