Voters prefer the Coalition if there’s another GFC, and they’re convinced there’s a surge of asylum seekers coming to Australia.
August, 2011
Crikey Clarifier: Who’s the guardian of unaccompanied minors sent from Oz?
The High Court will today hear a challenge, led by QC David Manne, on the human rights implications of sending asylum seekers who have arrived by boat in Australia to Malaysia as part of the federal government’s hyped Malaysian Solution.
Mighell to sue News Limited over ‘assaulting’ story
Victorian Electrical Trades Union state secretary Dean Mighell will sue News Limited for an attack in two of its tabloids that wrongly accused him of admitting to physical assault.
Has Obama killed the electric car?
Barack Obama has managed to push through one of the most dramatic and effective bills of his administration — the doubling of fuel economy targets for cars, writes Sophie Vorrath, of Climate Spectator.
Rann will go, not quite on his terms, on October 20
Caretaker SA Premier Mike Rann has stared down his impatient colleagues and negotiated a deal to stay on as Labor leader until October 20. Des Ryan, editor of InDaily, reports.
‘Direct action’ in more trouble as ‘soil magic’ blowouts loom
The cost of “soil magic” under the Coalition’s “direct action” climate change plan may have been challenged by Greg Hunt himself.
Mental Health & Housing: not living, just existing
It’s common for mentally ill people in the western suburbs to be living in squalid conditions, writes Sathya Sivalohan, a reporter with the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism.
Kohler: S&P’s false ratings alarm
The world’s sharemarkets have been jumping at shadows lately, so the impact of an actual scary boogey man — in the shape of the first downgrade of US Treasury debt in history — is completely unpredictable.
So much for austerity as Italy drops further in the mire
When financial markets open today, Silvio Berlusconi will be at his luxurious villa on the Costa Smeralda in Sardinia, one step removed from the reaction to deficit-cutting measures he announced late last week, writes Jo McKenna, a Rome-based freelance journalist
Free speech at risk as Google embroiled in ‘nym wars’
There’s a struggle going on at the moment between the world’s biggest internet company and its users over the right to be pseudonymous or anonymous online, writes Jason Wilson, an assistant professor in journalism at the University of Canberra.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: What happens when the herd panics?
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Market yoyos as US debt fallout begins
The market is down 49, but was down as much as 90 points earlier.
Media briefs: Hun complaint … Liz Murdoch rejects board …
The Australian Press Council has upheld a complaint brought by dogged activists Save Albert Park against the Herald Sun’s reporting of the Australian Grand Prix. Media news from around the globe.
Political snippets: Kev flying by the seat of …
Kevin Rudd’s ambition to secure a seat for Australia on the United Nations Security Council is causing the first serious public rift for years within the Labor Party over Israel.
Video of the Day: The Tottenham riots
BBC speaks to a Tottenham local resident about the riots who have broken there, which has seen two police cars, one of London’s iconic double-decker buses and a shop set alight after protests broke out following a police shooting.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Telstra complaints rising? Telstra customers are complaining about service issues in Melbourne and Sydney CBDs. And apparently there’s a freeze on engineering budget increases while the company builds its super-fast 4G “LTE” network, which is compounding the problem, according to our tipster. “They’ve kept a lid on it so far but the complaint volumes are […]
Helping people who are depressed to quit smoking
People with depression can quit smoking with the right support, says new research examining a Quitline Victoria program, the first program in Australia to focus on smokers with a history of depression, writes Rebecca Gordon.
O’Neill: if you don’t like Murdoch dominance of Australian media, you could always inherit your own newspaper
The absurdity of Brendan O’Neill’s poor-me whinge about being oppressed on Q&A can be summed up by his response to criticism of News Corporation’s excessive power and influence over government, writes Jeremy Sear.
60 films in 16 days: Buckmaster completes the blog-a-thon
Turns out Luke Buckmaster didn’t need the full 17 days to watch and review 60 films. He did it in 16 days and one evening, with Nicolas Winding Refn’s brilliant neo noir thriller Drive the perfect film to go out with a bang on.
Telegraph (UK) / Monday, 8 August 2011
Conservative blogger James Delingpole writes a controversial spotters guide to trolls, those people who get in the comments section of an article or blog and bait and insult other readers.