The latest Galaxy federal poll of Queenslanders sees a two-party preferred of 63-37 to the Coalition. The swing of 8% from the 2010 election would leave Kevin Rudd as Labor’s only QLD representative, writes William Bowe.
August, 2011
Latest Morgan face-to-face poll: 58.5-41.5 to Coalition
The latest Morgan face-to-face poll, combining the results of the last two weekends’ polling, adds to a picture of Labor’s slight gains over the previous month or two being reversed, writes William Bowe.
Fairfax, BlueScope and Gunns should have declared much bigger losses
The biggest week of the annual reporting season is drawing to a close and some companies are hacking into their balance sheets like the GFC days.
Fairfax results: analysts question $85 mil carve out
Media analysts have queried Fairfax CEO Greg Hywood on his plan to carve out $85 million from the ailing media company’s cost base.
Phelps v Australian Museum over climate change
A war of words has broken out between the head of the Australian Museum and NSW government whip, Liberal MLC Dr Peter Phelps, over the museum’s public stance on climate change.
Ignoring evidence may explain why the income management gap doesn’t close
Today the Productivity Commission releases its latest report on Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage, which shows only 13 of 45 measures showed any improvement and seven went backwards.
The peculiar provenance of The Port Paper and its polling
Rob Oakeshott is being targeted by a new media outlet in his electorate, one with some interesting links to his opponents.
A diamond planet!!! Yep, it has been a big week in space
From the edges of a vast crater on Mars to a distant planet that has to be one great big diamond, it has been a remarkable week in space for the denizens of planet earth.
The internet: when the frontier closes
It’s time for the internet “frontier” to be closed, say governments. So what would the “civilized internet” look like?
WikiLeaks: US cables shine light on all corners of the globe
The ripples from the latest release of tens of thousands of previously unpublished US diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks continue to spread worldwide, writes Luke Miller.
Guy Rundle: Anti-Muslim US security chief must be dreading a filing cabinet in Tripoli
When are the respective governments going to make any form of protest to the leadership of Congress about the leadership role of a man unconcerned for the deaths of civilians in allied countries “because they weren’t Americans?”
The influencers in public health — and a call for helpers
Concerns are widespread about the influence of pharmaceutical and other corporate interests on health and medical research, education, practice and policy.
Letter from southern Italy: deaths raise new questions about power of mafia
Cacciola was a police informant, a strong and courageous woman who took on the world’s most powerful Mafia, and the took her own life, writes Josephine McKenna in Rome.
Sideshow Alley: And the nominees are … too many to fit into a headline
Craig Thomson. Well, that’s done then. And yet, there’s so much more this week. We strongly advise you suck down some anti nausea tablets before reading on…
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Dobell Trouble is grist to the mill
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: US down, local markets follow
The Dow closed down 171 points after three days of gains during which it was up 503.
Media briefs: Meet Michael Bolt … Front Page of the Day …
There will be red faces among Channel Ten’s website team this morning as their home page displayed a big plug to Ten’s Sunday morning rant The Bolt Report, with the presenter “Michael Bolt”. Ahem?
Political snippets: A favourable verdict from the RBA Gov
The Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens clearly comes from a different planet than Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey.
Video of the Day: Nine News channels Frontline
Did the fake Nine News helicopter incident remind you of anything? Could it be that classic Aussie comedy Frontline was all across this sort of “on the scene” coverage many moons ago? Take it away, Martin di Stasio.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
The government memo left behind. On the Craig Thomson affair: “He is a dedicated local member, working hard for the people of Dobell.” On the grounded plane on Christmas Island: “This is a prudent arrangements that achieves value-for-money for taxpayer dollar expenditure.” On the situation in Libya: “It is clear that the end of the […]
