Global consultancy giant McKinsey’s response to serious allegations made by Greenpeace and the Rainforest Foundation reported in Crikey last month has so far been conspicuously low key, writes campaigner and commentator David Ritter.
May, 2011
There’s no stopping Karl, competence or not
Karl Bitar seems to have made it his life’s work to symbolise the decline of the Australian Labor Party. Spinning for Crown says more about the party than the man.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Rundle in a rapture
Crikey reads have their say.
Morning Market Report: European concerns push markets down
Rating agency downgrades to Italy and for 14 out of 18 UK banks and building societies perpetuates the euro worries.
Daily Proposition: download a great new Aussie film (legally)
Director Carlo Ledesma’s subterranean spook-fest The Tunnel is an underground film in a literal sense — it is largely based in dilapidated tunnels and bunkers below metropolitan Sydney — and an above the ground film in a sense the local industry has never seen before.
Media briefs: Ain’t no thumb … new news from Fairfax … Sunrise on planking …
In today’s Media Briefs: fresh news from Fairfax … The Age reveal more than a thumb in naked sport photo … Sunrise picks up a Crikey yarn and more …
The Media Monitors' Top 20: The Oprah Winfrey … er … Bob Katter show draws the crowds
Do we need more Bob Katters? Probably not?
Political snippets: Worrying about Europe’s debt woes
When the Wall Street Journal starts worrying about how to keep Europe’s debt crisis from spiraling out of control the rest of us should be at least a little uneasy.
Video of the Day: Memo to SMH journos — this is a flash mob
Sydney Morning Herald journalists claim they will stage a “flash mob” in Sydney’s CBD tomorrow morning, but word on the street says it will be little more than a small distribution of stickers and pamphlets. So, SMH journos, take heed: the below video of a group of pranksters infiltrating New York’s Grand Central Station shows […]
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
The author, the Turnbulls and Tony Jones. Michael Cunningham, one of the star authors visiting Sydney for the writers’ festival, was invited to Lucy and Malcolm Turnbull’s for dinner on Friday night. The author was impressed by the view, the catering and the music — a violinist from the Australian Chamber Orchestra on a famously expensive violin. […]
Crikey Says: Bitar Crowns our gambling dependence
The fact that Karl Bitar has transitioned seamlessly from running the Labor Party to become lobbyist-in-chief for James Packer’s gambling operations is a smack in the face for the integrity of the political system.
Coming out: young gays tell their stories
An incredible interactive feature profiling young gay teens, including a military cadet and a strict Lutheran Christian. Plus, an extra 50 stories written by NY Times readers.
travel 
What’s green, high tech & full of taquerias? San Francisco!
Landing in San Francisco always makes me feel like I’m emerging from the Australian Stone Age as suddenly we are encompassed by a proliferation of high tech and green consciousness, writes Tammi Jonas.
W H Chong discusses this week’s porn heavy Q&A
This week’s episode of Q&A was comprised of a panel of writers who mostly debated the porn industry. The women on the panel felt like they were schooling the men and came across as God’s Police, says W H Chong.
Is Sudan on the brink of civil war?
After a Sudanese referendum decided the north and south regions of the country will be split in two on July 9, the question of which will occupy the town of Adyei may trigger a civil war, writes Rebecca Hamilton.
SlutWalk is degrading to women
The SlutWalk movement exemplifies a sad and sobering state of affairs — that even the language women use to relate to each other is deeply misogynist, writes Sarah Langford
The physics behind Angry Birds
Is the launch speed in popular game Angry Birds constant? Rhett Allain examines the physics behind the bird launching and the mathematical equations involved. Nerd reading at its finest.
film reviews The Tunnel — a blast of eerie innovation
The spooky new Australian horror/thriller The Tunnel has an unprecedented distribution strategy, released for free to download from BitTorrent websites. Better yet, it’s a corker — gutsy, eerie and potential ground breaking, writes Luke Buckmaster.
In praise of simple check ins
The Jetstar announcement of 100% self service check-in processes in Australian airports — and the eventual charging of a fee to the digitally incompetent, raises an interesting question, says Ben Sandilands.
‘Sorry’ doesn’t mean everything is OK
As National Sorry Day approaches, the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA) says more work still needs to be done to achieve meaningful justice for the Stolen Generations, writes Bob Gosford.
film reviews The Hangover 2 — not much left on the tab
Those bleary-eyed soggy brained The Hangover boys are back, but in this going-through-the-motions sequel they look worse for wear in more ways than one, writes Luke Buckmaster.
Mental health and the budget: positive steps but many gaps remain
Given the magnitude of the burden of mental illness and the scope and extent of needs in the mental health sector, the Gillard government’s significant down payment on new and expanded services can only be considered the beginning, writes Lesley Russell.
