Threatening letter at News Ltd HQ. So what’s all this about then…? Today we were visited by the Police Investigators regarding a threatening letter. The staff member called the police directly to communicate the content of the letter. This is not the correct way to handle these matters. If you receive a written or verbal […]
May, 2011
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Crikey Says: Crikey says: the mysterious case of the missing royal coach
The case of the missing gilt coach, dubbed Britannia, is an issue close to our hearts…
Bartholomeusz: executive pay report on the money
If the government was expecting a blueprint for influencing/constraining executive remuneration, and incentive payments in particular, it would have been disappointed.
Smash hits the top of the pilot pile
One of the US TV pilots currently generating the most buzz is Smash, a Glee inspired broadway-themed show conceived by Steven Spielberg.
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The history of spam
It’s the most despised form of communication on the internet: spam. This Media Bistro infographic charters spam’s history, from ancient cave paintings to email chain letters.
Strauss-Kahn has already been found guilty (by the public)
In the court of popular opinion the verdict on Dominique Strauss-Kahn is pretty clear. Remember that whole thing about being innocent until proven guilty? writes Bernard-Henri Levy.
The NYT’s Twitter experiment: half human, half auto
This week the social media editors at The New York Times are engaging in a Twitter experiment whereby half the NYT tweets are written by humans, the other half from an auto feed. Jessica Roy discusses the results so far.
theatre reviews Fathom — CarriageWorks, Sydney
Dancer and choreographer Dean Walsh describes Fathom as a performing arts experiment. It is a stimulating and thought provoking production, writes Lloyd Bradford Skye.
Before and after: a tale in tornado damage
The town of Joplin, Missouri was ripped apart by a tornado this week. To understand the immense destruction, check out this before and after photo from the suburbs.
Singapore Airlines joins no-frills battle
Singapore Airlines has set the scene for consolidation among Asia-Pacific carriers by announcing it will launch a wide body longer range low fare second brand airline.
Spicks and Specks: the end of an era
ABC Television have announced the end of the music quiz show Spicks & Specks. With over 250 episodes produced over the past seven years, the show has certainly had a solid run, writes Dan Barrett.
Australia’s $10.3b women: Gina Rinehart tops Rich List
Gina Rinehart has topped off a dramatic 12 months by sweeping to top place on the BRW Rich 200 list with a fortune of $10.3 billion.
book reviews By Nightfall — by Michael Cunningham
The Hours author Michael Cunningham’s latest novel By Nightfall is about art, youth, maleness and beauty. It is an intimate portrait of a middle-aged, middle-class gallery owner, writes Angela Meyer, who also discusses the author’s recent trip to Australia.
The great Australian rip-off: your handy Crikey shopping list
A new retail report released yesterday has corroborated what Crikey readers already know: local stores are marking up their prices well above those available overseas.
Bitar to Crown: ‘from shooting crap inside Labor to casino craps’
Two former NSW Labor powerbrokers rubbish James Packer’s hiring of dumped ALP national secretary Karl Bitar as a Crown Casino lobbyist, suggesting the media scion might be better off dispatching his new charge back to the dole queue.
Qantas acting the fuel, err fool, on its Dallas route
The new Qantas flights between Australia and Dallas-Fort Worth have already inconvenienced scores of passengers.
Guy Rundle: The frightening automation of Planet Manchester
We have always known that — we, who think about such things, anyway — but the implicit assumption has always been that automation would come to industry first.
Facebook for under-13s? Who’s kidding whom here?
If you reckon under-13s shouldn’t be interacting online, then you’re an idiot. What you’re really saying is that you want to destroy our children’s ability to cope with life.
Why G8 is weak, poorly placed to provide leadership
There is one over-arching reason why the G8 is weak and poorly placed to provide leadership to the rest of the world.
Deaths in custody: families blocked from warning corrections staff
The troubled relationship between custodial authorities and prisoners’ families has continued to draw criticism at deaths in custody inquests, with numerous coroners finding deaths may have been avoided if family members assisted in care. Inga Ting continues her Crikey investigation.
Vale Brett Wood, honourable man, Australian hero
Rob Burgess paid tribute yesterday, along with the rest of parliament, to Australia’s latest casualty in the bloody Afghanistan conflict — and his brother-in-law — Sergeant Brett Wood.
NSW solar scandal … a million roofs forgotten
For Barry O’Farrell to just throw the local NSW solar industry under the bus is a public policy meltdown, writes Simon Mansfield from SolarDaily.com.
