Julian Assange now has another reason to believe The Guardian is part of a Jewish conspiracy to damage both him and WikiLeaks, reports Richard Farmer.
March, 2011
Galaxy: 64-36 to Coalition in NSW
The latest Galaxy poll for New South Wales has the Coalition on 50 percent of the primary vote, down a point on the previous poll, with Labor up three to 23 percent, leveling out to 64-36 two-party preferred, writes William Bowe.
travel The trials and tribulations of a trainee tour guide
Imagine blazing through 33 cities in nine countries in just five weeks, on much booze and no sleep. Ben Oliver explains the torturous training involved in being a Busabout tour operator.
Crabb: The giant sooking babies leading our country
This new paradigm is more of a new play pen, with Australian politicians trading the most pathetic insults and playing childish games with each other, writes Annabel Crabb.
Manning’s death penalty charge treats the media as the enemy
Alleged Wikileaks leaker Bradley Manning now faces the death penalty under a charge that assumes the media is an enemy of the United States.
Pilot training, air safety inquiry to recall industry heavyweights
fter the shocks that emerged in a Senate committee hearing last Friday concerning pilot training and airline safety in Australia, the inquiry has been extended to May 4.
Guy Rundle: Rundle: with WikiLeaks, Manning erred in being human
Just at the point when the WikiLeaks saga was collapsing into final absurdity, US soldier Bradley Manning faces 22 additional charges, including that of aiding the enemy, which attracts the death penalty.
Chickens come home to roost for Coles
Coles has launched a high-level independent probe into the employment practices of poultry giant Baiada following a string of alleged breaches of the retailer’s ethical sourcing policy.
Budget wars in America: there’s more to it than money
In between worrying about what to do about the chaos in the Middle East, the political world in the United States is mostly occupied this week with the debate over the federal budget.
Our carbon addict tax system
If you compare the money spent encouraging fossil fuel usage compared to how much it spent on climate change programs in recent years, it shows we have a pro-carbon tax system, so strongly supportive of fossil fuels that it would outweight a carbon price.
Westfield changes aimed at heading off AGM revolt
Westfield boss Frank Lowy yesterday agreed to surrender his $41,000-a-day salary in a shrewd piece of juggling.
Hang Ten: Warburton may have to wait as network CEO
So will Ten’s new CEO James Warburton be able to take up his new role at Ten in July, as the network announced yesterday? Not so fast…
Mental health, suicide prevention red-hot national political issues
Mental health advocate professor John Mendoza was invited to attend a community symposium on mental health in Sydney on March 10. He can’t make the event, but replied with this letter.
The Australian Academy of Science: explaining climate change
The Australian Academy of Science is strongly committed to enhancing public understanding of scientific issues and how these may impact on society and the planet. This includes climate science, writes Prof. Kurt Lambeck.
Penn a huge winner in AXA-Asia Pacific takeover
It’s not often a takeover is detrimental to shareholders in the company being taken over.
Gaddafi defiant as Libya descends into possible civil war
Libyan rebels have claimed back the town of Brega after a day of chaotic clashes with Muammar Gaddafi’s forces. The counter-attack came as fighting in the strife-torn nation escalated into a potential civil war. Here’s a wrap of what’s happening.
Come in Spinner: The gelt or the gold
Sport is not only big business but also an activity where hugely disproportionate returns accrue to the most successful.
Libya’s refugees and mercenaries: 1m foreigners in firing line
A humanitarian crisis is rapidly emerging as refugees stream out of Libya. Already more than 150,000 people have crossed into neighbouring Egypt and Tunisia, Rafiq Copeland reports from northern Africa.
Possum: carbon price opinion — the starting gates
Over the next 12 months, we’ll have more polls on pricing carbon than we can poke a stick at.
Daily Proposition: When life gets you down, eat pho
The world is a cold, vile, miserable place. Mike Stuchbery shields himself from the slow collapse of all things with a steaming bowl of Vietnamese pho.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: It’s not Ben Bernanke’s fault
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Good job data boosts US markets
The ADP Employment report ahead of the main jobs numbers on Friday showed more private sector jobs were added was than expected in February in the US.
