It’s not surprising that Tony Abbott’s plan for a carbon tax plebiscite has aroused little enthusiasm.
June, 2011
Plebiscite a key to making Abbott’s life easier
The words of the NZ PM on emissions trading hinted at why Tony Abbott ran with a poorly-devised plebiscite stunt.
The case for plain packaging of tobacco
Blogger Alister Air takes a long, hard look at the plain packaging debate.
Paper prophets get it wrong on Caltex profits
The corporate plod, ASIC, and others have been complaining about how many companies are selectively reporting their profits.
The death of competition? Grave concerns over ACCC tick to funeral giant
Family funeral homes are concerned they might be in the gun, after the ACCC allowed local firm InvoCare to acquire one of its competitors, Bledisloe Group.
Bartholomeusz: nervous times of known unknowns
The Greek debt crisis is coming to a head at an awkward moment for the global financial system, coinciding, as it does, with the imminent end of the US Federal Reserve Board’s QE2 program of quantitative easing.
ASIO: fishers of men
The Attorney-General’s department, struggling to explain why ASIO needs wider powers, chooses the fish.
Mitchell’s ‘magnificent obsession’: the man behind The Oz
As editor-in-chief since 2003, Chris Mitchell has used The Australian like a weapon to fight what often appears to be personal battles on a great many fronts.
Radio National’s nip-tuck: managers meet to freshen up network
Key Radio National producers are bunkered down to again delineate between worthy and stodgy programming. After 80 years of broadcasting, management is concerned the station — and its audience — is starting to show its age.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The live animal trade
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Markets respond to Greek austerity measures
Euro zone finance ministers have given Greece two weeks to pass austerity measures in order to receive the next tranche of bailout loans.
Media briefs: Cameron’s News address … journos in peril …
Imagine if Julia Gillard visited a Fairfax talk-fest under the guise of a “senior cabinet minister” to hide her identity. Well that’s what British Prime Minister David Cameron did last night. Plus other media news of the day.
Political snippets: Why Australia’s a fortunate country
Just take a look at what is happening to commodity exports…
Crikey Says: The stunt even Steve can’t support
There’s something wrong with your strategy when Steve Fielding has the sense to call you out.
A million Walmart employees can’t beat their boss
Betty Dukes vs Walmart: the case of a 50 something woman overlooked for promotion in favour of her male colleagues, who had a million plaintiffs join her case against the company. But after 11 years of fighting, Dukes’ case was thrown out.
How divorce stopped being cool
Divorce rates amongst college-educated urban Americans are the lowest they’ve been for 30 years, with the concept of divorce reverting to the pre-1970s “failure” mentality, says Pamela Paul.
Will Greece repeat the tragedy of Argentina?
The Greek economy is struggling to keep afloat, but the European Union decided to delay its next cash injection until July. The NY Times has nine economists weigh in on the crisis and compare it to Argentina economic crash of the early 2000s.
Video of the Day: Opening the book on Wimbledon
Now that this year’s Wimbledon tournament has kicked off, why not warm up for the event by watching Federer versus Nadal as you’ve never seem them before? In … book form. WIM•BLE•DON from BRYANKU on Vimeo.
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Meat snacks, Civil War sadness and meeting the Amish: RoadtripUSA
Driving around the small towns of Pennsylvania in a vintage RV, Tammi Jonas enjoys national parks, Frank Lloyd Wright architecture and a look into the Amish way of life: no cars but mobile phones OK.
Tony Abbott, stuntman extraordinaire
Tony Abbott’s call for a plebiscite on Labor’s carbon tax reduced Australian politics to the level of stupid stunts, and the fourth estate didn’t exactly hold him to account, writes Greg Jericho.
How critics rated the 2011 Sydney Film Festival
The 58th Sydney Film Festival has come and gone, with Terrence Mallick’s The Tree of Life one of the highest rated film in competition. Matt Riviera polled a sample of local and visiting critics and tabled the results.
Peering inside the methods, motivations and consequences of Lulzsec
Since their first attack in early May, hacker group Lulzsec have crashed the FBI, CIA and US senate websites, hacked Sony’s databases and in the process created new debates about internet security and online ethics, writes Adam Brereton.
