A safe, orderly and fair trial for Gaddafi and his cronies is a key step for a new Libyan state.
August, 2011
game in a box 
NRL: out-of-the-box Tigers too slippery for the Eels
Round 24 of the season and the Wests Tigers met the Parramatta Eels at home. The Eels were fighting to keep away from the wooden spoon and the Tigers still with a slight hope of getting into the top four, says Game-in-a-box’s Pat Byrne.
A further hint at economic weakness
When banks voluntarily start reducing interest rates we can be sure that things are slowing down in the money lending department, writes Richard Farmer.
New Conan The Barbarian a weakling at the box office
Hollywood’s 3D remake of Conan The Barbarian has shocked studio executives by tanking at the box office. It was expected to have a ready-made fan base but that seems not to be the case, writes Nikki Finke.
With a tweet, short is sweet
Twitter allows a maximum of 140 characters per tweet, but even that might be too many. If you want re-tweets your philosophy should be: the shorter the better, writes Shea Bennett.
Seven big no-nos on Facebook
There are certain common mistakes Facebook users ought to avoid for privacy reasons. They include announcing when you’re away, revealing your full birth date and choosing obvious passwords, writes Ruth Manuel-Logan.
Thailand’s new PM and her favourite phrase
Yingluck Shinawatra, Thailand’s first female PM, is staying “on message” and embracing the same line delivered again and again: “everything will be done according to an established procedure…”
war in Libya 
Aj Jazeera’s Libya live blog
It finally appears that Colonel Gaddafi’s stranglehold on Libya is crumbling. Keep up to date with the latest happenings in Libya via Al Jazeera’s live blog.
The Boeing 777-X files get updated
During a week in which Qantas did all the heavy ditch digging and Virgin Australia made sure not to interrupt its toils, word came that both carriers have recently been shown some possible developments of the Boeing 777, writes Ben Sandilands.
travel A bit of peace in former war-zone Normandy
Normandy is arguably most talked about as a World War II battle ground. Nicola Heath explores a place where odds and ends leftover from the Second World War dot the coastline.
Using technology to help young people and ‘mental wealth’
Receiving quality mental health care at the right time is uncommon. Mental health can be both an economic and moral issue, and exciting technological possibilities exist with which it can be combated, writes Jane Burns.
Disability reforms will address social determinants of health
A recent report by the ABS indicates that almost 69 percent of people with profound or severe disability report having four or more long-term health conditions, six times the rate reported by people without disability, writes Rhonda Galbally.
The Power Index Timeline of the Craig Thomson affair
Today’s allegation that Labor MP Craig Thomson made calls to escort agencies while working as a union boss is just the latest development in a slow-motion scandal that could bring the Gillard government undone.
Unionists’ swearing case a ‘waste of public funds’
A federal magistrate has rubbished an Australian Building and Construction Commission case, brought against two union officials for swearing, as a “waste of public funds”.
Joye: clash of the asset classes
What’s been the best store of wealth over the past decade? It’s a question I will seek to quickly address today, writes Christopher Joye.
Mayne: where to for Gunns, logging and the pulp mill?
Shares in the financially struggling Tasmanian timber giant Gunns remain suspended ahead of Monday’s profit announcement and the ongoing clifftop poker around exiting old-growth logging and financing the $2.3 billion pulp mill.
Keane: the lessons of 2008, anyone?
While overseas events take on the terrible look of 2008, Australian politicians are locked in a debate about fiscal symbols rather than economic reality.
It was 20 years ago today — remembering the Soviet coup
The fall of the Berlin Wall is probably the thing people remember most, but the Soviet empire, truncated and divided, limped on for another two years. It was the August coup, 20 years ago today, that really finished it off.
Crikey Clarifier: Crikey Clarifier: why MPs are forced to resign over bankruptcy
Here’s a guide as to why a member of federal parliament cannot be bankrupt, and what else they must and must not be, writes Crikey intern Clare O’Meara.
Even government MPs want cybercrime bill fixes
A parliamentary committee, including government senators, wants aspects of the controversial Cybercrime Bill wound back.
Hang on and hope for China
While many local managers went the knee-jerk sell-off early last week, they will have ample reason today to cash up and sit on the sidelines.
Contempt laws … new media means a national approach needed
Right now the focus of media law reform in Australia is on privacy, and that is understandable, particularly since it is so long overdue.
Asylum seekers … reception or detention? That is the question
Little known to Australians is that more than 8000 asylum seekers already live in the community and the sky hasn’t fallen in, writes Caz Coleman, a member of the Council for Immigration Services and Status Resolution.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: A low-cost solution to Qantas’s problems
Crikey readers have their say.
