Malaysian students in Australia have been threatened by the Malaysian government, which is cracking down on calls for fairer elections.
July, 2011
Gottliebsen: the public enemy of productivity
Treasury boss Martin Parkinson has called for Australia to lift productivity and wants a return to structural reforms to boost our productivity, writes Robert Gottliebsen.
Network effect to keep Facebook safe from Google move
Facebook, more than almost any other company, is a beneficiary of a global “network effect”.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Aussie Aussie actors, oi oi oi
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Local markets respond to last week’s US high
All three major US indexes had mammoth weeks — the S&P 500 put on 5.61%, the Dow Jones up 5.4% but the NASDAQ trumped them lifting by 6.15%.
Daily Proposition: Go back to (after) school
The number of hobbies kids take up then tire of really is testament to the unyielding patience of parents. But there’s something to be said for it, writes Iona Salter. So why not take up something you did as a kid?
Media briefs: Ten axe swings … Age sub pub snub …
Lachlan Murdoch swung his axe today, announcing that dozens of editorial staff at Channel Ten will go and long-running nightly bulletin Sports Tonight seems certain to be cancelled. Plus, other media news of the day.
Political snippets: Labor’s dual fuel tax headache
The idea that Australia will have a dual system of fuel taxation depending on the size of a business running vehicles will become Labor’s equivalent of the Liberal Party’s GST tax on cakes that contributed to the political death of John Hewson.
Video of the Day: Ed Miliband’s Groundhog Day interview
There is nothing new or surprising about a politician reciting a well-rehearsed sound byte, but there are limits to which a person can go before they begin to sound like a robot delivering pre-recorded messages. British Labour leader Ed Miliband crossed that line and then some in this bizarre BBC interview in which he gave […]
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
New DLP senator not really DLP? As the DLP’s John Madigan takes his seat in the Senate a ghost of the party past, John Mulholland, is still backgrounding journalists that it is he, not Madigan, that’s really in control. After missing out by a whisker on a seat in the Victorian upper house in 2006, […]
Crikey Says: No more flying under the radar
And so it seems there’s more to being a viable alternative prime minister than effective media management.
Aftermath of Japan shows Oz at greater risk of tsunamis
Scientific modelling reworked in the aftermath of Japan shows that Australia is at greater risk of tsunamis than previously assumed, according to several international experts on tsunamis and earthquakes.
When reality TV gets serious
Reality TV programs generally do their best to avoid discussions of serious issues. No so for SBS’s record-breaking Go Back To Where You Came From, but has it achieved more for public debate than its crasser counterparts? asks Tim Brunero.
What’s life like for Harry Potter’s sidekick?
23-year-old Harry Potter co-star Rupert Grint has spent more than half of his existence playing Potter’s best pal, Ron Weasley. In a candid interview with The Guardian Grint reflects on the death of his character and the franchise’s impact on his life.
Carr: Labor can go to the grave proud of its carbon tax
With big business ready to up the fight against Labor’s carbon tax, Julia Gillard needs to keep her cool and remember that even if the government is defeated at the next election it did the right thing with regards to climate change, writes Bob Carr.
The challenges Google+ faces
Google+ is the latest social media kid on the block, touted in some circles as a potential Facebook killer. But to take a significant chunk out of Facebook’s market share it will need to overcome a number of obstacles, writes Clint Boulton.
PHOTO GALLERY 
The human cost of Mexico’s drug war
A haunting gallery by TIME photographer Shaul Schwarz chronicling the devastation of Mexico’s violent drug war, from murdered bodies in cars to grieving parents.
film reviews 
Transformers: Dark of the Moon movie review: brain-numbing Baynality
The latest bombastic action movie from blockbuster-making airhead Michael Bay is a catastrophically awful assault on the senses, writes Luke Buckmaster.
Stainless Steel Rat — York Theatre, Sydney
Former Sydney Theatre Company artistic director Wayne Harrison’s Wikiplay attempts to diagnose the personality of Julian Assange. It’s a well-written and thrilling visceral ride but doesn’t present any real revelations, writes Lloyd Bradford Skye.
aviation industry Tiger CEO ‘sent’ to Australia to fix mess, Singapore Airlines executive appointed to ‘assist’ at head office
Tiger Airways says the grounding of its Australian operation is costing it $SIN 2 million a week, and in a statement of ‘actions taken by the board’ has sent its President and CEO Tony Davis to Australia to fix the mess, reports Ben Sandilands.
Pollytrend, Election Sims and Labor’s worst month in government
It’s time for Possum Comitatus to crank up his quarterly election simulations, based on polling aggregates of the last three months including a special focus on June, which delivered the ALP a whopping decline in voter support.
