Is Labor so on the nose right now, that no-one can acknowledge what a remarkable job the ALP has done supporting women? asks “faceless woman of the ALP” Tanja Kovac, National Co-ordinator of EMILY’s List Australia.
March, 2011
Libyan students to demand asylum
The federal government is bracing for a wave of refugee applications from the 650 Libyan scholarship students marooned in Australia who fear torture at the hands of the Muammar Gaddafi regime when they return to their war-torn homeland.
Unsophisticated speculators were late getting to the Centro action
Insiders suggest that the Chinese investors were unsophisticated did not understand that Centro was worth billions less than zero.
Women in business: board quotas not the only answer
There should be more women on boards, says Crikey publisher and CEO Amanda Gome. But only when there’s more support for women entrepreneurs.
The Long View: communicating the science honestly
It’s the Gillard versus Abbott drawcard event. The debate over carbon price legislation is a decisive battle in Australia’s climate policy war, writes author David Spratt.
Libyan crisis: when is a civil war a civil war?
If Libya is heading towards civil war, the implication is that the present situation is something else. If not civil war, what is it?, asks freelance writer Rafiq Copeland.
Apple: saving old media, or just making them its bitch?
“Media is dying”, was the call. Now there’s a new one: grab an iPad and bend over for Apple. Frustration with Steve Jobs’ digital powerhouse is growing.
Lies, damned lies and human development indicators
The line attributed by Mark Twain to British PM Benjamin Disraeli that there are “lies, damned lies and statistics” might be held to be true when assessing the value of indicators.
Guy Rundle: Rundle: as Libya demonstrates, UK govt can’t handle a crisis
As the government’s hopelessly confused response to the Libyan crisis demonstrated, it does not handle genuine emergencies well.
Academy of Science: are human activities causing climate change?
The increase in greenhouse gas concentration happened about the same time as industrialisation, when the global human population began growing rapidly and farming also increased.
Keane's classics: Climate change cage match: Abbott debates Abbott
Tony Abbott goes mano-a-mano on climate change and a carbon price with his toughest opponent yet — Tony Abbott. Let’s look back on all the times Abbott has spoken about climate change.
Nothing to see here: Serco (probably) fined for (possible) breaches
What happens when Serco breaches its multimillion dollar detention centre contract with the Depearment of Immigration and Citizenship? Well, we can’t tell you, because no one has the obligation to say.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Stuart MacGill’s fast food sponsorship wrong ‘un
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Markets bounce back to recover yesterday’s losses
The Dow Jones closed up overnight to recover much of the previous two days’ losses.
Daily Proposition: Barbecue like a Korean
The Koreans, a hardworking, resourceful people, have brought us many wonderful things. None more so than their finger-licking barbecues, says Mike Stuchbery.
Media briefs: AFR’s Marty McFly moment … op-ed gender divide
Back to the future at The AFR, with a return to a resources focus like there was in the 1980s. Plus, Libya regime’s treatment of journalists, the gender divide on op-ed pages and other media news.
The Media Monitors' Top 20: Headlines follow Gillard’s US roadtrip
The trip to the US and meeting with Barack Obama saw a big increase in television coverage for Julia Gillard.
Video of the Day: Julia and Barack hang with the kids
The footage of PM Gillard and President Obama visiting a high school in Arlington, Virginia, for a question-and-answer session, where Obama starts by singing happy birthday to the teacher and then students ask Gillard about football, Vegemite and the Queensland floods.
Crikey Says: How fast food hijacked sport
New research from the University of Sydney claims the vast majority of Australian elite athletes are unhappy about sports stars promoting junk food and alcohol. And then there’s Coca Cola.
Al Jazeera launches an English channel for kids
Al Jazeera might be most known for its news reporting, but the network will soon launch an English-language children’s channel, aimed to hit the US market next year.
Gaddafi: not a clown, just a killer
It’s all very well for the West to laugh at Libyan leader Gaddafi’s jaunty hats, love of umbrellas and his confused babbling, but this is a brutal dictator that continues to fire on his people. Why are we still making jokes? asks Elizabeth Flock.
