Two contrasting ALP state election reviews have been launched in the last week and the differences between them is stark, and for the NSW party a tad embarrassing.
July, 2011
Crikey Clarifier: Crikey Clarifier: why aren’t we confident to shop?
Late yesterday department store David Jones shocked investors by announcing its second-half profits could slide by as much as 12%. So in a stable economy why aren’t we confident enough to spend?
Council rates surging to pay for new residents
Australian councils, possibly half, are jacking up their rates on existing residents to pay for the cost of new residents, writes Adam Creighton, research fellow (Economics Program) at the Centre for Independent Studies.
Gillard’s credibility going from bad to worse
Five months on, the Prime Minister still can’t answer voters’ complaints that she lied to them on a carbon price.
Malaysian detention centres court risk of human rights abuse
What this new deal is really about is trying to win back public confidence in the government’s ability to control its borders, writes Khalid Koser, a visiting fellow at the Lowy Institute.
Murdoch’s BSkyB bid fails, is Austar next?
With News Corp’s BSkyB bid abandoned ahead of what would have been a unanimous vote in the UK Parliament, Rupert Murdoch is clearly vulnerable.
A ‘fit and proper’ test case: rating Alan Bond’s character
Australia became one of the few countries to test what fit and proper might mean when it comes to being a media licensee, writes Dr Vincent O’Donnell of RMIT university.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Labor, Liberals have no long-term plan
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Local markets contract on David Jones warning
David Jones (DJS) issued a profit warning at 7pm last night.
Media briefs: Turnbull turns total twit … Google+ goes genderless …
MP Malcolm Turnbull is a huge Twitter fan and user, but he went for some true twit behaviour when he tweeted the personal details this morning of a man who’s been allegedly harassing him.
Political snippets: PM should take the next step
Her Green allies might not like it but Julia Gillard should take the next step in letting the people give their verdict on her carbon tax regime.
Video of the Day: Watch a whale being saved
People might preach about saving the whales, but here’s a video of a whale literally being saved from the fish nets tangled around it by five people on a boat who thought they’d encountered a dead whale. The beast then proceeds to spend an hour offering an incredible show of gratitude to its saviours.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Seven acquisition in the offing? Is Kerry Stokes’ Seven conglomerate making a play for interactive media and gambling applications creator Two Way TV? A spokesperson denies it outright, telling Crikey today it’s a “try-on”, but we hear the parties are in advanced discussions. The source says it’s seen as an attractive fit for Seven’s TV and […]
Crikey Says: Crikey says: ‘I disapprove of Rupert, but I quite like him’
Today a former jailbird takes the British government to task over their culpability in the News hacking scandal.
Berlusconi’s devastating reign must come to an end. Soon.
Despite being fiscally incompetent and uninterested in the economy as a whole, Silvio Berlusconi has been in charge of one of the world’s economic powerhouses for years. His impact has been devastating not just for Italy but for Europe too, writes John Foot.
Gillards’s stellar 7PM Project performance
On The 7PM Project this week Julia Gillard looked jovial and relaxed while headlines showing disastrous poll ratings flashed on the screen. It was a stellar performance, writes Richard Farmer.
Putting social media background checks to the test
A company that provides social media background checks was put to the test by Gizmodo. Five out of six employees came back clean and the one who didn’t, Mat Honan, says there are reasons to worry about the process — but also reasons to embrace it.
podcast A chat with comedian Margaret Cho
Outspoken American comedian Margaret Cho, star of Drop Dead Diva, chats to Laugh Track’s Matt Smith about comedy, tattoos and travelling.
Carbon price package a blend of concessions and contradictions
The government’s carbon price package will pull the economy in contradictory directions. On one hand it offers plenty of concessions for heavy polluters and on the other a sizeable investment in green energy, writes Fergus Green.
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Are we heading towards another dot-com bubble?
Investor Warren Buffet recently described the current crop of online giants such as Facebook as “highly overvalued,” but what does the data say? This Mashable infographic compares past and present tech companies.
