Seven’s night. Seven led from 6pm to 10pm.
August, 2011
Media briefs: Devine backs wrong horse … more Murdoch questions …
Miranda Devine backs the wrong horse … Murdochs back in the dock over phone hacking … Front Page of the Day … the Department of Corrections and more …
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: ‘Live crosses that aren’t’ have been going on for years
Crikey readers have their say.
Shift to AFP powers on proceeds of crime leaves prosecutors unhappy
A shift in power on proceeds of crime legislation from the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions to the AFP has prompted concerns from lawyers.
Another spin of the Japanese merry-go-round
The differences are real: Japan does not work the same way that a Western democracy does, despite the superficial likeness. But the similarities are real and important
Patents, governance and WMDs
The public has a right to expect that blatant misuse of monopoly power be addressed by active anti-trust/anti-competitive laws, writes Anna George, an adjunct professor at Murdoch University.
Denniss: carbon price and the truth about ‘truthiness’
The introduction of a carbon price is an important step towards reducing Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions, writes Dr Richard Denniss, executive director of The Australia Institute.
Essential: surge in opposition to Afghan involvement, voters split on rallies
Opposition to our involvement in Afghanistan has hit new highs, today’s Essential Report finds.
Daily Proposition: A thrilling look at F1′s king
You don’t need to like formula one motor racing to appreciate this spectacular documentary on the life of Brazilian champion Ayrton Senna, says freelance writer Andrew Rankin.
Hywood’s comments at MWF offer insight into Fairfax thinking
“If you are dissatisfied with the media you are fundamentally saying you are dissatisfied with yourself,” said CEO of Fairfax Greg Hywood at the Melbourne Writers Festival on the weekend. It was a telling moment.
Political snippets: Time for Gillard to put away funny hats, fluoro vests
What do you do when your tactics are completely failing and defeat is looming?
Video of the Day: Two chatter-bots
Ever wondered what happens when two bots are left to their own … devices? This video from Creative Machines suggests conversations between unattended bots tend to be a little awkward.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Bolt on leave from politics. From Andrew Bolt’s prolific Herald Sun blog overnight … Huh? As Crikey reported yesterday, Bolt was caught out digging up false 16-year-old claims against Julia Gillard (which he later acknowledged). But has the usually unflappable columnist been burnt? On 2GB this morning, debating Paul Howes in a regular segment, he provided this cryptic […]
Arizona in bid to wind back the clock on voting rights
Arizona, fresh from passing a fiendishly harsh migration law, wants to wind back the Voting Rights Act — the Act based on voting equality — despite the fact that in 2006 the Senate voted 98-0 to approve the law for another 25 years, writes Greg Barns.
The set of The Joy of Sets
Any TV set that features board games for The Bill, Neighbours and Sale of The Century has something going right. Dan Barrett takes a peek at Tony Martin and Ed Kavalee’s new show, The Joy of Sets.
TV review First look at ABC2′s twentysomething
Twentysomething is a six part dramedy about two best friends pulling their life together. The script is funny, with a good balance of shock and comedy, writes Matt Smith.
Media dinosaurs and the digital revolution
High production costs and declining sales are the core problems facing the newspaper industry. The media is in a state of revolution and you can’t have a revolution without change, says Shaun Davies.
Spray on or wipe off? Discussing graffiti legislation in NSW
Before the NSW election, then Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell promised a crackdown on graffiti but has failed to deliver it. Mr Tiedt discusses O’Farrell’s flawed policy and why it was blocked.
An archbishop, an imam and a linguist walk into a tax office…
There’s been some recent discussion on a linguist mailing list about how to fill out an eTax form, writes linguist Piers Kelly.
aviation industry Passenger account of an epic failure by Qantas on the Dallas Fort Worth route
A passenger account of how Qantas’s service from Dallas Forth Worth to Sydney was delayed for almost 10 hours llustrates the abysmal passenger care standards and technical incompetence of the airline’s management, writes Ben Sandilands.
The Power Index 
Austalia’s most-loved media tart
Entrepreneur Dick Smith never sits still and never shuts up. He doesn’t have a regular newspaper column or radio show but he’s made it on to top 10 Megaphones list, writes Matthew Knott.
Previewing ABC2′s twentysomething
At last week’s ABC2 launch party, the promo that seemed to garner the most enthusiasm from the crowd was for the new series twentysomething. It looks promising, writes TV addict Dan Barrett.
Climate change is about science – not belief
David King doesn’t “believe” in climate change. However, he is convinced by evidence. The choice of words matters in this debate, says King, and that’s something climate change critics understand all too well.
