They must be chuckling at Liberal Party headquarters over the success of their “Lemon, Lime and Bitter” so-called advertisement.
June, 2011
Video of the Day: Video of the Day: Jon Stewart on Fox News
Long-time Fox News critic and The Daily Show comedian Jon Stewart entered “the belly of the beast” yesterday to debate media bias and the news agenda of Fox and other networks, with host Chris Wallace. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
More bank work to Asia. Which bank is following the competition to India in a cost-cutting drive to outsource workers? Apparently, union heads know but aren’t making a fuss at this stage. We’re looking into it … New Facebook scam in WA. We’ve also been following a developing Facebook story in the west, where a […]
Crikey Says: Dumbing it down
Maybe silence is best, mulled Crikey’s Richard Farmer on The Stump over the weekend, as the Prime Minister, along with the rest of the nation, awoke to this set of headlines…
Facebook on track to take over the world
Facebook’s growth may have slowed in recent months, but a series of world maps from All Facebook reveals the social networking site continues to spread its cyber tentacles across the globe, writes Nick O’Neill.
Weekly chart toppers on earworm
Every week Crikey’s music blog earworm presents the best-selling song for Australia and one other country. Brace yourself for France’s A Nos Actes Manqués.
Why is everyone in Bridesmaid getting hitched, except its star?
The hilarious box office hit Bridesmaids has led to a plethora of gigs for its cast and crew except one person: star, co-producer and co-writer Kristen Wiig. Is this because Wiig is stuck in a vacuum between ‘girlfriend’ and ‘mum’ roles? ask Oliver Lyttleton.
infographic The history and implications of the US debt ceiling
Since the US debt ceiling was introduced in 1917 it has been raised over 100 times. Mint.com presents a geeky infographic tracing the debt ceiling and its global implications.
Ten tips for Twitter newbs
Opening a Twitter account can be daunting for those unaccustomed to the ways of the Twitterverse. Shea Bennett presents 10 important lessons for Twitter newbies.
healthcare Why asylum seekers should have access to social media
Dr Vlad Matic argues all detained asylum seekers should have access to social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, where they can post blow-by-blow accounts of their daily existence.
Refugee numbers soar to 15-year high
Latest figures from the UN high commission for refugees says that 43.7 million people were displaced by war or natural disasters during 2010, with most refugees fleeing to the developing nations of Pakistan, Iran and Syria.
Has modern day conservatism lost its grip of reality?
The assertion that low taxes lead to prosperous economies is one of many tired arguments that suggest today’s conservatives in America have lost touch with reality, writes Fareed Zakaria.
book reviews The Geometry of Flight — by Angela Smith
Angela Smith’s aptly titled collection of poetry reads like a series of postcards written for close friends. Her writing is technically proficient but at heart it’s a coterie work, writes Greg Westenberg.
travel Take me out to the ball game
It was a Friday evening in Boston, and there was only one place for India Lloyd to be: Fenway Park, where the Boston Red Sox were set to take on the Toronto Blue Jays. Batter up!
aviation industry Disturbing yet wonderful dreams of a Spaceliner reappear
The concept of the EADS Astrium Spaceliner — a zero emissions hypersonic transport project — has been relaunched for at least the third time in 13 months, in time for the opening of the Paris Air Show, writes Ben Sandilands.
It’s all about the picture
The Stump blogger Richard Farmer was recently reminded that articles with a visual element are much more likely to be read than those without. He responded as any decent blogger would — by pilfering a First Dog on the Moon cartoon.
Memo to Gillard: sometimes it’s best to say nothing
When you’re as unpopular as the Prime Minister, silence can be the best tactic. That logic applies double when the subject of your interviews is the man you deposed of as leader. Richard Farmer compiles some of the weekend’s disastrous headlines for Julia Gillard.
Music earworm weekend open thread
Which song has lodged itself in your mind this week? Share your tracks on Crikey’s music blog earworm.
Gerard Ryle scores coveted gig at DC-based ICIJ
Canberra Times legend Gerard Ryle has snaffled one of the best gigs in international journalism, beating off all-comers to take the helm of the ICIJ.
Mysteries of the ASIO amendment survive Senate scrutiny
A senior attorney-general bureaucrat has struggled to explain to a Senate committee the rationale for amendments broadening ASIO’s remit to spy on organisations overseas and tried to duck questions about whether the amendment would enable ASIO to spy on WikiLeaks.
Two grand for Barnaby’s ‘mind blowing’ India epic with Gina
Crikey can reveal that while Gina Rinehart paid for Barnaby Joyce and deputy opposition leader Julie Bishop to travel to nuptials in India, Joyce used his overseas parliamentary study entitlement for the return leg from Kuala Lumpur.
Apple to ban iPhone users from filming live concerts?
Cutting down use of iPhones at live concerts is a win-win situation,it’s just a shame it’s going to take the increasingly Big Brother antics of Apple to make it happen says Everett True.
