The Bristol Palin drunken sex controversyBristol Palin’s new memoir begins with a controversial account of how she lost her virginity. It highlights the hazy, alcohol blurred line between drunken sex and sexual assault, writes Jesse Ellison.
June, 2011
Summer reading: 
Bird of the week: When sluts rule…the genetic advantages of promiscuity
Until a few years ago there was a common perception that cooperative breeding systems in birds were altruistic. Subsequent research suggests this may not be the case, writes Bob Gosford.
Hollywood’s hottest ‘street cred’ directors
There are a clique of directors in Hollywood that actors will jump through hoops to work with irrespective of salary or box office success. The top guns include Terrence Malick, Woody Allen, the Coen Brothers and Quentin Tarantino, writes Jane Graham.
Australia set to get a Fox channel
Following on from rumours that Fox International are set to launch a channel in Australia comes a significant number of job ads placed to staff up. Let the speculation begin, writes Dan Barrett.
US troops could remain in Afghanistan for the long haul
Barack Obama may be in the process of withdrawing troops from Afghanistan but recent comments suggest America is prepared to keep a substantial number of combat troops there beyond 2014, reports Gareth Porter.
aviation industry AirAsia goes shopping, buys 200 A320NEOs
None of the aircraft orders announced at the Paris Air Show this week have been relevant to Australian travellers and their airlines until today, when AirAsia announced it was buying 200 Airbus A320NEOs, writes Ben Sandilands.
Aaron Sorkin and David Simon don’t ‘get’ social media
Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin knew virtually nothing about Facebook before he wrote The Social Network and The Wire’s David Simon is critical of twitter’s impact on journalism. Maybe one day they’ll come around, writes Shea Bennett.
Big Food on the offensive over labelling
It is proving incredibly difficult to get agreement on the provision of information in relation to food labeling, and the food industry is clashing heads over modest proposals, writes Margo Saunders.
The wind in the science culture war sails
The science culture war started by tobacco, nuclear and fossil fuel industries took a curious twist this week, with the release of a Senate report into so-called ‘turbine sickness’, writes Dan Cass.
podcast Canberra Calling: The night of the long knives redux podcast
This week, Crikey’s Canberra Correspondent Bernard Keane and Crikey editor Sophie Black look back at the 1 year anniversary of Kevin Rudd’s axing as Prime Minister at the hands of his own party.
Coalition must adjust to life with fibre
The deals between the NBN and Telstra and Optus lock in the NBN and make life immensely difficult for the Liberals in communications.
James Packer shows off his Labor Right pulling power
The James Packer ALP advisory team of Graham Richardson, Karl Bitar and former Kim Beazley chief-of-staff Gary O’Neill, today have played one of their trump cards in the campaign to head off Andrew Wilkie’s pokies reform agenda.
Hanson hoaxer speaks out: and the trail leads to… Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse could hold the key to the motivation behind Pauline Hanson email forger Sean Castle.
Health reform: you wouldn’t wish it on a baby
If health reform was a baby, you’d have to say that it’s facing an exceedingly tough start to life.
August 24 will be a bloody day for Qantas
It is rare for Qantas to reveal the performance of its passenger-carrying brands in isolation from each other. The current financial situation is so bad it threatens the very existence of Qantas as a group, says its CEO.
Christmas Island ‘prison-like’ for children: advocate report
A new report released today has heaped further criticism on the conditions faced by children at the Christmas Island detention centre, with the group behind the research calling for a time limit on the detention of children.
Telstra backs the NBN, but the devil’s in the detail
Telstra today signed the Definitive Agreements with NBN Co and the government covering its participation in the rollout of the National Broadband Network. It’s a complex deal, with the details of key documents still hidden thanks to confidentiality.
Rupert Murdoch … coming to a classroom near you soon
News Corporation plans to become a leading provider of educational materials within five years, aiming for about 10% of total revenue to come from this source.
Talent scouting for SBS hit: on the F*ck Off We’re Full Facebook page
Where did the production company of Go Back to Where You Came From find a 21-year-old woman from the Western suburbs who will happily call herself a racist on national television?
Revealed: US program to spy on Arab social media and mobile users
Stolen emails have shed light on a major US operation spying on Arab social media and mobile phone users, explains Barrett Brown.
Live cattle ban — beginning of the end of pastoralism in NT?
I believe that the time has come for a general re-evaluation of the pastoral industry in the light of the current economic circumstances and modern ecological knowledge, writes Strider, a resident at the Solar Village south of Darwin.
Rudd’s downfall: his own handiwork, and years in the making
Kevin Rudd’s alienation of his colleagues and factional powerbrokers was so great that the end of his popularity meant the end of his prime ministership. Telling backbenchers “I don’t give a fuck what you fuckers think,” probably wasn’t the best start, write Bernard Keane and Paul Barry.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The press gallery
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Poor US data and Greece concerns push markets down
The Fed cut their 2011 economic growth forecast, raised their unemployment and inflation expectations and talked about temporary factors restraining the economy being more persistent than expected.
