Anti-tax campaign gears up. The business campaign against the federal government’s carbon tax — which Crikey struggled to get to the bottom of yesterday — is apparently set for launch on July 18. Expect prime-time advertisements to hit your screens during big-rating Sunday night programs. Sports betting offline. IASbet.com did a site upgrade last weekend and hasn’t been able […]
July, 2011
Crikey Says: Your Sunday survival kit
First of all, you’re going to need a check list. And bacon. Plenty of bacon.
Running a country, tweet by tweet
Twitter is widely used as a communication tool for politicians, but what if it were used for a lot more — say, to hold press conferences? To host elections? Anything is possible in the Twitterverse, says Lauren Dugan.
Warren Snowdon responds to concerns about report on dialysis
Warren Snowdon, Minister for Indigenous Health, responds to concerns raised on Croakey about the Federal Government’s handling of a report on dialysis in Central Australia.
theatre reviews Faustus — Playhouse, Sydney
In this brilliant adaptation of Faustus everyone involved seems to subscribe to a less-is-more or, at least, enough-is-enough philosophy of theatrical production. It all works superbly, says Lloyd Bradford Skye.
My Cup Of Tea: Newcastle arts festival shortfall highlights grant discrimination
The loss of funding for innovative Newcastle festival This Is Not Art highlights the inconsistencies of cultural funding. The majority of grant dollars are not allocated competitively.
Obama steps towards a post-Gitmo America
With the White House deciding to trial a suspected Somali terrorist in US federal court, Barack Obama has finally made a significant step towards realising his pre-election promise to close down Guantanamo Bay, writes Karen Greenberg.
What was Tiger’s original purpose, and what happens now?
Questions now need to be asked as to how Tiger can be both a low fare leader and a business that doesn’t go broke, writes Ben Sandilands.
Fairfax axes Melbourne runs
Fairfax’s new Melbourne chief operating officer David Hoath has apparently taken the curious decision two weeks ago to slash circulation on the company’s suburban real estate glossies to save cash.
‘Hacked to death’: Murdoch kills NotW
Crikey media wrap: James Murdoch announced overnight that News of the World will shut up shop in the wake of a seemingly endless array of phone hacking controversies. Read the fallout.
podcast Canberra Calling: The carbon tax boots and all podcast
This week, Crikey’s Canberra Correspondent Bernard Keane and Crikey editor Sophie Black discuss the Gillard Government’s carbon tax and the mushrooming News of the World phone-hacking scandal.
Walkleys head north, without the Crikey team
Melbourne-based Crikey staff are reeling after it was announced the Walkley Awards ceremony will be held in Brisbane this year, marking the first time the event has moved to the pineapple state in over a decade.
Rundle: a moral and operational disaster for News Corp
When the time for a real moral decision came along, News International had lost any governance — and no-one could decide not to cross the line, and not hack the phone of the family of Milly Dowler, a missing schoolgirl.
Republican money follows Mitt Romney
Presidential campaigns are an expensive business, even in the early stages when serious candidates are trying to establish nationwide organisations.
Simons: Murdoch’s UK reputation is trashed
It seems clear that the reputation of the Murdoch machine can never recover, at least in the United Kingdom.
Ex-NotW Fairfax exec Ricky Sutton: ‘I know nothing’
Fairfax Media’s head of video, Ricky Sutton, has been questioned by his bosses about his time in senior positions at the News of the World in London.
Employment grows, and not just in the mining states
The “patchwork economy” isn’t much in evidence in today’s employment data.
Rinehart takes Lang’s lead, gets lippy in mining mags
Billionaire iron ore heiress Gina Rinehart has again ventured into the realm of public debate, publishing a wide-ranging take on post-WWII development, the carbon tax and the need for special economic zones in n the July edition of Australian Resources & Investment magazine.
Tiger facing a slow death … or a mercy killing
Tiger Airways has now been cornered, not just by CASA but its major investor Singapore Airlines.
Body-searched community chorister deported to Tasmania
A member of a Tasmanian community choir was refused entry to the United Kingdom on Tuesday and deported because she was deemed to be trying to enter under false pretences, writes Margaretta Pos in Hobart.
Business’ $10m carbon tax rally — will anyone show up?
Confusion surrounds the fledgling Australian Trade and Industry Alliance and its advertising campaign against the federal government’s carbon price scheme, with industry groups unsure of its membership or direction, writes Crikey intern Andrew Duffy.
Blaming the internet: the gatekeepers’ take on phone hacking
The Guardian’s phone hacking scandal has been in the finest traditions of the mainstream media - and so is its attitude to new media.
Maley: clash of the eurozone titans
European credit markets flashed a dangerous warning signal overnight, as investors took fright at Portugal’s latest downgrade to junk status, writes Karen Maley.
