What other laws — criminal and otherwise — still discriminate specifically against non-heterosexual Australians? It’s a long and complicated list, with a key problem being that several laws are state-based and there are strong differences amongst the states on what laws apply where and to whom.
May, 2011
Guy Rundle: Birtherism bound for half-remembered dance craze status
Clearly the White House would have liked the birther issue to run on right to the edge of the primary season.
Parkinson: call for a carbon RBA
The Clean Energy Council is advocating the creation of an independent carbon bank, writes Giles Parkinson, of Climate Spectator.
Dumbing down our politics: Lindsay Tanner discusses Sideshow with Bernard Keane
Former Finance Minister and Labor veteran Lindsay Tanner, who left politics at the last election, has written a scathing critique of modern political journalism and political practice Sideshow: Dumbing Down Democracy. It takes aim at the Press Gallery, media companies, politicians and even voters themselves in a discussion of why the media and politicians seem […]
Tanner fights the devil of fragmentation, and maybe the ghosts of the Hawke-Keating years
Lindsay Tanner’s concerns about the dumbing down of democracy reflect fundamental changes in our media driven by the internet.
Karl’s ‘tacky’ campaign takes shine off Gold Logie win
Peter Meakin describes Karl Stefanovic as a “mate”. But the rival news boss reckons his shameless and ultimately victorious campaign for a Gold Logie was “tacky”.
Footy rights winners and losers … AFL looked after its own
The AFL has certainly looked after its own, with the winners from the AFL’s landmark broadcast rights agreement largely being AFL insiders.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Why Australia is dumbing down
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: US markets up on good data
US Consumer spending and personal income were both up in March with Consumer Sentiment better than expected.
Media briefs: Budget beat-ups begin … SMH goes back in time
The Canberra Times previews the ACT state budget, American retailer Backcountry had to apologise for a tasteless email and other media news.
Political snippets: The great Gillard achievement
Where is the action man? Having been such a vocal advocate of international action being taken against the regime of Colonel Gaddafi in Libya, I suppose it is only appropriate, now that actions are not working out as planned, that Kevin Rudd feels he should be playing a role in getting things back on track. […]
Video of the Day: Obama’s speech at the correspondents’ dinner
Evoking memories of his hilarious 2008 speech at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner, Barack Obama went from zinger to zinger at the White House correspondents’ dinner over the weekend. Highlights include a spectacular skewering of Donald Trump and a government-endorsed trailer for the 2012 election.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
It pays to be Right in NSW Coalition. Recruiting for staffer positions in the newly-elected NSW Coalition government has been effectively hijacked by the NSW Liberal right-wing faction. Many moderates with excellent CVs and references have been granted interviews with what has been dubbed the “Star Chamber”, only to be told there are no positions for […]
Crikey Says: Smartening up our politics
The challenge for politicians tempted to join Lindsay Tanner in lamenting the dumbing down of politics is to engage better with voters.
The inscrutable mysteries of Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is the most widely covered, bootlegged and discussed artist in popular music, yet he remains an enigma. The man himself says “nobody’s come close” to figuring him out.
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How Mac and PC people differ
Did you know that Mac users are more likely than PC users to live in cities and throw parties? This infographic from Hunch, which visualizes data collected from around 700,000 website users, makes some bold claims.
Eggers: Teachers are always the correct answer
You don’t blame the individual soldiers if the war is lost, you blame the generals and the military chiefs. So why do Americans blame teachers for the issues happening in education? asks author Dave Eggers and educator Ninive Clements Calegari.
You’re hired, but you’re not allowed to kill yourself
Apple factories in China, known for their startlingly high number of staff suicides, are ordering new recruits to sign contracts promising they will not attempt to take their own lives, reports Daily Mail Reporter.
Game-in-a-Box: Tigers maul the Raiders
The Canberra Raiders had to win this game to get their season back on track after not winning since the first round against the Cronulla Sharks. Too bad for them, the Tigers were hungrier, writes Pat Byrne.
Tanner was right, and the Sideshow continues
The release of former Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner’s book Sideshow, which chastises the media for dumbing down politics, was greeted with a wave of stories from journalists who went on to prove he has a point, writes Greg Jericho.
Memory module from AF447 found
It will be more than a week according to investigators before the memory module from the flight data recorder on Air France AF447 can be opened, reports Ben Sandilands.
podcast Canberra Calling: Dumbing down our politics: Lindsay Tanner discusses Sideshow with Bernard Keane
Crikey’s Canberra correspondent Bernard Keane caught up with former Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner to chat about his newly released book Sideshow: Dumbing Down Democracy.
