Respected Victoria Office of Housing Director Margaret Crawford has been forced from her position in the wake of extreme pressure to fix a series of gaffes by Liberal housing minister Wendy Lovell.
June, 2011
podcast Canberra Calling: The WorkChoices reincarnated podcast
This week, Crikey’s Canberra Correspondent Bernard Keane and Crikey editor Sophie Black discuss the return of WorkChoices, Peter Reith’s failed Liberal Party presidency bid and Bob Brown’s report into the foreign ownership of Australia’s mining sector.
Those Jews and Muslims are just animals: the racialisation of animal welfare
It’s surprising that it’s taken so long for animal welfare to join free speech and sexual violence on the list of issues in Australian public discourse, but the debate is hardly clear-cut, writes Shakira Hussein.
Rundle: Greens are outflanking both sides on foreign ownership
The Greens strategic path is obvious, and half-completed. To outflank Labor, march through the heartland, and connect to rural Australians increasingly disturbed by the conflict between farming and mining.
A Greener senate prepares to greet the day
Today is the last day in office for retiring senators who were elected in October 2004. And that means that the nine Greens senators — up from five in the old senate — will hold the balance of power in their own right.
‘Selling off the farm’ isn’t the problem for the mining industry
“Selling off the farm” is no longer a metaphor, with a rising tide of complaints about foreign ownership of agricultural land. But the real problem is how multinational companies exploits tax laws.
A hundred Channel Ten jobs go as Lachlan wields a serious axe
It should be no surprise that Lachlan Murdoch is taking an axe to Channel Ten. He told everyone that there was a “difficult cost cutting program” ahead only a couple of months ago.
Maley: China’s looming debt threat
How worried should we be about the soaring levels of debt in the Chinese economy? This question has been hotly debated this week, writes Karen Maley.
IPA: ‘we have not been missing in action’
IPA has been the leading advocate for the centre-right in Australia to be more libertarian, in both economic and social spheres, writes James Paterson, associate editor of the Institute of Public Affairs’ Review.
How the government ripped off pensioners for two years
During the last 21 months the government has left thousands of pensioners significantly worse off — while reaping millions of dollars in savings from payments. New rules right the wrong, but nobody has held the government to account says Ava Hubble.
Internet filtering isn’t compulsory, but everyone will volunteer
Australia’s mandatory internet filtering by internet service providers (ISPs) won’t happen for at least two years. But we’re getting filtering anyway. Voluntarily.
NRMA and IAG: someone has it in for one or both
Is there a campaign to undermine either Insurance Australia Group (IAG), the NRMA, or both?
Why are Victorian ratepayers paying Graham Richardson?
After being paid millions by the Packer family empire since he quit federal Parliament in 1994, Labor Party fixer Graham Richardson has admitted his retainer came to an end about 12 months ago.
Daily Proposition: Knit one, purl one online
As winter goes on and your much loved woolies start to emulate your regular diet and exercise plan by falling apart, why not fill in some spare time by replacing them with your own warm creations? Adalya Nash Hussein explains how.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Vancouver rioters are criminals
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: US markets up, biggest three day gain since March
US markets had its biggest three day gain since March.
Media briefs: Age’s split farewell … 16-word news …
Word has reached Crikey that a group of well-meaning Age types have organised a shindig for the departing subs, artists and designers, but management have foiled the farewell fiesta. Plus, other media news of the day.
Political snippets: Where’s the jobs boom?
Australian Bureau of Statistics figures out this morning give no indication of the employment boom that some economists are keen to predict will soon fan an inflationary fire.
Video of the Day: Bloomberg profiles Rupert Murdoch
Bloomberg’s new 45-minute profile on Rupert Murdoch, which charters his rise to the top of the global media empire, is available to watch online. Watch for the cameo from Australia’s leading bearded commentator Mungo MacCallum as an interviewee.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Crean to be PM next week! It’s not the first time we’ve heard this — Mark Kenny wrote on Tuesday he tops a list of replacements. But still seems far-fetched to us. Anyway, we report, you decide: “An overheard conversation in the Qantas Chairman’s Lounge yesterday between two federal Labor MPs, both ministers, unearthed the startling revelation […]
Crikey Says: Crikey says: remember, you’re not happy
Australians are the happiest people in the world, apparently. Try telling that to our politicians.
