Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens has taken an important step in alerting the world to the major changes looming in global finance, writes Robert Gottliebsen, of Business Spectator.
April, 2011
Cuba’s communapitalism
During its first convention in 14 years the Communist Party in Cuba will debate plans that sound distinctly…capitalist. Even in Cuba, communism is very far from what it used to be, writes Chris Arsenault.
Facebook flogs your personal profile to advertisers
Got U2 as your favourite band on Facebook? Expect ads to appear flogging tickets to see Bono play in your hometown. As Facebook prepares to go public sometime next year, its advertising mines user data like never before.
aviation industry 
100 years ago, flight came to Sydney
One hundred years ago powered flight came to the site of the future Sydney Airport. Aviation reporter Ben Sandilands reflects on a century of aviation history in Sydney.
Boys will be (obnoxious, immature, stupid) boys
Let’s not blame institutions like ADFA for young males behaving in a reckless and reprehensible manner. It is, unfortunately, just the nature of young men in our society, writes former “idiot young bloke” James Valentine.
McCrann plays funny buggers with carbon terminology
Terry McCrann and others have attacked use of the word “carbon” in relation to pollution, as if it’s somehow dishonest to apply it to a substance that is natural or non-toxic. This line of logic is embarrassingly flimsy, writes Jeremy Sear.
McKinsey’s advice on rainforests? More Joker than Batman
McKinsey is just not having the best time of it at the moment, writes David Ritter from the World Bank in Washington.
Darwin’s 4th Estate and “typing to dance to”
Like most things in this life that are passing anywhere near to the outer reaches of cool, Darwin has been ahead of the pack for a long time. A gig featuring musicians who play old typewriters is a case in point, writes Bob Gosford.
comedy Review: Charlie Pickering in Rodeo, Burqa, Circumcision
In Charlie Pickering’s new show he canvasses controversial subjects such as disasters, circumcision and swearing. The image he projected was of an interesting guy with many hilarious stories, writes Meghan Lodwick.
theatre reviews La Boheme: a commercial and artistic success
Opera companies live and die by the classics — La Bohème is in the top few most performed operas in the world — and new productions come at considerable financial and artistic risk. Luckily the Opera Australia latest is a great one.
The UK Coalition contest gets nasty
Name calling has emerged between the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition partners in the United Kingdom as the referendum on changing the voting system for the House of Commons gets closer, writes Richard Farmer.
Nielsen: 56-44 to Coalition
The latest monthly Nielsen survey has Labor’s parlous position deteriorating still further. The Coalition has opened up a two-party preferred lead of 56-44, writes William Bowe.
Hobbits move at 48 frames per second
Peter Jackson is filming his The Hobbit films not in the conventional 24 frames per second but at twice the speed, which will capture movement with greater accuracy. Could this become a game changer? asks Peter Bradshaw.
The long and the short of it is Goldman Sachs was in the wrong
A 650-page report from a bipartisan US Senate Committee was scathing of Wall Street investment banks, stating Wall Street is a “financial snake pit rife with greed, conflicts of interest, and wrongdoing”. Goldman Sachs copped the brunt of the criticism.
Fortescue releases its own native title video
Fortescue Metals Group has stepped up efforts to counter the claims made in a controversial clip of a native title meeting held in Roebourne last month by releasing their own video online.
Media affidavits’ greatest hits: legal letters from the swinging d-cks
So the idea was to subject one of the media trends of our time to some analysis, and glean what we could about the state of the industry and the way media companies really work. Or perhaps we just wanted an excuse to rehash the juicy bits.
Where are the Arab voices on the BDS coverage?
Where are Arab voices in the Australian media as part of the coverage of the NSW Greens embracing boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel?
Video of the Day: Fight for Your Right Revisited
Are the Beastie Boys coming back in a big way? This star-studded trailer for a 30 minute short film (that may or may not be coming out) suggests it’s a very real possibility.
For errant footballers, it’s a win-loos situation
They’re a great idea these portable pissoirs, but for God’s sake let’s put them where they’re needed.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Nuclear power: try and sell it now
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: US markets rally after bad start
Market opened low and rallied most of the day.
