As the world’s largest employer of journalists, Rupert Murdoch sure doesn’t like to answer their questions.
August, 2011
The Power Index: could a six-year-old s-x scandal really bring Gillard undone?
Could a six-year-old sex scandal really bring Julia Gillard’s minority government undone? The Power Index’s Matthew Knott reports.
London riots Guy Rundle: People feel like they’ve got a stake through their heart
In England, people feel like they’ve got a stake through their heart. They didn’t for a while under Labour, as Gordon Brown began to wheel out some sort of social investment state — now that’s been wound up, there is simply a renewed sense of radical isolation.
National insurance scheme a ‘sense of empowerment’: carer mum
The federal government’s decision to take the first steps towards designing a National Disability Insurance Scheme, giving greater coverage and choice to people living with a disability, has been a long time coming, carers say.
Tobacco boss’s struggle with arithmetic
When it comes to counterfeit or duty not paid packs, how would they actually know?
Is Turkey the only solution to the Syrian slaughter?
While the world is focused elsewhere, the Syrian government continues to defy regional pressure to end its slaughter of its own citizens.
No recall: two out of six ain’t good for Wisconsin Democrats
Democrats have fallen short in their effort to overturn the Republican majority in Wisconsin, winning only two of the six recall elections when they needed three.
OurSay gets a boost via a Bolt from the blue
OurSay is a not-for-profit group of young people who, on the smell of an oily rag and a lot of enthusiasm and new media savvy, have built a site with Facebook and Twitter presence through which they crowdsource questions.
LinkedIn pulls a Facebook-like swifty on ‘social advertising’
LinkedIn likes to portray itself as the professional social network, but it seems they’re perfectly happy to treat their professional users as fodder for advertisers without asking.
Kohler: time for an EU cash blitzkrieg
Ben Bernanke’s Fed has embraced inflation and currency debauchment as the way out, but the European Central Bank is not there yet. That’s why European markets sold off overnight.
The Power Index Why it’s in our interest to know who really runs Australia
In the lead-up to Monday’s launch of The Power Index, a new publication led by Paul Barry, from the makers of Crikey and Private Media, publisher Eric Beecher asks why we should all care about who the powerful are and what motivates their society-affecting decisions.
Gunns’ pulp mill: in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
Gunns Ltd’s pulp mill has paralysed and poisoned Tasmania’s public life and private life, even divided towns and families, writes Lindsay Tuffin, of Tasmanian Times.
Mental health & housing: refugees are hard hit by housing crisis
Many refugees’ post-settlement experiences had an even greater effect on their mental health, including the search for accommodation. Read more in this special Crikey series.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Lemmings are cute, fund managers aren’t
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Oz market defies odds again
The Dow Jones closed down 520 overnight. It was the third straight day of 400 plus point swings.
Media briefs: Gill’s new gig … ex-NotW ed arrested … media market pain …
In today’s Media Briefs: Front Page of the Day … Former News of the World news editor arrested … Stock market swings punish media companies … Roger Ailes and the rise of Fox News … and more …
Political snippets: Nearly standing still on unemployment
Nearly standing still. A year ago the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that in July 2010 there were just under 587,000 unemployed. This morning comes the news that in July 2011 there were 576,000 officially looking for jobs. The economic recovery has stalled with the ABS figures actually showing an increase in unemployment over the […]
Video of the Day: The science isn’t in on thermodynamics
Stephen Colbert agrees with Rush Limbaugh on the global warming agenda being pushed by SpongeBob SquarePants.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
ABS offends in creativity. The Australian Bureau of Statistics got a little creative in its approach to marketing the census, as Crikey reported yesterday. But one of its plays to a younger market was a little off-colour for some. A number of YouTube cartoons — “Melrose Mews” — were made to engage the younger demographic, but this one featuring […]
Crikey Says: Hug a hoodie
“Imagine a housing estate with a little park next to it,” begins conservative leader David Cameron’s speech to the Centre for Social Justice founded by Iain Duncan Smith, which later became know as his “hug a hoodie” speech.
The foul taste of online food criticism
Who judges the judges? Thanks to the proliferation of food bloggers, everyone can be a restaurant reviewer. But there’s so much noise and so little intelligence and thought, argues Tom Harrow.
Next year’s favourite websites
What’s the next big Twitter or 4Square? Perhaps it’s the program that uses Facebook to study. Or oBaz, the site that brings you together to get a group discount on a product. Check out BizSpark, a program by Microsoft that supports start-ups.
