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July, 2011
NotW hacking scandal embroils murdered
children
Crikey media wrap: After months of phone hacking scandals at the Murdoch-owned UK tabloid News of the World, revelations that the voicemail of a missing 13-year-old girl was hacked tipped the debacle into a public war.
RBA have no reason to have been ignorant
Hopefully the board members of the Reserve Bank at their meeting this week spent a little time reminding themselves how negligent they were over the activities of their bank note printing subsidiary, writes Richard Farmer.
A portrait of Bradley Manning
The man who leaked the largest amount of classified information in US history, Bradley Manning, is often overlooked by the media, which focuses on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Steve Fishman provides an in-depth profile of a dangerous and lonely solider.
aviation industry Tiger suspends ticket sales
Tiger Airways has suspended ticket sales which it was illegally making since last Saturday despite it being grounded as a risk to public safety, writes Ben Sandilands.
Power out for Monckton at Port Adelaide as Lord lashes out
Lord Christopher Monckton slams Port Adelaide Football Club for its decision to withdraw its venue for his speaking tour.
theatre reviews Capriccio — Opera Theatre, Sydney
The Sydney Opera Theatre’s new production of Richard Strauss’ last opera has wit, opulence and a Teutonic version of tenderness. The performers are flawlessly comely and compelling, writes Llloyd Bradford Skye.
4 Corners Sri Lanka documentary provokes mixed response
Some local Sri Lankan communities are claiming last night’s airing of Channel 4’s highly graphic documentary “Sri Lankas Killing Fields” on 4 Corners provides an opportunity for a renewed conversation despite a highly varied response.
Qantas A380 forced to divert after flying into ash danger zone
The ATSB has revealed that a Qantas Airbus A380 flew through one of the danger zones for 15 minutes about 210 kilometres north of Nadi, Fiji, just over a week ago.
ASIO gets its new powers — and no one will tell us why
Labor and the Coalition combined to give ASIO new powers last night. We still don’t know why.
Possum: Labor’s worst month in government
This quarter has seen everything move towards the Coalition.
Rating the threat to a new Greek bailout
Ratings agencies are likely to find themselves under increasing attack after Standard & Poor’s last night warned that plans to corral French and German banks and insurance companies into contributing to the second Greek bailout could push the country into default.
Has the ABC’s independence finally cruelled its Australia Network chances?
ABC’s determination to retain its editorial independence may have become a problem for its Australia Network contract.
NotW scandal: Conroy must play probity card in Oz Network contract
If the Gillard Government is looking for an excuse not to give Sky News the $223 million Australia Television contract, it should come straight out with a probity argument based on the News of the World phone hacking scandal.
SMH and Age will ‘cease to exist’ within decade: analyst
The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age will cease to exist within a decade and two-thirds of journos will need to be sacked to keep their employer alive, according to a new assessment of Fairfax.
Carbon pricing: the big picture
We can have the most well-designed, democratic, efficient, no-loser everyone-gets-a-pony policies in place — if the climate goes to pot, we’ve lost, writes Martin C. Jones, an environmental economist and researcher.
Turnbull is all about Seoul when it comes to NBN criticism
Opposition communications spokesperson Malcolm Turnbull is right that the government needs to ensure there is demand for the National Broadband Network for it to succeed. We have called this the trans-sector approach.
Xstrata, competition and a new form of xenophobia
Mining multinational Xstrata refused to cooperate with Treasury over complaints that it engaged in anti-competitive behaviour. The reason? “Xenophobia”.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Latham vs. Henderson
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Euro markets up, but will Greece default?
The main news overnight was credit agency Standard & Poor’s saying that current debt relief for Greece, including the proposal for a rollover, would “likely” amount to a default.
Media briefs: Seven hijacks hibab … Obama not shot …
The News of The World’s phone hacking scandal has taken a sinister twist as revelations emerge that then-NotW editor Rebekkah Brooks had the phone of 13-year-old murder victim Milly Dowler hacked. Plus other media news.
Political snippets: Taxing addicts to overpay footballers
Rugby league clubs are joining in the campaign against federal government attempts to limit the losses of those unfortunate few addicted to playing poker machine.
Video of the Day: Introducing FireworksCam
Today, US time, is Independence Day in America. In the words of Homer Simpson, why not “celebrate the birth of your country by blowing a small piece of it up”? One cheeky filmmaker not only achieved that objective with sticks of fireworks but attached a small camera to them to capture their plight.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Tiger trouble. Tiger is already in trouble with CASA and more tales are coming to light from Crikey readers. Apparently another Tiger flight failed three days ago on the Melbourne to Cairns route. A reader enroute to Port Douglas reports that shortly into the flight, the pilot said they had to turn back, and started dumping […]
