It hasn’t taken long for the renewed debate over a 2nd airport for Sydney to take a comic break, provided by the National Party leader Warren Truss, writes Ben Sandilands.
April, 2011
ALP fractures on secretary post, our foreign investment black box, Bolt’s bidding for Gina, 7PM’s climate misinfotainment, Rundle on multiculturalism, Ivory Coast latest
The video of Twiggy Forrest that everyone’s talking about
A video has been uploaded by the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation expressing their concern over a March meeting with Fortesque Metals Group over a native title dispute in the Pilbara.
The Media Monitors' Top 20: The Media Monitors’ Top 20
John Robertson copped quite a few lightning bolts from Labor’s Mt Olympus before being elected unopposed in NSW (another good look that, isn’t it?) with most media commentators vacillating between “dumb choice” and “who cares, probably good to use him up before the A-team comes in”. Robbo has the same benefit as his predecessor of […]
Andrew Bolt on trial: final plea to ban ‘unlawful’ Hun stories
The two senior silks representing nine prominent members of the Aboriginal community in the Andrew Bolt race case have concluded their submissions with a passionate plea for Judge Mordy Bromberg to ban the Herald Sun from publishing “unlawful” stories in the future.
Media briefs: Dodgy Tele poll … News of the World arrests …
One reader was looking at an article on betting advertisements at sporting venues at the Daily Telegraph and decided to vote in their reader poll. Why are the answers so dodgy? Plus other media news.
Political snippets: Richard Farmer’s chunky bits: Immigration’s Tassie farce
So the Immigration Department is going to spend $15 million doing up some wooden sheds in Tasmania to house 400 boat people for 26 weeks until permanent accommodation is available back on the mainland.
Video of the Day: Freewheelin’ at Freerunning
California’s Tempest Freerunning Academy is a gigantic indoor obstacle course dedicated to training participants in the art of freerunning, best described as a form of urban acrobatics. This video makes the Crikey team want to get more exercise.
Crikey Says: Journalism, News of the World style
The UK Telegraph, April 5: Chief reporter and assistant editor at News of the World arrested over phone hacking
Morning Market Report: A new Dow Jones high
The Dow Jones closed down 6 overnight, but hit a new 52-week intraday high.
Daily Proposition: Learn from Experience
Trawling through The Guardian’s website one afternoon, Laura Griffin found a series called “Experience”, where people are invited to share their unique (read: weird, and often wonderful) stories. It’s a kaleidescope of human experience.
The dark side of mateship in Australian military ranks
Gender equity interventions alone cannot penetrate the hermetically sealed, and bullet-proof culture of group solidarity that soldiers are socialised into at training, writes sociologist and former military man Dr Ben Wadham.
Australia’s black box of foreign investment regulation
The knockback of the SGX-ASX takeover is an example of the complete lack of transparency around our FIRB process. At least Joe Hockey and the Coalition are happy.
Review: Drags Aloud at the Movies (MICF)
If you’re in the mood for a good ol’ fashioned drag queen comedy you might want to try this fresh and delightfully kooky show playing at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, writes Warrick Glynn.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Qantas plans strike break. Qantas will engage the same strike breaker it used in previous engineers’ strike. Staff are being recruited. Does Solly want Myer? Apart from a bit of peripheral commentary, it seems no one has cracked on to the real reason Solly Lew has resurrected the career of ex-David Jones boss Mark McInnes. […]
Fight choreography is killing action movies
It was fun for a while, but action movie fight scenes in which the story takes a sabbatical while actors partake in immaculately choreographed fight routines are sucking all the fun out of martial arts movies, says Kyle Buchanan.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Where the rainforest meets the free market
Are market solutions the best mechanism? Martin Gordon writes: Re. “Where does a carbon price fit in an average household budget?” (yesterday, item 1) I enjoyed your article on household impacts, and find your point about industry focused support compelling. I accept climate change as scientifically sound (however imprecisely projected), but as an economist increasingly […]
Right fractures, leaving Labor secretary post ‘wide open’
The Labor Party has fractured further over the appointment of a new national secretary, with the Right faction split down the middle for the first time in years ahead of its caucus meeting on Thursday night.
Politicians in Australia more vilified than ever
Vilification of our national leaders cranked up a notch when Kevin Rudd became PM. Encouraged by the media, Australia’s political circuit is embracing the kind of tactics used by the GOP and the Tea Party, says Ad Astra.
The 7PM Project and a dose of climate misinfotainment
The 7PM Project’s producers went looking for conflict and argument and in so doing, failed its audience, writes journalist Graham Readfearn.
Top 25 American newspapers on Twitter
With more than 3 million followers, The New York Times is the most influential American newspaper on Twitter. The Wrap has ranked and compared the top 25.
