Lady Gaga would have been better off appearing on Seven because Today Tonight is stronger across all five Australian metro TV markets whereas ACA is strong only in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
July, 2011
Daily Proposition: make Harry disappear forever
After seven films, 11 years, four directors and a cumulative running time that lasts longer than a Jewish wedding, the story of the world’s most famous magic-channelling do-gooder finally comes to a close in a fireball of cheese and spectacle in The Deathly Hallows: Part Two.
Media briefs: Nine News apology … CMail outs Thorpie … NotW fallout …
International slip isn’t Limited … Front Page of the Day … The Department of Corrections … Courier Mail outs Thorpie … Life lesson for Michele Bachmann: read the small print if “slavery” appears. …
Political snippets: Black Swan unhappy with scare campaign
Treasurer Wayne Swan was going on again this morning about the dish0nest scare campaign that the Opposition is running.
Video of the Day: That’s a wrap for News of the World
In a moment of varying emotions for News International staff — sad, celebratory and slightly surreal — News of the World editor Colin Myler led his team outside to face the media after completing the newspaper’s final edition.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
2UE wants Clover gone. Has Sydney radio 2UE, the ratings-losing shock jock network that has rebranded as a hard-right station this year, launched an on-air jihad against lord mayor Clover Moore? That’s the word from insiders, who say editorial staff have received clear orders from management to go after the independent pollie in the lead-up to […]
Letter from: Congo worth a visit, even if it’s on ‘don’t go’ list
Here’s a big resource-rich country, which was a basket case before it even became a country and has pretty much stayed that way. It seemed worth a visit even if it was on all the “don’t go” lists, writes Tony Wheeler, founder of Lonely Planet
Crikey Says: The international response to our carbon tax
This is, ultimately, the most important aspect of the Government’s carbon pricing scheme — showing the rest of the world that Australia takes climate change seriously enough to warrant major economic reform.
PHOTO GALLERY 
The beginning of South Sudan
Last Saturday the Republic of South Sudan officially declared its independence, becoming the newest nation in the world. The Atlantic marks the occasion with a collection of 35 striking photographs.
There’s nothing like an old, smelly, battered book
So what if a book is torn, dog-eared and splotched with stains? Old and bruised books have a distinct kind of charm that new and well kept books do not, writes David Barnett.
Imagining a world without Rupert Murdoch
The closure of News of the World marks the beginning of the end of Rupert Murdoch’s reign. Simon Dumenco peers into the crystal ball and imagines what the media landscape will be like when Rupert goes the way of the dodo.
Obama’s stealth moves towards tighter gun laws
Harsher punishments for “straw buying” gun trading is the first in a raft of reported changes to US gun laws designed to tighten regulation. Obama’s low-key approached hasn’t escaped the attention of the NRA, writes Daniel Stone and John Solomon.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two movie review: a mixed (magic) bag
After seven films and 11 years the Harry Potter franchise finally draws the curtain. The Deathly Hallows: Part Two is pumped full of otherworldly oomph but has a ridiculous and embarrassing ending, writes Luke Buckmaster.
The Gruen Transfer to return soon
A new series of The Gruen Transfer begins August 3. Once again hosted by Wil Anderson, the show picks apart the world of advertising with intelligence and wit, writes Matt Smith.
It’s bad, but it’s going to get worse for Labor
While the carbon tax debate is about something that’s going to happen, Labor is in for a public opinion poll hiding. People are wary of change and they don’t trust politicians — especially politicians who have so recently lied to them and broken a promise not to introduce one, writes Richard Farmer.
Wotif.com founder speaks on Attard’s Global Mail
Internet entrepreneur Graeme Wood has again re-entered the realm of public debate, emerging as the key philanthropic funder of Monica Attard’s new online news venture.
album reviews Suck It And See by Arctic Monkeys
In the fourth album from Arctic Monkeys, singer-songwriter Alex Turner has rediscovered his lyrical nous by toning down the weekend US rock star shapes a tad and riffing on home grown phrases, writes Neil Walker.
Parkinson: a green light for renewables
At a recent discussion in Sydney about the prospect of nuclear energy in this country, Martin Ferguson reflected that Australia may have no choice but to go nuclear if it was unable to find a clean energy alternative, writes Giles Parkinson.
Richardson: a big win for African self-determination
A lot of blood has been shed to reach this point, but when it came on Saturday, independence for South Sudan seemed remarkably peaceful and non-controversial.
Carbon tax: climate change policy critical for health, too
So what does the health sector think of the carbon tax announced yesterday?
Essential: Gillard under the hammer, support for a carbon price down
Julia Gillard’s support has collapsed among voters and she now trails Tony Abbott as preferred Prime Minister.
Ask the economists: are the levers right to reduce emissions?
Julia Gillard’s answer to climate change still left a number of questions in the minds of economists. Will her economic levers result in lower emissions? Crikey asked some of the nation’s top economists.
