The women soldiers in Mexico’s drug warsThe number of women in Mexican jails have jumped by 400% since 2007. But why? Most of the women are very young, used as tempting bait by gangs looking to kidnap male victims. Damien Cave examines the femnisation of the drug cartels.
August, 2011
Ten launches 2012 lineup
Channel Ten are looking to the future with an early launch of their 2012 lineup. Programs include US imports Terra Nova and Homeland, a new brekkie show and the return of Young Talent Time, writes Dan Barrett.
Wayne Swan and the politics of…beer
Wayne Swan now potentially has on his plate the loss of part of our national heritage, with Australia’s most popular beer brands being bid for by a South African. Beer is not something Aussies think rationally about, writes Richard Farmer.
The News Corp coverup
Dubbed the smoking gun, a letter from Clive Goodman, former royal reporter at News of the World, has put the upper realms of the Murdoch empire sharply under the spotlight regarding their involvement and knowledge of the phone hacking scandal.
Retail sales — there’s more than two speeds to this slice of the economy
The cliché of the two-speed economy goes strangely missing when commentators start talking about retail - but not everything in retail is going badly.
Qantas: Katter says buy it back, Xenophon wants audit of losses
The political dimension of the Qantas restructuring had a high-noon blast-off in Canberra today when members of all parties held a press conference with key Qantas unions officials.
Bartholomeusz: tougher times for a wary Westpac
While Westpac’s third quarter numbers were slightly disfigured by an unexpected blip in its impairment charges, there was nothing in the update that challenged the view that conditions for the major banks are getting tougher.
Cost of detention? $113,000 per asylum seeker
Over the last decade we’ve spent over $100,000 detaining each and every boat arrival.
The Power Index: Yabsley says ‘ban political donations’
Former Liberal Party treasurer Michael Yabsley, who has raised millions of dollars to fund Liberal election campaigns, has called for a complete ban on political donations by big business, trade unions and property developers.
The quality journalism project: the man of the markets, Alan Kohler
Alan Kohler is the biggest name in Australian financial journalism. But who does he read and regard as the best in Australian journalism?
Buffett slams super-rich tax rates, but what about Australia?
A grab-bag of Australia’s more progressive business leaders have backed US entrepreneur Warren Buffett’s calls for the super-rich to pay more tax.
To Google, we are data fodder, and I am an unperson
Google’s “real names” policy, apart from being a shameless push to upgrade the company’s data mining capability and unbelievable boorish in execution, is nothing short of cultural imperialism.
Fear and greed … the real energy challenge
It’s curious to see how left-wing and right-wing politics have fallen on either side of the clean tech divide, particularly in the US and Australia, writes Giles Parkinson.
Rupert era effectively over … new Murdoch leader most unlikely
It would not have been possible for editors Andy Coulson and Rebekah Brooks to have both been doing their job, and to have been in ignorance about hacking and blagging.
Power Shots: Kerry Packer’s stock-playing mate … David & Margaret, power critics …
Mark Butler is a smart, up-and-coming ALP powerbroker with amazing political bloodlines, Paul Barry looks into why he’s the wildcard of the Political Fixers Top 10. Also, Kerry Packer’s stock-playing mate Chris Murphy, the Murdochs keep business in the family and power critics David and Margaret.
London needs to prove to the world that it can still party
It’s been more than a week since the riots, and in many respects London has begun to move on, writes Nick Sheridan, an Australian journalist living in London.
Assaults an inevitable consequence of a failing detention system
Assault charges arising from an incident at Darwin’s Northern Immigration Detention Centre again have highlighted the detrimental consequences of significant delays in the processing of security clearances for refugees, writes freelancer Nigel O’Connor.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Qantas has some work to do yet …
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Euro talks on debt crisis pushes markets down
The lack of meaningful outcomes left the markets cold and the US dropped 1% during the Sarkozy and Merkel press conference.
Media briefs: Chris Smith’s tax rally victory … new NotW developments …
In today’s Media Briefs: Chris Smith’s carbon tax 2GB defiance … Phone hacking: News of the World reporter’s letter reveals cover-up … and more …
The Media Monitors' Top 20: A disturbing increase in normalcy in political coverage
State politics continued to take up a greater proportion of the political discussion and Tony Abbott was back to second after making a splash pretty much on his first day back.
Political snippets: Words have a way of coming back to haunt politicians
The Craig Thomson is not going away in a hurry.
Video of the Day: Baby Monkey Going Backwards On A Pig Art Show!
Last October, Crikey’s Video of the Day Baby Monkey Going Backwards on a Pig became an instant hit in the office. Now, all these months later, we receive a striking reminder — via this pastiche of art pieces — that we weren’t the only people who fell in love with the pig and the primate. Not by a long […]
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
On dead chooks and anti-carbon tax TV ads. We’ll run this one straight from the tipster’s mouth as they clearly have a way with the English language: “One of the Australian Trade and Industry Alliance’s anti-carbon tax TV ads features a young mother at a picnic bench with her young children purporting to be a […]
