Under the cover of the carbon pricing scheme, Labor has reverted to old-fashioned protectionism with massive handouts to the steel industry.
July, 2011
ACA’s Afghan ‘war rug’ story pulls the wool over viewers’ eyes
Last week loyal ACA viewers were treated to a special investigation. It seems star reporter Damian Murphy had got his mitts on a Afghan “war rug” depicting the September 11 attacks on the Twin Towers and was keen to inflame some public sentiment.
Front page wrap: the carbon tax
The front pages of the nation’s newspaper are as good a barometer as any to test the waters of the nation’s conscious.
Maley: Italy gets the sniffles, observers worry Europe’s debt flu is contagious
Global markets are likely to be on edge this week, as the roiling eurozone debt crisis threatens to spread to Italy, the region’s third largest economy, writes Karen Maley.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: News of the World
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Local shares down after carbon tax announcement
The Carbon Tax taking most of the airwaves this morning.
Political snippets: Carbon tax equates to a hiding in polls
While the carbon tax debate is about something that’s going to happen, Labor is in for a public opinion poll hiding.
Media briefs: Our PM Bob Brown … carbon tax poetry … au revier NotW …
The Sydney Morning Herald reveal the true leader of this country. Plus, the final News of the World and other media news of the day.
Video of the Day: Coogan goes troppo at NotW journo
In a fiery exchange on BBC current affairs staple Newsnight, actor and comedian Steve Coogan and broadcaster Greg Dyke tear shreds off unrepentant News of the World journalist Paul McMullen, who defends phone hacking and the culture of “whatever it takes” journalism.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Christmas Island detention amps up. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship have told Christmas Island locals at community meetings that the Aqua and Lilac compounds in the North West Point Detention Centre would not be used again. Yet one local reports they are now electrifying the fence around them … Kamikaze Haigh on his Australian […]
Crikey Says: Crikey says: Climate Change Authority key to carbon future
One of the better aspects of the carbon price package revealed yesterday is its governance arrangements.
Tens of thousands protest for electoral reform in Kuala Lumpur
The beleaguered Malaysian government responded to huge and rancourous protests on Saturday with the brute force of tear gas and water cannons, writes Terry Friel, who also photographed the weekend’s tumultuous events.
PHOTO GALLERY 
The end of America’s space shuttle program
Over the last three years Phillip Scott Andrews documented through a beautiful collection of black and white photographs the final days of America’s space shuttle program.
NotW’s closure a watershed moment in tabloid journalism
The foundation of Rupert Murdoch’s mighty empire is beginning to shake as the 80-year-old mogul becomes a victim of the culture he created. News of the World’s demise is Murdoch’s Watergate, writes Carl Bernstein.
Health professionals need to engage with the carbon tax debate
At its core, climate change is a health issue that will eclipse all other threats to health in the coming decades. This is why health professionals need to engage with the debate, writes Fiona Armstrong.
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How to make a great looking resume
Resumes are no longer limited to boring static formats. More and more people are getting creative, using videos, digital text, hyperlinks and more. This Mashable infographic presents the perfect modern resume.
healthcare Carbon pricing an important public health advance
In the carbon tax debate health takes a back seat while environmental issues take priority. However, action by the government to address environmental issues will also assist in addressing health impacts, writes Michael Moore and Helen Keleher.
Jericho: The biccies are safe, so let’s take a look at the carbon tax
Phew! The price of Tim Tams under Labor’s new carbon tax will only increase by $0.012. Now that’s out of the way, Greg Jericho takes a look at the carbon price package - particularly changes to rates and taxation and what it will do to emissions.
Carbon tax: let the games begin
Welcome to Gillard’s Clean Energy Future, a world where carbon has a price ($23 a tonne) and both big polluters and Joe Blow citizen will be compensated for nearly all of the rising costs that carbon price will cause.
Denmore: News Corp crossed the line a long time ago
Like the sub-prime mortgages blamed for the GFC, phone hacking is a symptom — not the cause — of News Corp’s “whatever it takes” philosophy, which has long been used for questionable purposes, writes Mr Denmore.
