Gold prices are pushing further into record territory, with gold futures brushing against the psychologically important $US1500 level, writes Karen Maley.
April, 2011
Hitchens: Dear Kate, if you really love William, run for the hills
“Many of us,” writes Christopher Hitchens, “don’t want or need another sacrificial lamb to water the dried bones and veins of a dessicated system.” Hitchens presents sage advice for Kate Middleton: don’t join the royal family.
ABC responds to FOI request on cost of ABC News 24
The ABC has responded to a recent Freedom of Information request submitted by Margaret Simons in relation to the costs of ABC News 24. Head over to Crikey’s media blog The Content Makers to read it.
Religion in schools: time to cut the Gordian knot
Religious instruction is a form of indoctrination, literally, and is not about what most teachers would regard as good learning, writes teacher and researcher Tony Taylor.
Some choice words between Qantas and its pilots
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce gave a speech in Sydney yesterday which provoked an angry response from the pilot union, AIPA, and didn’t touch on a number of critical matters, writes Ben Sandilands.
Advertiser: 60-40 to Liberals in SA
While The Advertiser’s latest poll sample is small, it adds to an impression of a government in South Australia in terminal decline and a Premier long past his use-by date, writes William Bowe.
Jim Schembri and the mystery of the Twitter time machine
Yesterday Fairfax film critic Jim Schembri engaged in a bizarre online performance piece in which Luke Buckmaster was unwittingly cast as one of the key players. It all began with a scary movie…
Defence reform already losing momentum
Prospects are vanishing for serious reform of the Australian Defence Force culture of bullying, brutality and degradation. Little, if anything, seems likely to change substantially following two weeks of grubby disclosures, writes Geoffrey Barker.
Fairfax film critic Schembri and the mystery of the Twitter time machine
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Simons: News Ltd on back foot as Fairfax readies better iPad app
The buzz in the industry is that Fairfax Media is about to launch its much promised “native” iPad apps for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age — possibly before the end of this month.
Queensland: the carbon kings
New greenhouse data shows that even with the GFC and some one-off factors holding down emissions, Australia will miss its 5% carbon reduction target by 2020.
Why some businesses are lining up to support a carbon tax
The list of businesses, unions and lobby groups opposing the carbon tax seemingly grows longer every day. But what about the companies who support pricing carbon, asks Crikey intern Anokhee Shah?
A soaring opera of young love and loss
The company took the bohemians to the bank on opening night.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The nuclear debate’s healthy green glow
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Standard & Poor’s downgrade of US debt spooks markets
It was its biggest fall in a month.
Media briefs: Wooley’s ad spruik … Nine’s royal exclusive …
Sun shines on 60 Minutes reporter … Hair-raising Nine blooper … Nine exclusive: royal wedding … Snearing at Sarah from the UK … Front page of the Day …
Video of the Day: Coming up Trumps on Fox
Republican president wannabe Donald Trump sat down for an interview with Fox News host — and strong Republican — Jeanine Pirro over the weekend, where Trump discussed his possible presidential run and answered questions including “With respect to money, do you think President Obama is looking to redistribute the wealth in this country?”. Stay tuned for the finale of […]
Political snippets: I hate the weeks leading up to budgets
The worst political season of the year is upon us.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
An anonymous SBS staff member writes: So the new SBS MD “has both a strong commercial background and experience seeking cost savings by rationalising production resources”, according to Margaret Simons. I wonder if that sentence was cribbed from a similar piece written some time after Shaun Brown was appointed to the position, because the same thing […]
Crikey Says: The climate change disconnect
There’s a bizarre disconnection between the climate change debate in Australia and reality, with Australia’s emissions continuing to grow.
Faction too much friction in ALP: Andrews dep CoS fight, Wright to national boss
Victorian deputy opposition leader Rob Hulls has defied his own faction in its search for a deputy chief of staff to Daniel Andrews, slapping down Labor Unity’s first pick for the prized gig and forcing a drawn-out interview process.
