Does Lara Giddings have a vision for Tasmania? According to the state budget it’s about more footy, but fewer schools; more speed cameras, but fewer police. The macro picture isn’t pretty, says Jarvis Cocker.
June, 2011
First Dog: scientific proof it was Hug a Climate Scientist Day!
We asked you the reader to send scientific proof of actual hugging of Climate Scientists/Warmenists/and/or/Pets and the best ones would win Cooty Notes and some of you did. Here they are.
The winners from the war on terror
Our $16.7 billion spending on the war on terror had ended up in some interesting hands — and hasn’t necessarily reduced the threat of terrorism.
Tangle of media self-interest at the heart of Overland saga
Sometime in the next couple of months, probably in August, the Victorian Office of Police Integrity will release its report on the complaint that Police Commissioner Simon Overland made against his deputy, Sir Ken Jones. Media leaking and media conduct will be at the heart of that report.
Maley: eurozone fractures are widening
Investors were heartened last night by news that Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou had managed to stave off a revolt from his fellow Socialist deputies. At the same time, however, cracks in the eurozone’s financial system are continuing to widen.
Should you let babies cry? Govt website at odds with experts
Training babies to sleep through the night using the popular “controlled crying” technique can be damaging to their development, according to a leading youth mental health group, directly contradicting information provided by a federal government website. Larissa Nicholson reports.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Common sense is cheap, which is why it has no lobby group
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Europe markets slump as US rebounds
European stocks fell to three-month lows as Greek debt issues continue.
Daily Proposition: a familiar code of Death Cab gloom
Teenage angst has paid off well for Death Cab For Cutie singer-lyricist Ben Gibbard. Now he’s old and married to Zooey Deschanel, breaking the hearts of indie boys and girls everywhere, will listeners be bored? Certainly a song title like the closing Stay Young, Go Dancing suggests a new-found bliss after building a following on […]
Media briefs: Oz media content up for debate … more phone hack claims … Reddit boom …
In today’s Media Briefs: A tweet from within … Mr Ryle goes to Washington … Front page of the Day … Australian media content up for debate … News Corp executive vicitim of phone hacking … and more …
Political snippets: A European version of the Lehman Bros collapse
That is the rather frightening prospect raised overnight by the head of the eurozone.
Video of the Day: Weiner’s resignation press conference
Peppered with boos, cheers and heckles, Anthony Weiner’s announcement of his resignation from congress was no ordinary press conference…
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
ABS’ open-mic bargaining gaffe. Australian Bureau of Statistics staff and management are currently in the midst of what we’re told are increasingly bitter negotiations over a new enterprise agreement. This situation apparently wasn’t helped when — after an information session broadcast live to all state offices — the HR branch head and his team didn’t realise the mic was […]
Crikey Says: Notification of name change
Many readers have expressed outrage over the correspondence that we received this week and subsequently ran in yesterday’s Tips and Rumours section.
Arrogance, thy name is Weiner
The disgraceful behaviour of former US congressman Anthony Weiner was never going to go unnoticed, but it wasn’t his antics or his stupidity that sealed his political fate. It was his arrogance, writes Toby Harnden.
From coffee mugs to kulfa balls: collecting terror-themed trinkets
British photographer Martin Parr talks with Vice Magazine about his unusual hobby: collecting memorabilia inspired by dictators, terrorists and other questionable characters.
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Weird celebrity pets
Reese Witherspoon’s donkeys, Kristen Stewart’s wolf-dog hybrids, Michael Jackson’s house trained chimpanzee. Celebrities own some weird pets and The Daily Beast lists 11 of the weirdest.
Ten potential consequences of web-connected TVs
Recent estimates suggest the world will have around 350 million web-connected televisions by 2015. This is likely to lead to more TV viewing, an influx of TV apps and significant changes to viewer behaviour, writes Dave Morgan.
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Photographic evidence of Hug a Climate Scientist Day
Crikey asked readers to send photographic proof that Hug a Climate Scientist Day actually occurred. First Dog on the Moon presents the evidence.
Coming to terms with sovereign debt
Europe might be a long way from Australia, benefiting as it is from Chinese growth, but an international banking crisis soon affects everyone, writes Richard Farmer.
Is this the beginning of the end for the Tea Party?
The Tea Party was founded largely on an anti-Obama anti-big government platform, but Americans are becoming more comfortable with big government and Mitt Romney’s rise to the top of the GOP pack may signal that the party’s popularity is starting to dry up, says The Economist.
aviation industry The mysterious ways of Jetstar and one customer’s ruined vacation
The moral of one irate passenger’s recent experiences with Jetstar seems to be that it will lie to you, trash your holiday and offer pathetic compensation, writes Ben Sandilands.
