Panama UN climate talks: what will they mean?Panama is the last opportunity before the important UN Climate Summit in Durban in late 2011 for the negotiators to make progress on key issues around the scale of emission reductions. Clancy Moore previews the Panama climate talks starting tomorrow.
September, 2011
Guy Rundle: Bolt decision represents an ideological bind
The Andrew Bolt judgment (Boltgate? Gatebolt) has had and will have a lot of keystrokes devoted to it over the next while, but most of them will be from either the liberal-left, the cultural left, or the Right.
Melbourne-Sydney rail line littered with red flags
The Australian Transport Safety Board has signaled serious concerns about the safety of the main Melbourne-Sydney rail line less than two months after launching a systemic inquiry into its operations.
In WA, Labor attention turns from Gillard to the backroom
Lost in this week’s mild panic over Labor’s dire national Newspoll performance has been the parlous state of the party’s primary vote in Western Australia.
Looks to be service as normal, despite Qantas, TWU predictions
There is this morning no sign that anyone flying later today or over this holiday weekend is going to experience anything remotely as serious as the dire predictions that have been made.
Ireland set to choose a president — why can’t we?
Nominations closed this week for the Irish presidential election, to be held on October 27.
Guy Rundle: Greece should leave the EU and turn Europe on its ear
Monetary union, that most unlikely of thrills, took Europe for another hair-raising ride, with the German parliament voting 523-85 in favour of the terms of another rescue package for beleaguered Greece
Sideshow Alley: Cavoodles, Vegemite and Bolt
Happy little Vegemites, cavoodles and free speech? Why it’s time for Sideshow Alley, our weekly look at the political stunts and coverage that hamper national debate and distract us from the big issues.
For Wal King, the $23.9 million golden handshake
In the ultimate slap in the face to long-suffering shareholders, the Leighton board has handed former CEO Wal King one of the largest ever golden handshakes in Australian corporate history.
Risks outweigh rewards in commercial bank deposits: RBA
The Reserve Bank of Australia has reduced the amount of money on deposit with offshore commercial banks in the past year, ending years of using them to hold part of Australia’s $37 billion official foreign reserves.
The Asian Century: Canberra readjusts the policy settings
If there is a conceptual shift on display in yesterday’s white paper launch, it is from Australia’s firm attachment to the construct of the Asia Pacific towards the “Asian Century”, writes Graeme Dobell.
The Power Index: law enforcers, consumer’s friend Sims at #6
Rod Sims was waiting for a flight when he first learnt Wayne Swan was keen to nominate him as chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, one of the country’s most powerful regulators. Sims had bumped into the Treasurer in Brisbane Airport’s Chairman’s Lounge. “He said he’d like to catch up, in a rather […]
GM canola — is anyone buying it?
Grain traders and the WA government are refusing to divulge how much of the genetically modified (GM) canola grown in WA last year has been sold, amid reports that sales have been sluggish, writes Lisa Roth of 3rd Degree.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Andrew Bolt and holding journalism to acount
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Markets up as Germany agrees to expand Europe bail-out
Germany voted in favour of expanding the size and scope of the €440 billion European Financial Stability Facility.
Media briefs: Daily Mail caught the lift … Age’s Cut/Copy paste …
In today’s Media Briefs: Daily Mail caught out stealing … Israel releases Palestinian Al Jazeera journalist … ABC crew remembered in documentary and more …
Power Shots: Power Shots: Abbott misogynist: author … Twiggy to HC … the five who mattered …
Abbott slammed as misogynist in new book. Author Susan Mitchell is sure to gain attention with a fiery new book that blasts Tony Abbott as a misogynist and right-wing extremist. Tony Abbott: A man’s man, is described by its publisher, Scribe, as a “blistering critique” that “explores how Australia’s would-be prime minister became the man he is […]
Video of the Day: Frank and Louie — the world’s oldest two-face cat
Having recently turned 12, a (literally) two-faced cat has become the oldest of its kind. Because it has faces, it has two names: Frank and Louie. Their best friend is a parrot that sings opera.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
CSG lobby fights back. Prepare for a rearguard action on coal seam gas. A Crikey reader landed on the grassroots-sounding website “We Want CSG”, which extols the virtues of the alternative energy source — which “can reduce greenhouse emissions by up to 70%, insuring a cleaner energy supply for Australia”. The lobby behind it? The Australian Petroleum […]
First Dog’s Time Machine! On this day in 2008
Today’s cartoon is a Vintage First Dog from Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Crikey Says: Crikey says: who’s to blame for the wipeout?
Global economic powerhouses, almost as dysfunctional as one another, playing the blame game with only German Chancellor Angela Merkel seemingly able to save us all.
Charles Dickens: the biographer’s nightmare
Charles Dickens remains an enigma despite innumerable books and articles written about him. There is so much information about Dickens’ life it is virtually impossible to get a clear picture of the man, writes Robert Douglas-Fairhurst.
